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There are days when the thought of my kids being TCKs is hard. There is
a part of me that cries a little when my almost 5 year old asks me
while watching The Snowman,
"Mom, what are they doing with the snow?" Being from The North, snow
is in our DNA and here my kid doesn't understand the concept of making a
snowball. Sigh.
But then there are moments like this last weekend, when I realize they are getting such an amazing perspective on the world. They will grow up knowing how to make a snowball, but also how to do things like speak Spanish, and Surf. What? Yeah, that ain't something you can do in the North. Ok, well, technically, you can surf in Lake Michigan in November (No.Thank.You.) Anyway.
It was good for me to change my perspective a bit, again. To see once more the gift that this life gives to my kids. To see for a brief moment how God is placing my boys into a bigger world, preparing them for Something, for His plan, and it made me excited again to see what He is going to do with them.
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Liz your post strikes a cord in me. I grew up as a TCK and for the most part feel that it hasn't had any negative effect on my life. My parents were missionaries in South America and I grew up in an area that was far from big cities. I've now spent 25 years back in the North and for the most part feel that I've managed to blend in quite well. Learning two languages as a child helped me to learn a thrid language as an adult and currently I make a living as an interpreter for the my third language and English. There are days that I feel that I don't fit in and I wonder how much of that is from being a TCK. Then there are moments when I realize that we are not of this world and we ARE strangers here until the Lord takes us home or comes back for us. Your boys will be fine, just as you've realized. And God does use our experiences for His glory.
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Thanks Marcos! It's hard navigating this all with them not know how exactly they feel...I know what it's like to be an immigrant, but not a TCK. I just keep praying for wisdom!
DeleteThanks Marcos! It's hard navigating this all with them not know how exactly they feel...I know what it's like to be an immigrant, but not a TCK. I just keep praying for wisdom
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