Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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First Love

This one’s for you, D. (How wonderful it was to catch up with an old, true friend!) One of these days I’ll get back in the saddle again and join you for ride! — Several years ago Madeline (and Baby Rae when she really still was a baby) and I paid a visit to theRead the whole post >>

· August 5, 2011 · Tagged With: Essays, Horses, Lessons Kids Teach Me, Madeline, Pets · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Yarn Along: Little, Hopeful Hands

Last week three older girls from some homeschooling families I’ve met came over to be Mother’s Helpers so I could continue to stay off my feet and let this baby safely and quietly incubate further. (We’ll hit the 36 mark in a few days. People are calling this a miracle baby. I’m not arguing.) TwoRead the whole post >>

· August 3, 2011 · Tagged With: Lessons Kids Teach Me, Little Joys, Madeline, Yarn Along · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

App, App Hooray!

(Forgive the corny post title. A former supervisor/editor of mine used to say I that I perhaps had too much of a knack for coming up with puns.) I’m working on a future health column for Faith & Family magazine,* and I’m looking for some good Smart Phone/iPad/iPod apps that help to keep you healthy.Read the whole post >>

· August 2, 2011 · Tagged With: Columns, Health, Media Inquiries · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Love Grows, But What About the Bed?

When I was pregnant with my second, I remember worrying and wondering how in the world I could possibly love another child as much as I loved my first. Of course, I quickly learned that there’s plenty of love to go around. Love doesn’t diminish when we welcome more children into our lives. It multiplies;Read the whole post >>

· July 31, 2011 · Tagged With: Co-Sleeping, Mom Humor, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7 Quick Takes: The Still Gestating, Crazy Preggo Lady’s Navel-Gazing Edition

~1~ I had a voicemail message from a friend recently where she said something like, “I’m Facebook stalking you and haven’t seen any blog updates or anything, and I’m a crazy, paranoid friend worrying that you had the baby.” For any other paranoid, FB, Twitter, and/or Google+ (I actually haven’t posted any updates over thereRead the whole post >>

· July 29, 2011 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Kids' Artwork, Pregnancy, Random, Weightless · 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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