Episodes
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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 & Sarcasm: Wielding Our Wit Wisely
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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: Jeremy Wiens at Grungy Dirty Socks Studios
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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: Boarding Schools: Preparing and Parenting.
The article on preparing for transition is here.
The article on parents talking about sex is here.
Scot McKnight's article on spiritual abuse is here.
Schedule a Zoom chat on my Calendly link.
You can also email me.
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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: Jeremy Wiens at Grungy Dirty Socks Studios
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Missing episodes?
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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: Boarding Schools: Making the Decision.
The MK Safety Net organization, which I highly recommend, can be found 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: Jeremy Wiens at Grungy Dirty Socks Studios
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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:
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
The rest of the resources mentioned in the podcast might be most easily accessed by clicking on the links embedded in the article above. If you prefer to see them individually, they are here:
Aundi Kolber definition of trauma How trauma impacts the brain About the CDC/Kaiser study on Adverse Childhood Experiences Negative future outcomes of high ACEs scores TCK Training's findings on ACEs among TCKs TCK Training's findings specific to MKs The "shoulds" that keep MKs from reporting Six Permissions MKs Need Suffering and the Heart of God (Diane Langberg) Try Softer (Aundi Kolber) Artistic rendering of Aundi Kolber interview (Morgan Harper Nichols) The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel van der Kolk)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.
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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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To view the graphics/pictures associated with this talk, visit its page on my website: Hearing Jesus' Voice
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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.
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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 Tyranny of Shoulds.
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.
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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: Seven Lessons on Loving Well
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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.
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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 can also be found on my website: www.michelephoenix.com
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Amplify is produced by Friendship Church: https://friendshipcrc.org/
And the podcast's other episodes are here: https://amplify.castos.com
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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.
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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: DECONSTRUCTION – The Crucial Questioning of People Raised in Christian Environments
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Two related articles:
MKs & Faith Distortions / Five Ways to Protect Your MKs' Faith
Related novels:
The Space Between Words Of Stillness and Storm
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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!)
···
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.
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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 Imprecise Language About Pain Harms Faith
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Related articles:
The Semantics of Grief
For the Hurting – Lessons from a WallRelated novels:
The Space Between Words
Of Stillness and Storm···
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!)
···
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.
···
Music: Bethany J. Dueck.
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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: Ten Helpful Practices for Parenting MKs
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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!)
···
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.
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