Kate Wicker

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The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Blog

A friend of mine once confessed that she felt guilty when she read some of my blog posts. “Guilty about what?” I asked, shocked that this mom whom I admire so much would feel guilty about anything. “Guilty that I’m not doing enough. All I do is be a mom and you homeschool and blogRead the whole post >>

· November 23, 2009 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms · Filed Under: Kate's Blog, Temptations

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

I recently had plans to go to weekday Mass. My good intentions were nearly thwarted. First, the natives were restless and I woke up not once, not even twice, but three times in the night. At the break of dawn, I had to drag my exhausted, bedraggled zombie of a self out of bed. ARead the whole post >>

· January 13, 2009 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Temptations

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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