Kate Wicker

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The girls – all three of them (or so I thought) – were upstairs playing in a safe (or so I thought), designated kids’ area. I was downstairs searching for a blasted username for an online bill payment service and also trying to register for one of those perks programs for our local office supplyRead the whole post >>

· October 21, 2010 · · Filed Under: Angels, Child 1, Child 3

My Earthly Angel

On Monday at around 2 p.m. I started heaving. At first, I assumed it was just another bout of pregnancy-induced sickness since I’m still feeling queasy and sporadically throwing up. But when I started shivering with the chills and when I couldn’t stay out of the bathroom for longer than 15 minutes with both diarrheaRead the whole post >>

· November 5, 2008 · Tagged With: Family · Filed Under: Angels

Angel Classifieds

WANTED: Guardian Angel who not only bears divine messages and keeps watch over his/her earthling but also offers nighttime cuddles and occasionally assists with nocturnal trips to the potty. The other night I was tucking Madeline in for bed and and was faced with yet another round of tears. “Please don’t leave me yet. Mommy,Read the whole post >>

· August 27, 2008 · · Filed Under: Angels, 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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