Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

The Cheese Stands Alone

There’s a great discussion going on over at Faith & Family LIVE! after Arwen Mosher’s excellent post where she asks an important question: How should we strike the balance between encouragement and realism with our kids? She writes, “I think it’s great to tell kids that most things are within their reach if they workRead the whole post >>

Loving Your Postpartum Body

I’m over at Faith & Family LIVE! today writing about a topic I’m passionate about: How real moms can come to terms with their postpartum bodies stretch marks and all. I always love hearing from readers, so I’ll see you over there!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the 2009 Catholic New Media Award winners. The top five in each category can be viewed here. I was thrilled to see some of my favorite blogs such as In the Heart of My Home, Faith & Family LIVE!, Conversion Diary, Creative Minority Report, Building Cathedrals, Via Media – Amy Welborn (among others)Read the whole post >>

Negative Energy

I don’t have time for negative energy now or ever. You know the kind of energy you devote to either responding to someone who disagrees with you or to worrying over the troll lurking in the combox after a post. Then there’s your own personal negative energy that’s like a force field around you, deflectingRead the whole post >>

Perspective

Sometimes I need a shift in perspective. When I’m on the verge of falling prey to self-pity, God often gives me in-your-face wakeup calls that say, “Hey, drama queen. Stop the pity party and take a good look at how incredibly lucky you are.” Like when I complain about only being able to kiss myRead the whole post >>