Kate Wicker

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You can read my latest column at Inside Catholic: Mom the Missionary. Comments are open over there.

Have a good weekend, and happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. My husband and I have his end of the year party tomorrow night (date night – woo-hoo) and then on Sunday we’ll be heading to check on our new money pit house. Have I mentioned we’re in the process of renovating a house built in 1935? Fun (stressful) stuff! One of these days I’ll share all the dirty, dusty details.

Oh, and forgive my typo in the title of my previous post (which is now fixed). One reason it’s tough for moms to not make typos on their blogs: Chronic sleep deprivation.

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· June 18, 2010 · Tagged With: Columns, Encouragement for Moms · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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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