PONDERING PURPLE

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: How Churches & Missions Can Love MKs Better.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠. 

2. My ⁠⁠⁠playlist⁠⁠⁠ of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, ⁠⁠⁠Of Stillness and Storm⁠⁠⁠.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

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3. Join ⁠⁠⁠The MK Hub⁠⁠⁠, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

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Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: MKs, Christ, and Core Identity.

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The video of Stephen LeBlanc's compilation of who we are in Christ is here.

The shorter, printable version I used is here.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠. 

2. My ⁠⁠playlist⁠⁠ of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, ⁠⁠Of Stillness and Storm⁠⁠.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join ⁠⁠The MK Hub⁠⁠, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

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Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: Exploring "Home" and Six Forms of Belonging.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

2. My ⁠⁠⁠⁠playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠ of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Of Stillness and Storm⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠The MK Hub⁠⁠⁠⁠, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

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Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: ⁠⁠FIMO - Fear of Insufficient Ministry Output⁠.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠. 

2. My ⁠⁠⁠playlist⁠⁠⁠ of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, ⁠⁠⁠Of Stillness and Storm⁠⁠⁠.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join ⁠⁠⁠The MK Hub⁠⁠⁠, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: ⁠Leaving the Field for the Sake of a Child.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my⁠ ⁠⁠website⁠. 

2. My ⁠playlist⁠ of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, ⁠Of Stillness and Storm⁠.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on ⁠Facebook⁠--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join ⁠The MK Hub⁠, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to ⁠[email protected]⁠. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

···

The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: ⁠The Immeasurable Gifts of Growing up MK

Read more about and order about Michèle's new book, Flecks of Gold

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Other resources:

Phoenix Survey of Adult MKs

Belonging

The Tyranny of Shoulds

Trauma

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my⁠ ⁠⁠website⁠.

2. My ⁠playlist⁠ of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, ⁠Of Stillness and Storm⁠.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on ⁠Facebook⁠--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join ⁠The MK Hub⁠, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to ⁠[email protected]⁠. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

···

The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: Preventing, Recognizing, and Responding to Abuse

My previous article addressing victims of abuse is available in written or audio format.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my⁠ ⁠⁠website⁠.

2. My ⁠playlist⁠ of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, ⁠Of Stillness and Storm⁠.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on ⁠Facebook⁠--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join ⁠The MK Hub⁠, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to ⁠[email protected]⁠. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: Demons In Their Suitcases - MKs and the Occult

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Resources:

There are fifteen books, articles, and podcast episodes listed and linked at the bottom of the article on which this podcast is based. You can find it HERE.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

···

The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: MKs, Missionaries and Disordered Work Ethics

Resources:

Sabbath by Wayne Muller

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest by Ruth Haley Barton

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

···

The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: Understanding Trauma in the Lives of MKs

Resources:

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.