Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Happy Birthday, Sweet Madeline!

Dear Madeline, You had your last soccer game this past weekend. Like always, you gave it your all and sprinted across the field with your tongue dangling from your mouth. Your face was flushed with heat (it was unseasonably warm even for Georgia) as well as happiness. Following the game, your coach handed out medalsRead the whole post >>

· November 16, 2009 · Tagged With: Letters · Filed Under: Child 1, Photos, Traditions

An Almost Wordless Wednesday: Mommy, I Look So Stupid

Don’t blame me, kiddo. Gaba was the one who bought you that silly fish getup.

· November 4, 2009 · · Filed Under: Child 3, Holidays, Photos

Horse Crazy

I thought Madeline was horse crazy, but her affinity for four-legged beasts is lukewarm compared to her little sister’s. We cannot get Rae get off this horse at Nana and Pop’s. At home, she runs up and down our hallway and asks to be called the Black Stallion. She also keeps asking when she canRead the whole post >>

· October 30, 2009 · Tagged With: Horses · Filed Under: Child 2, Photos

This is What Hope Looks Like

And most of all, it looks like this: His name is Thomas (he’s the one with the white t-shirt thrown over his shoulder), but he often answers to T-Dog. He’s my 16-year-old cousin who wears a Nike hat with the words “LIVESTRONG” imprinted on it. And that is what he does every day: He livesRead the whole post >>

· October 12, 2009 · Tagged With: Family, Tough Days · Filed Under: Charities, Photos

Good Eats, Good Times

Alternate Post Title: Mom’s A Big Geek The baby’s just over six months now and had her first taste of rice cereal served with mama’s milk. She found the whole process hilarious and kept giggling when we offered her a taste. Then again, maybe she was just laughing at how ridiculous her mom looked. (DorkyRead the whole post >>

· October 10, 2009 · · Filed Under: Child 3, Photos

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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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