The blog site of Tracy Klicka

Songs in the Night…how moms can have authentic joy in hard places

tklicka — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:26:53 +0000

This week my dear twin daughters, Amy and Charity celebrated their 18th birthday. Wow! How the time has flown! They went from bouncy, bubbly toddlers to full-grown, godly young women while I blinked. Looking back brings a flood of memories–many, sweet; some, incredibly painful. Nearly losing them in the womb in a high-risk pregnancy kept [...]

10 Good Reasons Why I Choose to Homeschool

tklicka — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:10:40 +0000

This spring, like I do each year at this time, I think about why I homeschool my children. It helps me remember the benefits and blessings when I am prone to feel most like a failure. It was finding a link to an article today on the Childrens MD website by medical doctor Kathleen Berchelmann [...]

Motherhood…it will change your life forever

tklicka — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:55:54 +0000

Dear fellow moms, Lately, God has put several of my grown children on my heart in a special way. I find myself wanting to be with them more, to look into their eyes, to know they are really doing okay in their current season of life, to pray with them and not just for [...]

The little things matter…

tklicka — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:54:39 +0000

As a busy homeschooling mom working part-time to provide for my family, I find that the smallest things can bring some of the greatest joys–like hearing my kids singing a hymn together in the kitchen while they make breakfast, or feeling the warmth of the gas fireplace on a chilly day, or seeing a blanket [...]

2012 – An Opportunity to Showcase the Wisdom and Goodness of God!

tklicka — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:26:55 +0000

“O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; for You have worked wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness…For You have been a defense for the helpless, a defense for the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat…” [...]

Breaking a Long Period of Silence…

tklicka — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:20:11 +0000

Dear friends, After an incredibly long absence, I am back at the keyboard with an earnest desire to write and share what God has done in the past several months. Many of you prayed for me during the past three years since God called my husband home. Thank you for not forgetting the widow; thank [...]