Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Won’t You Join Me in Celebrating New Life?

Remember the ache in this mom’s heart when she lost her first baby in the ninth month of pregnancy? Well, yesterday the voids in my dear friend and her husband’s arms and heart were filled completely when they welcomed a healthy baby boy. Thanks be to God! Every baby is a miracle but as IRead the whole post >>

· June 15, 2010 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Pregnancy · Filed Under: Friendship, New Life, Prayers

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

Eyes of Faith

The past few weeks have been rough. Nothing horrible has happened, but little toothpick crosses have been piling up, weighing me down. But I don’t want to dwell on the roughness of life. Go ahead and turn on the news for that. Instead, I want to focus on how God gently smooths out those roughRead the whole post >>

· May 7, 2010 · Tagged With: Grace, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Friendship

Thanks, Moms!

It’s foggy and rainy. The girls enjoyed their Saturday morning movie privilege while my husband studied for his upcoming boards, and I wrote some and pondered mentor moms. I thought about how blessed I am to have my own mom as a mentor. My mother-in-law, too, has been a gift in my mothering life. ThenRead the whole post >>

· January 30, 2010 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Mary · Filed Under: Friendship

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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