Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Creating, Living, Breathing, Pausing

 Where have I been? Why the silence? Why the sole blinking cursor that never turns into letters or words?  First, we were busy creating (hence, the blog post below). My hands all dirty with paint and pastel chalk dust steered clear of the pristine (sterile, lifeless) keyboard.  More recently, we found ourselves in rural MaineRead the whole post >>

· August 30, 2010 · Tagged With: Crafts, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Child 3, Photos, Prayers

Won’t You Join Me in Celebrating New Life?

Remember the ache in this mom’s heart when she lost her first baby in the ninth month of pregnancy? Well, yesterday the voids in my dear friend and her husband’s arms and heart were filled completely when they welcomed a healthy baby boy. Thanks be to God! Every baby is a miracle but as IRead the whole post >>

· June 15, 2010 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Pregnancy · Filed Under: Friendship, New Life, Prayers

Words Whispered in a Mother’s Hurting Heart

I don’t know how she does it. An aunt of mine has had to watch her oldest daughter suffer and suffer over and over again. My cousin Michelle has cystic fibrosis and lissencephaly, a rare brain formation disorder. She’s in the hospital now after major surgery, and my aunt is aching to never leave herRead the whole post >>

· April 16, 2010 · Tagged With: Family · Filed Under: Prayer Requests, Prayers

Seeking Silence

Today is the last day I’ll have comments open on my blog until after Easter. This also marks the final post before I begin an Internet fast that I have committed to for at least the next week. To clarify, I will be fasting from all websites and blogs and will only check my emailRead the whole post >>

· February 17, 2010 · Tagged With: Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Lent, Prayers

What a Year!

2009 has been a year of many blessings. There was this sweet baby. Oh, and then news of a family members reversion and a calling. Then there’s my husband’s new job. That’s right! After nine years of medical training, my husband will be earning R.D. degree – as in real doctor (I did not coinRead the whole post >>

· December 31, 2009 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Medical Marriage, Writing · Filed Under: Prayers

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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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