Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Dear Dad

My dad recently retired from a successful career in sales and marketing. It seemed fitting to share a letter I wrote to him as a part of our family retirement celebration this weekend. Happy Father’s Day to dads everywhere! Dear Dad, Whenever I sift through all of our times together, there’s one memory I alwaysRead the whole post >>

· June 19, 2011 · Tagged With: Family, Fathers, Letters · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

{this moment}

  {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, visit Soulemama to leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for allRead the whole post >>

· June 17, 2011 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Sugar & Spice · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Princess Ballerina Party Details

I recently wrote a letter to my 4-year-old birthday girl, and we actually had her family party a little over a week ago, but I’m just getting around to sharing party details. When I told Rae we’d be having a little family birthday shindig and that she could pick a theme for it, she immediatelyRead the whole post >>

· June 15, 2011 · Tagged With: Child 2, Holidays, Recipes, Sugar & Spice, Traditions · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Hobbies, Help, & Homeschooling Discernment

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Lisa Hendey and Danielle Bean on the Faith & Family Podcast. I always look forward to these conversations because I walk away feeling empowered and encouraged. I learn so much from these wise, faithful women. I hope you will, too. On this particular episode we talked aboutRead the whole post >>

· June 13, 2011 · Tagged With: Burnout, Discernment, Grace, Homeschooling, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7 Quick Takes: Prayer Requests, New iPhone Ad, a Wacky & Tacky Girl, & More!

~1~ I’ve recently added a few prayer requests over in The God Box (and I encourage you to share your own personal prayer requests or petitions on behalf of others as well), but here’s a summary of some people near and dear to me who could use a shout out to the Big Guy: MyRead the whole post >>

· June 10, 2011 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Child 1, Child 3, Gaba, Homemaking, Random, Saints, Traditions · 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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