Posts Tagged ‘TCKs’
7 Ways TCKs Lived ahead of the Digital Era
If you are a TCK, like me, who remembers growing up without the internet, you may have noticed some trends in people’s behavior online these days that aren’t so foreign to you. Here are 7 ways TCKs are ahead of the times before the advent of the digital age. 1. Sustaining Long Distance Relationships. Long…
Read MoreTCKs in the World of Faith
I write about TCKs and I write about faith. Today, I write about both at A Life Overseas. Our generation is in need of voices with storied backgrounds. TCKs who participate in a faith community are equipped to bring about a certain vitality and prophetic voice. They embody a different story to congregations with a single…
Read MoreFinding Your Niche – Guest Post
I am grateful to be contributing to a segment on the Communicating Across Boundaries blog called, “Finding Your Niche”. There, I talk bout how TCKs, despite our complicated background and struggle to belong, can live boldly into our callings. I say things like, We may not belong one hundred percent; but we can be one…
Read MoreTCKs and Tired Conversations
When the question is asked, “where are you from?” Most people give a straightforward answer. TCKs tell really long winded stories involving our parents’ career choices with boring political/historical details. Then one of two things happen: 1) The person reacts with strong interest and curiosity and fires lots of questions. In my case, people often…
Read MoreGuest Post at Communicating Across Boundaries
Today I’m writing over at Communicating Across Boundaries. Marilyn Gardner graciously offered me a place at her blog to speak into the condition which plagues so many of us TCKs (Third Culture Kids): loneliness. Here’s what I say: It is difficult for me to even form these words because it is a painful truth:perhaps there is…
Read MoreFive Reasons to Friend TCKs
In my previous post I suggested it takes a special person to befriend a TCK and the five ways we need your grace. In addition to being eternally grateful for the people in our lives for sticking with us, we, too, bring special grace infusing benefits to our relationships. Here are five ways: Carpe Diem! We know how…
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