Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>