Changing Expectations & Becoming Myself
Dear International Worker, You can leave. If you decide the host country you are serving in is no longer a place you want to be, it’s okay to go. Before I cause an ultra spiritual person to faint from shock, let me go into more detail. I am not suggesting you throw in the towel …
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This past week I was privileged to have a conversation with the author of the TCK blog, settledwayfarer.news.blog https://settledwayfarer.news.blog/2019/03/14/mk-i-am-enough/ (article link) I can write from a parent's perspective on caring for my TCK, but I love to recommend resources that feature the writings of TCK's themselves. The author of settledwayfarer.news.blog is a brave, beautiful woman …
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Every single eye in the restaurant was on him as he returned to the table and his fried rice, but he was unaware of the rest of us silently entreating his wife— “are you going to tell him?” _____________ Our family’s Saturday in South Asia was going as usual. Around eleven o’clock we strolled to …
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A few months ago a little chihuahua who roams the neighborhood made her way under our gate. My family fell in love with having her around. Although she has a Thai name, we call her Tiny Dog. She’s brown and white, like milk spotted with gingerbread cookies. Tiny Dog’s ears are substantially larger than her …
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I am excited to recommend a wonderful TCK resource to you! It will be available on Amazon in June. I attended a book release party this week for author and family therapist Ulrika Ernvik as she introduced her new book Third Culture Kids: A Gift to Care For. Here is more of the author's story from …
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Dear International Worker, Don’t forget God is writing the story. Accurate accounts of Him at work in and around you are beautiful, real stories worth sharing. Recently I read about a worker who embellished his newsletter so that his work and relationships sounded like much more than they really were. He felt the need to …
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*I found this article on alifeoverseas.com. If you would like to pray for TCK's and better understand how to bless them, please visit the author's blog address listed at the end of the article. I highly recommend it. Please see "About the Author" at the end of this article so that you can connect with more of …
Continue reading A Reblog. Taylor Murray’s “10 Questions Missionary Kids Would Love to be Asked”
"No Aama! I can't go in there! I'm naked!" "Sweetie you aren't naked. You're wearing a dress. Kids in America usually don't wear pants under dresses. Everyone in the restaurant will know that because they've lived in America for a few years now. It's okay." "No! I'm staying in my carseat. I won't go in …
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Most people know about culture shock, but culture stress is something different. When my family first moved to South Asia, we often experienced culture shock. It gradually decreased, but for a few months to around two years, we had new experiences that felt either captivating or startling. Eventually these experiences became normal parts of our …
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