Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Kindness is Contagious

Last week I was getting ready to pull out of a parking lot when I noticed a mom with her minivan’s side door open. I saw that she was trying to mop up a lake of juice from her car with only two napkins. I was in a hurry and thought of just pulling away.Read the whole post >>

· April 19, 2011 · Tagged With: Faith Inspiration, Kindness, Passing On the Faith · Filed Under: Encouragement for Moms, Human Dignity, Kate's Blog

Wisdom from Yoda

I recently wrote this post over at In God’s Image where Cathy Adamkiewicz and I explore the intersection of faith, fitness, and body image and thought I would share it here as well. Okay, so you’re probably thinking: “What could George Lucas’s great Jedi Master possibly have to do with faith, body image, or fitness?”Read the whole post >>

· October 12, 2008 · Tagged With: Body Image · Filed Under: Body Image, Human Dignity

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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