Kate Wicker

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A Light Blogging Week

Gaba (my mom who’s pictured above with M.E.) is going to be staying with us over the next few days, so I’ll be going on a blogging diet and won’t be around much. She’s partially coming to watch the kiddos, so I can get my teeth cleaned. Ugh. I do not share Madeline’s enthusiasm forRead the whole post >>

· August 3, 2009 · · Filed Under: Photos, Prayer Requests

Please Pray…

I don’t normally use this space to ask for prayers, but I just learned that one of my dearest friends lost her baby girl this past weekend when her little one’s heart stopped beating. The doctors discovered a severe knot in the umbilical cord that likely tightened as she grew. My friend was 36 weeksRead the whole post >>

· June 30, 2009 · · Filed Under: Prayer Requests

A Note From My Mom

Inspired by Rachel Balducci of Testosterhome, one of my favorite bloggers, who recently invited her family members to guest blog while she focused on caring for her toddler after a broken femur (please pray for Mom and Henry during this difficult recovery period!), I’m sharing a post from my own dear mom. I think you’llRead the whole post >>

· June 23, 2009 · · Filed Under: Guest Bloggers, Prayer Requests

Harden Not My Heart

To the gentleman at daily Mass who repeatedly shoots disapproving glances our way, even when my children are behaving (almost) as piously as saints, please pray for me. I want to be at the table of the Lord as much as you do, but it’s not always easy for me to be there. You mayRead the whole post >>

· February 11, 2009 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms · Filed Under: Eucharist, Prayer Requests

Why Not Me?

Several years ago a priest spoke about suffering during his homily. What he said has always stuck with me. He talked about how when bad things happen to us, we often ask, “Why me?” God, no doubt, has an answer for this question even if we’d rather not hear it. Sometimes it’s simply “So IRead the whole post >>

· December 12, 2008 · Tagged With: Motherhood, Suffering, Tough Days · Filed Under: Prayer Requests

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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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