Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Opposites and Authors

 I had the opportunity to chat with Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey on the most recent Faith & Family Podcast. We chatted about whether or not opposites attract in our own marriages as well as divulged what we’ve been reading and what books we plan to crack open during Lent. Join the conversation here. (BeRead the whole post >>

· March 4, 2011 · Tagged With: Celebrating the Liturgical Year, Lent, Podcasts · Filed Under: Books, Lent, Podcasts, Resources

Resources for Lent

Subtitled: An Obnoxiously Long But Hopefully Somewhat Helpful Post It’s late this year, but somehow Lent is still sneaking up on me. I’ve just recently been combing through online resources, notes, files, and books to come up with a plan to celebrate this meaningful Lenten season. I thought I’d share a few resources, ideas, etc.Read the whole post >>

· March 2, 2011 · Tagged With: Celebrating the Liturgical Year, Crafts, Lent, Recipes · Filed Under: Lent, Resources

Parenting by the Book – Part II

Part I, in which I ramble on and on about how you should always trust your own parental instincts over the experts, can be found here. This is Part II where I share some of my favorite parenting/family resources. This list includes books and resources that I: A) Just enjoyed reading. B) Found practical informationRead the whole post >>

· October 11, 2010 · Tagged With: Attachment Parenting, Encouragement for Moms, Homeschooling · Filed Under: Kate's Blog, Media Reviews, Resources

Parenting By the Book – Part I

I recently had a childless friend ask me for a list of my favorite parenting books with the upfront disclosure that she was only curious about my perspective and was not pregnant. This same friend wanted to watch Ricki Lake’s The Business of Being Born  with me. She says she finds the world of parentingRead the whole post >>

· September 15, 2010 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms · Filed Under: Momopoly Book Club, Resources

Good Eats

We have a food snob on our hands. Nine-month-old Mary Elizabeth turns her nose up at anything pureed. Mashed bananas do nothing for her. Forget the plain avocados. This girl wants the good stuff. She loved my guacamole, which is a bit on the spicy side, and she had no problem feasting on my lasagna.Read the whole post >>

· January 18, 2010 · · Filed Under: Babies, Child 3, Child Care, Photos, Resources

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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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