Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Yarn Along: Unraveling

I have no beautiful images to show of my knitting progress (nope, that’s not my work to the left; my creation is looking a lot worse, actually). Nervous, antsy hands led to a mistake I could not figure out how to correct, so I’ve had to start my humble, little scarf completely over. Sigh. SoRead the whole post >>

· July 27, 2011 · Tagged With: Bed Rest, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Perfectionism, Pregnancy, Tough Days, Yarn Along · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

On Waiting

On the side porch of our house, we have these big, beautiful hanging baskets that are brimming with flowers. My husband bought these planters to beautify our exterior (he also planted the garden of flowers you see below running parallel to the porch – what a guy!) as well as to make our porch seemRead the whole post >>

· July 18, 2011 · Tagged With: Bed Rest, Natural Childbirth, Nature Study, Patience, Pregnancy, Spiritual Growth, Virtues · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7 Quick Takes: Dad-Fueled Sugar Binges, Summer Reading, Baby Gender Predictions, & More!

~1~ You know Daddy’s been doing the grocery shopping around here when this finds its way into your kitchen: That was not on my list. My kids may be starting to think this bed rest thing for mama isn’t so bad after all. ~2~ Well, from the guesses after this post, it looks like weRead the whole post >>

· July 8, 2011 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Bed Rest, Books, Gratitude, Pregnancy, Suffering · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Big Day, Big Thoughts

Today is a big day for our family. My mama arrived at Emory at 5 a.m. this morning for an angiogram and then will have a procedure that will hopefully successfully treat at least one of her brain aneurysms. My dad gave us an update and there’s another procedure before hers, so we won’t knowRead the whole post >>

· July 6, 2011 · Tagged With: Bed Rest, Books, Burnout, Depression, Eating Disorders, Encouragement for Moms, Homeschooling, Humility, Perfectionism, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Biding God’s Time

I’m still gestating, quietly, mostly on my side. For the most part, I’ve been adjusting pretty well to the slower pace. But this morning was difficult, mostly because a friend royally spoiled us on Thursday. Yesterday my friend and her daughters drove over an hour to spend the day with the girls and me. DidRead the whole post >>

· July 1, 2011 · Tagged With: Bed Rest, Friendship, Putting Our Faith Into Action, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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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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