Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Happy Birthday, Sweet Madeline!

Dear Madeline, You had your last soccer game this past weekend. Like always, you gave it your all and sprinted across the field with your tongue dangling from your mouth. Your face was flushed with heat (it was unseasonably warm even for Georgia) as well as happiness. Following the game, your coach handed out medalsRead the whole post >>

· November 16, 2009 · Tagged With: Letters · Filed Under: Child 1, Photos, Traditions

One Leg Up (Quite Literally)

The other day Madeline noticed a heel lift in my tennis shoe for my left foot. “What’s that?” she asked. “I had to get a heel lift in my left shoe because one of my legs is a lot shorter than the other.” As in almost two stinkin’ inches, People. And I’d been wondering whyRead the whole post >>

· November 12, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1

He Loves Me, I Love Him Not

It wasn’t supposed to happen. I’d been strong for so long. I’d resisted him. For nearly five years, I’d kept him out of my home, out of my children’s lives. But one moment of weakness, and now our lives are forever changed. It wasn’t all my fault. Really. I thought the curious monkey was supposedRead the whole post >>

· October 28, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1

7 Quick Takes

~1~ We hope to hit an orchard this fall but even if that doesn’t end up happening given our busy weekends over the next few weeks, I plan on stocking up on apples while they’re in season. (Apples hit their harveting peak this month.) Now what to do with all our bounty? Well, Madeline andRead the whole post >>

· October 16, 2009 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Homemaking, Mom Humor, Recipes · Filed Under: Child 1, Kate's Blog, Seven Quick Takes

Let the Games Begin

I’m officially a soccer mom, having nursed a baby on the sidelines while cheering on Madeline and her teammates at her first-ever soccer game on Saturday. How did Madeline end up a little soccer knocker? Well, our little girl would love to take horseback riding lessons, and one day her dreams of galloping across anRead the whole post >>

· September 28, 2009 · Tagged With: Motherhood · Filed Under: Child 1, Photos, Soccer

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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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