Kate Wicker

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The Picture

The Picture
The painter has with his brush transferred the landscape to the canvas with such fidelity that the trees and grasses seem almost real; he has made even the face of a maiden seem instinct with life, but there is one picture so beautiful that no painter has ever been able to perfectly reproduce it, and that is the picture of the mother holding in her arms her babe. 
-William Jennings Bryan 

That’s my mama and me on my very first birthday. Mom, you’ve given me the best possible gifts – first my own life and then yours. Thanks for always being there for our family. You’re wonderful! (And so are you, Nana!  You’re really like a second mom to me. Much love…)
To all the mothers in my life and to all of the mothers who somehow found their way to this little corner of Cyberspace, happy, happy Mother’s Day!

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· May 9, 2010 · Tagged With: Motherhood · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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  1. Lauren @ Hobo Mama says

    May 9, 2010 at 9:12 am

    Oh, that is a breathtakingly fabulous picture. Love the quote as well! Happy Mother's Day back to you.

  2. ViolinMama says

    May 9, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    What a GORGEOUS picture!!!!! GORGEOUS!!

    Happy Mother's Day!!

  3. Maggie says

    May 9, 2010 at 7:25 pm

    Simply beautiful!

    Happy Mother's Day to you!

  4. Maman A Droit says

    May 9, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    What a wonderful picture! I hope you and your girls are having a fabulous Mother's Day!

  5. Roxane B. Salonen says

    May 10, 2010 at 2:45 am

    What a beautiful way to commemorate Mother's Day, Kate. Hope it was all you had wished it to be today. Blessings in the week ahead, when we're, once again, just moms. :)

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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