Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Advent & Christmas Books

Recently, I shared what we can learn spiritually from the Advent season during my monthly Relevant Radio Morning Air segment. You can listen to the conversation here. During our chat I mentioned some of our family’s favorite Advent and Christmas season books. One of my most treasured traditions – and one that doesn’t require hardlyRead the whole post >>

· December 18, 2018 · Tagged With: Advent, Books · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Lessons from Miss Rumphius

Regular readers know one of my favorite activities to do alone or with my kids is reading. I’ve decided to start sharing some reflections on favorite books around here – the ones that we read over and over again. First up is: Miss Rumphius, an all-time favorite of mine and one the kids love asRead the whole post >>

· March 28, 2014 · Tagged With: Books · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

And the living is {very} easy…

What’s not to like about life when you’re reading The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun on the beach while your husband sits beside you keeping his eye on happy kids frolicking in the waves?Read the whole post >>

· March 15, 2014 · Tagged With: Books, Glimpses Into Our Life, Gratitude, Joy, Travel · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Accountability

{Remember to enter to win a copy of Cravings: A Catholic Wrestles with Food, Self-Image, and God by leaving a comment after this post. Contest closes tonight 8 p.m. EST.} I’ve obviously fallen off the blogging bandwagon. This dearth of posting has mostly been a fruitful experience. I was flipping through a magazine the otherRead the whole post >>

· January 25, 2013 · Tagged With: Body Image, Books, Good Enough, Insecurity, Writing · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

The Suffering Mother {Rooted in Love Blog Tour & Giveaway}

Not too long ago I had one of those days Alexander has – a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I can’t really say what happened to make my day turn out so lousy. Nothing devastating happened to me personally, although loved ones I knew were suffering from some crushing news. I don’t rememberRead the whole post >>

· December 6, 2012 · Tagged With: Books, Encouragement for Moms, Tough Days · 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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