Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

Blogging Break

I’m taking a few days off from blogging to celebrate Christmas and spend time with my family, but I’ll be back in Blogville come the New Year. Merry Christmas!

Twenty-Fourth Day of Advent

Spread some holiday cheer by making a surprise phone call to a friend or family member (everyone will be expecting a call tomorrow or on Christmas, not today). Ask your loved one how they are and listen. Allow him or her to lead the conversation.

Just Another Part of the Daily Routine

Just before bedtime… Me: Where’s Daddy? Madeline: Doing his little thing after work. (That is, retreating to the bathroom for a few minutes sans clinging kiddos. It’s the poor man’s only respite when he returns home after a long day of work. I can certainly relate.)

Twenty-Third Day of Advent

Consider the following Gospel reading: “Some in the crowd who heard these words said, ‘This is truly the Prophet.’ Others said, ‘This is the Messiah.’” (John 7:40-41) During the Advent season, we most often relate to Jesus as an infant sleeping in a manger. During the Easter season he becomes the Messiah who saves usRead the whole post >>

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Light all four candles. Read today’s Gospel, Luke 1:26-38. Then pray a Hail Mary in honor of the “handmaid of the Lord.”