Kate Wicker

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You Know You’re Tired When…

You nearly fall asleep in the dentist’s chair even as the hygienist scrapes away at your teeth, repeatedly nicks your gums and sprays water all over your face.

“I’m really not trying to give you a bath,” she says.

That’s okay. I needed a shower today anyway, you find yourself thinking before you doze off again.

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

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· November 6, 2007 · · Filed Under: Tales from the Trenches

Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor

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