Kate Wicker

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A Lenten Fortune

For every day of Lent I choose a “Lenten Fortune” out of a container that looks like a box for Chinese take-out. Each slip of white paper includes a faith exercise. My Familia team leaders gave me the box filled with “fortunes” as a way to make my Lent more fruitful. Many of the fortunesRead the whole post >>

· February 28, 2008 · Tagged With: Lent · Filed Under: Adoration, Lent, Prayers

An Answered Prayer

This morning, very early long before the sun peeked through the window blinds, I woke up to Madeline’s announcement, “I have pee dripping down my leg.” Not exactly an alarm clock, but hearing these words has the same effect. I stumbled out of bed and dug in Madeline’s drawer for a pair of panties. ThenRead the whole post >>

· January 15, 2008 · Tagged With: Faith Inspiration · Filed Under: Photos, Prayers, Tales from the Trenches

Prayer for Bridal Shower

I threw my sister-in-law a bridal shower this past Sunday. In my planning I searched endlessly for a prayer to be used at a bridal shower or any prayer that could be adapted for a bride-to-be. Google failed me – a rare occurrence – but then I thought to myself, “Why don’t I just writeRead the whole post >>

· December 19, 2007 · · Filed Under: Prayers

A Morning Prayer (36 Weeks and Counting…)

“Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.” (Philippians 4:6) A morning prayer: Dear God, First off, prayers of thanksgiving are in store. We have made it to 36 weeks and our little miracle is still tucked safely away inside of my womb.Read the whole post >>

· May 31, 2007 · · Filed Under: Prayers, Tales from the Trenches

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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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