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The moments after that final gasp That plea for mercy, the Son’s call Out of the Forsaking Father’s grasp He hung, wilted, a crime-less...
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iona.grace
- Feb 8
- 5 min
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...
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iona.grace
- Jan 8
- 10 min
Boarding School - Recognising and Reconnecting after Time Lost
As the new year starts, students are returning to school after the indulgent holiday season. Most children will be dropped off, or take a...
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iona.grace
- Sep 19, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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iona.grace
- Dec 13, 2022
- 7 min
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....
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iona.grace
- Nov 30, 2022
- 9 min
For TCKs - We don't know what we don't know, and that's okay
The Queen has been on everyone’s mind recently. After her passing in September, I joined the millions of other Netflix users in...
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iona.grace
- Nov 23, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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iona.grace
- Nov 17, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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iona.grace
- Nov 6, 2021
- 7 min
Living in Faith and Fighting Dementors
You have put me in the depths of the pit, in the regions dark and deep. Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your...
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iona.grace
- Nov 1, 2021
- 8 min
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...
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iona.grace
- Dec 20, 2020
- 11 min
On choosing life and learning to rejoice
Last week Taylor Swift announced her second surprise album of 2020, evermore. Her first album of the year, folklore, was released in the...
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iona.grace
- Sep 25, 2020
- 8 min
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...
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iona.grace
- Aug 9, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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iona.grace
- Mar 28, 2020
- 7 min
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."
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iona.grace
- Jan 23, 2020
- 7 min
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...
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iona.grace
- Nov 11, 2019
- 8 min
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,...
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iona.grace
- Aug 1, 2019
- 7 min
On Depression and Coffee
Friend, I heard you. In the depths of my grief. Your voice reached the furrows of my curled heart. I heard you In the coils of my foggy...
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iona.grace
- May 30, 2019
- 7 min
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...
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iona.grace
- Jun 30, 2018
- 6 min
On Cancelled Trains and Unanswered Prayers
“Our need to be in control, to orchestrate the perfect scenario for every journey of our lives, breeds anxiety in our hearts.” – Emily...
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iona.grace
- Jun 27, 2018
- 8 min
On Being Broken
We’re all broken. We’ve all been broken. You. Me. Him. Her. All of us. We’ve all been crushed, pressed. At some point, we’ve all turned...
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