Third Culture Kids are incredibly special, unique and amazing. They have their own world built from the beautiful cultures they’ve lived in, the experiences they’ve had and the people they’ve met. Their lives are a blend of home and abroad in ways that we can’t fully understand. By definition from Wikipedia, Third culture kids (TCKs) …
Travel Journal Ideas for KIDS! With Printable Pages
As families who travel a lot, finding ways to remember the fun means finding some travel journal ideas. Whether you homeschool on the go like we do sometimes or are going on vacation and want your kids to have a way to jot down the details and memories of their days, you need a format, …
Preparing Kids For Furlough
Preparing our kids for furlough, planning home assignment, putting details together for that long trip home… daunting. Daunting for our girls and daunting for us as we walk them through the blank space of yet another major transition in their young lives. I’m not sure how to do it. Honestly. Re-entry is often proclaimed as …
You Know You Are Prepping for Furlough When
Oh, the days of getting ready for furlough… “Can you facetime?” came my sister’s text across my phone while I prepared for my daily run. “Sure.” “I’m at Goodwill. 50% off winter coats and clothing.” “Nice.” or something like the above conversation. It happened twice yesterday. Browsing through the clothing racks over the phone while …
It Smells American
“Elayna, what are you doing?” I asked her as we unwrapped Christmas presents from Grandma that had arrived 3 weeks late on a container from the states. The presents were in piles around us and, per family tradition, they were being opened one by one. I was snapping pictures and hashtagging them #christmasinjanuary. Annalise had …
Learning How to Say Goodbye
If there is something expats learn how to do very well, it is how to say goodbye. We have said goodbye so often over the past few years. Sad goodbyes. Hard goodbyes. Really teary awful goodbyes. Yet, as a family, we are trying to help our girls learn to say goodbye well, in healthy ways. …
Morning People
I’ve always been a morning person. I love morning and fresh coffee and a new day. I really love getting up before everyone else, spending time with Jesus and getting grounded in Him before the day gets crazy and busy. But, since we’ve been in Africa, I REALLY love mornings. And so do my girls. …
The Sacrifice of a TCK
Oh my Goodwin girls. They are such troopers. Seriously, what we put them through on this journey of missions. And the hardest parts are yet to come. 3 continents in 12 months. New schools. New friends. The constant purging of stuff. I looked around their rooms the other day… crafts, little Kinder toys, marbles from …
Third Culture Kids – Challenges of TCK Life
Being a parent is terrifying. Being an MK or TCK parent takes a strong prayer life, nerves of steel and a whole bunch of support behind you. The challenges are many. The dangers are real. The experiences are raw. The life is one big, amazing, scary adventure after another. An MK has to master each …