
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
If you think you aren’t a hypocrite, have children. If you can’t have children, just hang out with some. They will shortly prove to you that you are...
Don’t miss out on all the community happenings and encouragement.