Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Tea Time

On Friday, the older girls and I took Gaba to the Baron York Tea Room. It was an enchanting and delicious afternoon. Our only regret is that the lovely and quaint tea room will be closing its doors after February 15th. We were hoping to make a formal tea an annual tradition. The good newsRead the whole post >>

· February 7, 2011 · · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Photos, Tea Time, Traditions

7 Quick Takes: The Hodge Podge Edition

It’s been a slow blogging month. It’s not that I’m in a writing rut. I’m replete with ideas, but I really just haven’t felt like diverting my limited energy stores to fleshing out meaningful posts. Every day I jot down thoughts here and there in journals, but nothing seems to go beyond the embryonic stage.Read the whole post >>

· February 4, 2011 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Encouragement for Moms, Homeschooling, Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Kate's Blog, Seven Quick Takes

The Big, Black Boot, Solo Birdwatching Expeditions and How It All Relates to Risk, Love, & Trust

Mary Elizabeth is confined to the boot for 3 weeks. My my almost 21-month-old has a broken leg. It stinks. Not only because I hate to see any of my babies suffer but because I feel like I should have been able to prevent it from happening. (Oh, and despite her being the peanut ofRead the whole post >>

· January 31, 2011 · Tagged With: Lessons Kids Teach Me, Motherhood · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Adventures in Groceryland

Life’s been too crazy and unpredictable, and I can’t seem to free up any time to write anything new. Poor Mary Elizabeth fell last Friday after her older sisters stalked her like a wounded buffalo, and she ended up with a fracture in her tibia. It was freak accident; a weird twist of the legRead the whole post >>

· January 26, 2011 · · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

A Baby’s Best Start

I have a reprint (a column originally published over at Inside Catholic) over at Faith & Family today: A Baby’s Best Start. Speaking of Faith & Family, exciting things are happening over there. Stay tuned!

· January 19, 2011 · · 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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