Ask for God Eyes

I walked down the road awhile before it dawned on me what an odd sight it was to see a dozen dead de-feathered ducks dangling in the tree outside our Beijing apartment building. I distinctly remember asking myself a few blocks down the road, “That was weird, right?” Sadly, the longer we live in a […]

What If the Color Fades From My Life?

I enjoy being a TCK. I love being part of a family who works overseas, so much so that after we moved to our host country, I began to think that I could never move back to my passport country. To me, moving back would mean living such a boring, dull life and what kind […]

Your True Colors

I once wrote in a Facebook status that sometimes folks ask my daughter “Did you dress yourself?” and I have to sheepishly admit that no, in fact, I picked those clothes out for her. My colorblind husband has always been half horrified and half amazed at my rainbow wardrobe and more than once my style […]

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