Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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 >>

Surviving Mass with Young Children

Read my latest feature at Faith & Family LIVE: Sunday Morning Scramble: 7 Tips for Attending Mass with Young Children. (Yes, I was inspired to write this after I shared why I believe kids – even the smallest of the small – belong at Mass.)What about you? Any tips for helping little ones worship and/orRead the whole post >>

Note to Self

When lighting a candle in honor of your husband, be sure to blow it out before leaving the house to pick up your child, lest you want to burn down the very home your husband works so hard to pay the mortgage for.O, Brain, where art thou?

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor