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Keep Watch Over Your Goats

Last night I poured my weepy, little heart out to my husband and told him how I was in a rough spot and had been feeling blue for various reasons. Dave patiently listened to me, took me into his arms, and then he reminded of one of the many reasons I love him by making my woeful self laugh.

Me, sniffling: “Just please pray for me. Or do something.”

Him: “Okay. I’ll sacrifice a goat for you.”

Dave, thank you for reminding me to not take myself or life too seriously.

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· May 8, 2008 · Tagged With: Marriage · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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  1. Heidi Hess Saxton says

    May 8, 2008 at 11:50 pm

    Yeah… doctor AND funny man. You really hit the motherlode!

    Can’t wait to meet you both! Heidi

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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