Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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That’s One Way to Get a Telemarketer Off the Phone

Overheard while I’m in the bathroom… Phone rings. Preschooler: Hello? No. I’m sorry, she’s not available. She’s pooping.

· July 17, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1

If Only I Could Take Her Up On It

Said a nocturnal wee one at dusk: Now, Mommy, if you need me in the middle of the night to hold the baby, you can wake me up. Really. It’s okay. I can help.

· May 16, 2009 · Tagged With: Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

Queen for the Day

My family gave me the royal treatment yesterday. After church, the girls and Dave made a delicious brunch. Scrambled eggs with cheese and sauteed onions and mushrooms served as the main dish. Later Madeline and Rae adorned me with a handmade crown, and I was bejeweled with a dazzling bead necklace also crafted by preschoolRead the whole post >>

· May 11, 2009 · Tagged With: Motherhood · Filed Under: Child 1, Photos

Forever Baby

Preschooler: I want to be a baby and nurse and always sleep with you. I want to do everything the baby does except get shots. Me: But if you were a baby, you would have to get some shots. You’d also have to sleep about 20 hours a day. So tomorrow – if you wantRead the whole post >>

· May 2, 2009 · · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

Who Knew?

Preschooler, while playing pretend with Mommy: Okay, we’re going on a trip. Me: Where are we going?Preschooler: To visit my friend Snow White. Me: Oh, does she live in an enchanted forest? Preschooler, glaring at me like I don’t know anything at all: No. She lives in Africa.

· April 27, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

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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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