Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Motherhood is Not a Prison Sentence

Happy Feast of Saint Nicholas!  Here’s one from the archives because I haven’t had much time to write lately (obviously). This is an old column (rather than a blog post). It originally appeared at Faith & Family LIVE! and more recently at the Catholic New Agency’s Catholic Womanhood website. I’m starting to raise sympathetic eyebrowsRead the whole post >>

· December 6, 2010 · Tagged With: Columns, Encouragement for Moms, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Look Who’s Writing Now

My beautiful and exceedingly talented mom (AKA Gaba) is writing over at Faith & Family LIVE! It’s a tear-jerker, so don’t forget to grab a Kleenex before clicking over there.  Read Outgrowing My Mother.

· December 3, 2010 · Tagged With: Columns · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Advent Traditions: Preparing Our Hearts and Our Homes

‘Tis almost the season for  caroling, feasting, traveling, and of course, preparing our hearts and homes for Christ. (Advent begins in less than one week! Yes, I’m late in posting this, but we’ve had colds and plumbing disasters, and I was trying to get tons of Christmas stuff done ahead of time so Advent wouldRead the whole post >>

· November 24, 2010 · Tagged With: Advent, Crafts, Recipes · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Argh! Pirate Birthday Party Fun

Last weekend we celebrated Madeline’s sixth birthday with friends and family. Sometime last year she became obsessed with pirates and the idea of searching for lost treasure. So it came as no big surprise when she requested a pirate-themed birthday bash. She had only two requests for the party: 1. That we have a treasureRead the whole post >>

· November 19, 2010 · Tagged With: Homemaking, Recipes · Filed Under: Child 1, Fun Stuff, Party Planning, Photos, Traditions

Love Them Well

Imagine this: As you’re in the midst of school, you hear the toilet still running so you swing open the bathroom door to find a lake on the floor and a gushing waterfall coming from the commode. Later that same day your preschool daughter who is completely potty trained but sometimes has trouble pooping inRead the whole post >>

· November 17, 2010 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Marriage · 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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