Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Moms In Training

I got to hold this tiny treasure today. He was absolutely scrumptious. Those tiny toes. The grunts and coos. Even the present he made in his diaper while nestled in my arms left me pining for a wee one, a small taste of heaven (I’m insane, I know). Madeline was pining, too. On the wayRead the whole post >>

· May 27, 2010 · Tagged With: Motherhood · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Child 3, Friendship, Photos, Sugar and Spice

Small Miracles

  Today we wandered outside to have a picnic lunch. A ladybug immediately caught Madeline’s eye, and she gently picked it up to examine it more closely. Rachel didn’t want to be left out, so we gave her a chance to hold the tiny critter. She didn’t mean to, but she toddler-handled the poor thing,Read the whole post >>

· May 5, 2010 · Tagged With: Lessons Kids Teach Me, Nature Study · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Tales from the Trenches

I Do Times Two

April was a month of nuptial bliss for us (and yes, I’m just getting around to writing about it now). First, we hit the Big Apple where Madeline was a flower girl and I was a bridesmaid for her godmother’s wedding. (Thankfully, the arm incident went down following the wedding, so Madeline did not haveRead the whole post >>

· May 3, 2010 · Tagged With: Marriage · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Child 3, Photos, Travel

Guess Whose Favorite Color is Green?

It’s been a very good day for our little Rachel who loves all things green.  Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

· March 17, 2010 · · Filed Under: Child 2, Holidays, Photos

Use Love

Welcome to the January Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting resolutions! This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month we’re writing about how we want to parent differently — or the same — in the New Year. Please read to theRead the whole post >>

· January 12, 2010 · Tagged With: Attachment Parenting, Lessons Kids Teach Me · Filed Under: Carnivals, Child 2

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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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