Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Seeing with God Eyes

My Lent this year was disappointing, mainly because of my extreme suckiness I didn’t completely live up to any of my resolutions and felt that I didn’t grow closer to Christ or cultivate any great virtue. My Holy Week and even my Easter didn’t meet my expectations either. Idealist that I am, life rarely does.Read the whole post >>

· April 28, 2011 · Tagged With: Easter, Hope, Lent, Spiritual Growth, Tough Days · Filed Under: Holy Week, Hope, Kate's Blog, Lent, Perspective, Spiritual Growth, Tough Days

Stations of the Cross for Pre-Teen and Teens?

I had a reader recently ask me if I had any recommendations on how to pray the Stations of the Cross with pre-teens and teens. I unfortunately don’t have any resources for this age group. Anyone else have any suggestions?

· March 24, 2011 · · Filed Under: Lent

Christ’s Journey to the Cross: Lenten Inspiration for Mothers

From the 2008 archives (my little Madeline is 6 now!): I still remember the time I first really felt called to be a mother. I was sitting on a subway reading Mother Teresa’s A Simple Path. Out of nowhere I felt a familiar rush behind my eyes as they filled with tears. Mother Teresa wasRead the whole post >>

· March 24, 2011 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Lent · Filed Under: Lent

Bits & Pieces

I didn’t really intend for my recent blogging fast to last as long as it did, but life just sort of swallowed me up and there was little free time to do much of anything, including blog. The break was good for me, but I’m not sure I reaped much spiritually, which was the point.Read the whole post >>

· March 22, 2011 · Tagged With: Lent, Pregnancy, Recipes · Filed Under: Kate's Blog, Lent, Photos, Prayers

The Feast Before the Famine

The girls and I have a tradition of splurging on sundaes on Fat Tuesday. We obviously do not take this indulgence lightly. Yesterday’s binge Do not judge me. It was Fat Tuesday, so you’re supposed to eat fattening things, right? It was also my birthday. (Guess how old young I am!) Oh, and I’m fourRead the whole post >>

· March 9, 2011 · Tagged With: Celebrating the Liturgical Year, Lent · Filed Under: Lent, Prayers, Traditions

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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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