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{this moment}

{this moment} – A Friday [or Thursday if you’re so mixed up you schedule a post for a day that you think is Friday in your grey sludge of a brain] ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, visit Soulemama to leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see.

 


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· May 12, 2011 · Tagged With: Child 3, Little Joys, Pets · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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  1. Melanie B says

    May 12, 2011 at 7:42 am

    That’s lovely! She’s dwarfed by the dog!
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  2. Kate Wicker says

    May 12, 2011 at 8:04 am

    Oops. I meant or that to be scheduled for Friday. That tells you how out of whack I am. :-)

  3. Melanie B says

    May 12, 2011 at 8:18 am

    I understand completely. Prayers for you.
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  4. Maggie says

    May 12, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    Oh my… that picture is awesome! I love it!
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  5. Amy Phoenix says

    May 12, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    Kate, this is precious. One of those photos that brings a sigh of relief and quiet contemplation of how simple and gracious life can be when we let it.

    Thank you to the little children who so often remind us (and their mommas who take pictures for the world to appreciate).
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  6. Kate Wicker says

    May 12, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    Amy, thank you for your comment. This moment did bring me a sigh of relief. Also, it was providential that I drifted over to your blog and saw the question, “What is your child reflecting?” My children’s behavior this past week has left me drained and confounded. Why are they acting this way (or not acting that way)? Then I look in the mirror and I don’t recognize the frazzled, impatient woman staring back at me. I want to, as you write, live in freedom with my children. I’ve been there in that happy, if not chaotic, space, and we all need to get back there. I so often focus on changing my children, but right now I need to work on changing me. I’m glad I found your blog. It really spoke to me today.

    Melanie, thank you for the empathy and prayers. They are coming right back at you! :-)

    Blessings!

  7. Amy Phoenix says

    May 13, 2011 at 9:18 am

    I enjoy what you write also, Kate. Thank you for connecting. :) I agree that we can all benefit from experiencing the peace of the present – it is amazing how we can get so easily distracted from it. It’s sort of like an illness in itself. LOL Thankfully it’s always there, though, calling us to it in many ways.

    I look forward to keeping in touch. Take care. :)
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  8. Laura says

    May 23, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    Awww <3

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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