Five Longings of a TCK’s Heart
Have you ever ached to know what your TCK is thinking? To discern what they need to hear from you? To glimpse into the longings of their heart?...
Category: Parenting
What I Want To Give My TCKs
I didn’t know how hard it would be to parent Third Culture Kids. I assumed that my own TCK upbringing would make it easier; I was only partially correct. While...
Remember This When the Ache Returns
Sometimes it surprises me how hard it hits me. The grief. The way the memories and the longing can co-mingle in one giant ache. The tears well and they spill...
Three Cheers for Helpers
It faintly floats across my awareness like a lost siren in the distance. Somewhere in the depths of me I know I should pay attention, but can't bring myself to...
The Battle of Rest
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” – Psalm 100:4 The smell of paint thinner seems...
Distance and TCKs When it Comes to Friends and Relationships
I have a cup of coffee, do you have yours? Let’s talk about the word distance. What comes to your mind? There’s a saying in the United...
When You Want More Than a 2-D Relationship
“Why don’t you come out of that flat thing?” My boys were staring at the computer screen as we Skyped with my parents for the very first...
More Than an Experience
I have now lived equal parts of my life in China and the United States. Twelve years each. For me, this marks a strange point in my life - I...
To Moms of TCKs and Those Who Love Them
Oh, I’ve had my doubts. Not just moments of “I wonder if…” kind of doubts, but the wrestling-with-God “what am I doing to my children” kind of...
Planting Roots + a Giveaway from Red Letter Words
I was the fifth generation to live on Quarry Rd. A quiet country road right outside of a one stoplight town in the Eastern Piedmont of North Carolina. Tobacco growing...
