Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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My Personality Type, According to My Daughter

Recently, Madeline decided she wanted to learn more about the human brain. (When your husband’s evening reading selections include Primer of Diagnostic Imaging and Brain Imaging, your children are more apt to take a special interest in human anatomy.) I showed her a color-coded diagram of the brain and pointed to the green section. “That’sRead the whole post >>

· August 27, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

On the Eve of Homeschooling

Madeline can’t wait to officially start school after Labor Day – if you can call 40 to 45 minutes of reading practice and an introduction to basic math as “official” school. Honestly, I think more than anything she’d like a chance to ride the big, old cheesewagon, but, alas, it’s a short commute from herRead the whole post >>

· August 25, 2009 · Tagged With: Homeschooling, Motherhood · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

The Forever "I Do"

Thirty-eight years ago today with God as their witness my parents made a promise to love each other for better or worse, in rich and in poor, and in sickness and in health. Mom was 18 and Dad was 19. Just two kids in love, but that didn’t stop them from taking their vows seriously.Read the whole post >>

· August 21, 2009 · Tagged With: Marriage · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

New Study Links Concentration Problems to Proximity to Toddlers

A new study shows a fascinating link between a person’s ability to concentrate and his proximity to a toddler. “It wasn’t my fault,” explains study subject Madeline Wicker when Mommy, the study’s lead researcher, noticed there had been a mishap with a pair of scissors. “She ‘unconcentrated’ me.” When questioned further, the study subject revealedRead the whole post >>

· August 19, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Meat in the Middle

I’m over at Faith & Family LIVE! today discussing what happens when a strict vegetarian (me once upon a time) falls in love with a carnivore (my husband). Enjoy!

· August 17, 2009 · Tagged With: Columns · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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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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