Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Election Day Prayer

Ever-faithful God, we consecrate the 2008 U.S. presidential election and our entire nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Our Loving Mother, Patroness and Protectress of the Americas. We ask that You take our Nation into Your Loving Care, reach into the hearts of the electorate, and give themRead the whole post >>

· November 4, 2008 · · Filed Under: Prayers

All Saints’ Day

In honor of All Saints’ Day, I’ll share one of my favorite prayers from one of my favorite saints: PRAYER OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.Where there is hatred, let me sow love;where there is injury, pardon;where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair, hope;where there is darkness,Read the whole post >>

· November 1, 2008 · Tagged With: Saints · Filed Under: Feast Days, Prayers

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Dear Mary, Today Catholics celebrate your birth, but more importantly we celebrate you as a model of steadfast faith. Lately, I’ve been in a spiritual slump. God seems distant, aloof. Yet, I’m having trouble doing anything to bridge this gap between Him and me. So on your birthday, I give you the gift of myRead the whole post >>

· September 8, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary · Filed Under: Feast Days, Prayers

Mixed Marriage Series: Tip 3

Welcome to my mixed marriage series. This is tip three of living a mixed marriage: Let the little children come. To see other posts from the series, please click here. As Catholics, we are required to bring up our children in the faith. We are nothing less than missionaries who are planting the roots ofRead the whole post >>

· September 3, 2008 · Tagged With: Mixed Marriage Series · Filed Under: Prayers

Hearing God’s Voice

The other day I was in the bathroom trying to – surprise! – use the bathroom with some semblance of privacy. This is just one of the things you take for granted before becoming a mom of little ones. First, the baby crawled over to me and pulled up on my legs. “Gaga. Dada. Ba-ba-baaaaaa,”Read the whole post >>

· July 21, 2008 · Tagged With: Faith Inspiration · Filed Under: Prayers, Putting Our Faith Into Action

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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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