Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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 >>

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.

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 >>

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 >>