Kate Wicker

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Twenty-First Day of Advent

Buy the ingredients to make a birthday cake with your children for Baby Jesus on Christmas Eve. This is a tradition I’ve adopted from my husband’s family. His mom always whips together a moist and delicious plum cake (with the help of my oldest daughter, of course). It’s a light dessert to top off ChristmasRead the whole post >>

· December 20, 2008 · Tagged With: Advent, Recipes · Filed Under: Traditions

"Sole" Searching

Jesus is everywhere. Sometimes he can even be found in Mommy’s shoe.

· December 19, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Twentieth Day of Advent

Decorate a special candle or designate one you already have as your Jesus Candle. Light it today to remind your family of the warmth and light Jesus brings into our lives.

· December 19, 2008 · Tagged With: Advent · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Diane Tandy Still in Practice!

I frequently mention my “amazing Catholic certified nurse midwife” on this blog, and last spring I posted a brief tribute here after writing an article about her and her pro-life work for Canticle magazine. Well, this evening I received an email from a fellow mom and patient of Diane’s asking for my help. Diane isRead the whole post >>

· December 18, 2008 · Tagged With: Pro-Life · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Eighteenth Day of Advent

The hallmark of Advent is waiting in joyful anticipation, but it’s also a time to prepare our souls for the grace of Christ’s birth. Set aside some time today to reflect on areas in your life in need of repentance. Then as we often do during Lent, why not practice temperance the next two toRead the whole post >>

· December 17, 2008 · Tagged With: Advent · 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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