Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Hear Me, Hear Me…

…on the Son Rise Morning Radio Show filling in for the ever-talented, multitasking maven Danielle Bean tomorrow (Friday, October 15th) at 6:50 a.m. EST. And you know, I’m um just a little, you know, um nervous about chatting with Brian Patrick in place of a Catholic celebrity of such stature and notoriety as Danielle. IRead the whole post >>

· October 14, 2010 · · Filed Under: Pets, Podcast/Radio Guest Spots

I’m in Love!

I’m in love.   So are my girls. So is my husband. With this dog. Her name is Layla. (Well, that’s the name she came with. I told the girls we were going to keep her first name so as not to confuse her but that they could give her a middle name. After aRead the whole post >>

· October 13, 2010 · · Filed Under: Madeline's Art, Pets, Photos

For the Love of a Dog

I love dogs. I’m much more of a dog person than a cat person, but we do love our new neighbor’s friendly feline. He looks like a puffy cloud of smoke with his thick, gray coat, and he puts up with my daughters’ constant attention. Hopefully, soon they’ll have another animal to kiss and petRead the whole post >>

· September 29, 2010 · Tagged With: Columns · Filed Under: Pets

Our Family’s Newest Addition

We’re proud to announce the newest addition to our family. We welcomed a beautiful blue fish to our family recently. Our little guy answers to the name Isabelle. Yes, our feisty Siamese Fighting Fish (AKA Betta) is a “he,” but he seems completely comfortable with his masculinity and doesn’t seem too offended by his girlyRead the whole post >>

· June 18, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Pets, Photos

Welcome to Our Family!

Thanks to Dave’s thorough research and the recommendation of Jessie, we have welcomed four neon tetras (including one tiny baby who made it into the pet store bag by accident) to our family. Madeline has chosen the following names for her new pets: Flower, Leaf, Star, and Sam. Poor Baby Rae is still going toRead the whole post >>

· September 16, 2008 · · Filed Under: Pets

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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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