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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...
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Jan 810 min read
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
Nov 8, 20235 min read
Being a Non-American ‘American Living in the UK’
I am an American citizen. I have to be honest about that right off the bat (and clearly I have to use an American sport’s reference just...
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iona.grace
Sep 19, 20231 min read
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, 20227 min read
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, 20229 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20224 min read
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 1, 20218 min read
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
Sep 25, 20208 min read
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, 20205 min read
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, 20207 min read
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, 20207 min read
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, 20198 min read
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
May 30, 20197 min read
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
May 28, 20191 min read
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...
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iona.grace
Feb 18, 20191 min read
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....
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iona.grace
Nov 29, 20182 min read
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...
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iona.grace
Jan 15, 201812 min read
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...
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iona.grace
Jun 13, 20178 min read
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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