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AUTHENTIC UNREST

A tired, third-culture-kid's journey

Welcome to authentic unrest, a home for some unique stories. authentic unrest has added such value to my life and I love having the opportunity to share my struggles with my mental health, my experience as a Missionary Kid, my growth and thoughts with other TCK readers. Read on, enjoy, be kind and be brave.

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Guilt and Grief as a Missionary Kid

I had a friend in Angola. Her name was Fina. She was beautiful. Her smile was pure. Joy overflowing. Her eyes were intelligent. Her voice...

Sundays

Sundays are for the homesick For those gruelling runs alone For the heart pounding in an earthly body As the spirit longs for creation...

On Belonging - Part One

BALLET One, two, three, four. We dip our legs down and touch the floor. Five, six, seven, eight. We raise our arm’s to heaven’s gate....

Dear Little One

A letter for my daughter, a third generation TCK. Dear Little One I stare at your little fingers curled into fists and wonder at the...

On Writing - Again

I haven’t written in quite a while. Life has been hectic and the time to sit down and formulate complete thoughts into digestible...

On Passports and Identity as a TCK

My American passport was on the brink of expiration, so last week I sent it to the US Embassy in London. Along with that renewal comes a...

When the Illness is Inside

I used to run a lot. An excessive amount. I used to be what those sweaty, Nike-wearing, time-checking early morning people call ‘a...

When Your Home is Out of Place

There is a dollhouse upstairs in Crieff. Painted blue on the outside with an unfinished shingle roof, it waits. It has four rooms, all...

Let Us Mourn.

"Grief is not the absence of hope – it is the recognition of loss. Grief is not isolation from God, it is recognition of this broken world."

On the Road to NOLA

Childhood Exhausted. Little eyes twinkle closed to dreams of grape juice laughs and grass stained knees. Child, you are savage, wild, and...

On Their Home, Not Mine

“So, where is home? Where do you call home?” “Where do I call home? Hm. Interesting question… my parents own a flat in Scotland.” Often,...

On Displacement – A TCK Story

At times we don’t know where we’re headed as TCKs. We can have the ticket in hand, the boarding gate memorized, the fluids packed in...

Grief Misplaced

I thought I could find you again I thought if I ran fast enough I would break back into time I would land, panting, twisting in a sweat...

On Crying -TCK memory

I cannot cry for countries that are not mine. I cannot cry for people who do not remember my name, know where I am, know where I’m going....

The No Culture Kid

In some places, a cat has nine lives I say we have a few more A cat jumps back in line swinging And we crawl back, more dead than before...

On Some of Those Countries

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be...

On Love and Loneliness

On Love and Loneliness I am a nurse. Often this means my days are long, busy, and exhausting. I am on my feet running from room to room...

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