Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

Letting God In

I had my first meeting with a spiritual director this past week. Not surprisingly, I spent a big chunk of the time rambling about where I am spiritually, some of the challenges I face, my difficulties with spiritual dryness. Yada. Yada. Yada. In short, I put my faith life and my innermost struggles with itRead the whole post >>

7 Quick takes (Vol. 6)

~1~ In a recent tweet (I still can’t believe I’m Twittering. I’m the lady who frequently forgets to carry her cell phone with her and has never sent a text message in my life), I shared that we were having Blob Day. This is a tradition I’m passing along to my kids from my ownRead the whole post >>

Pregnant Photo

To Anon who said my photo will make everyone feel bad about themselves, I’m feeling really guilty. This was not my intention. Trust me. In fact, I work hard to be an advocate for women feeling healthy and strong. To me, I look pregnant (you’ve never seen how I look not pregnant, I’m assuming). I’veRead the whole post >>

Squeezing in Writing Time

A fellow mom and blogger recently emailed me and asked for tips on how I marble writing into my life with two little ones underfoot and another one on her way. The short answer: Not always very well. Frankly, I sometimes stay up way too late (a decision I usually regret come morning). Now here’sRead the whole post >>

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

―Flannery O'Connor