Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

Birthday Girl

Today is Madeline’s third birthday and I’m letting her be queen for the day. First on the queen’s agenda: Get all decked out. She raided her dress-up trunk and put together this get-up. We have quite the fashionista on our hands. Being stylish clearly comes naturally to Madeline. When she saw the picture on theRead the whole post >>

Baby Hands & Feet

I love how babies discover their hands and feet and contemplate them like they are the most amazing things they’ve ever seen. These days, Rachel Marie has regular tête-à-têtes with her hands or her feet. Today I watched her stare at her curled fists and then watch as her fingers unfurled one by one. SheRead the whole post >>

Proud Mommy Moments

Sometimes I feel like all I do is write about my tough mommy moments – the times when I feel tired, impatient, frustrated, insecure or frazzled. Writing for me is, after all, cathartic, a release, so I often feel compelled to write when I’m feeling low. I also fear I too often portray my dearRead the whole post >>

Now Hear This

Earlier this week, I heard the annoying noise of the landscapers at work. They arrive onsite at our townhome community in throngs and all day their industrial blowers and mowers roar, making naptime a bit of a challenge. “Oh, I hear the landscapers,” I sighed. Usually, Madeline hears the deafening noise and says something like,Read the whole post >>

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor