Kate Wicker

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Healed

At 7:30 a.m. EST tomorrow, my mom will be under the knife. She has brain surgery scheduled for Monday to – we hope and pray – cure her trigeminal neuralgia. After exhausting her medication options and dealing with some pretty awful side effects (e.g., loss of vision, personality changes, extreme lethargy, etc.), she decided toRead the whole post >>

· February 5, 2012 · Tagged With: Faith Inspiration, Gaba, Spiritual Dryness · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

What Lies Ahead

Yesterday I turned on the radio hoping to catch a few Christmas carols, but the station that began blasting R&B versions of “Silent Night” before Thanksgiving had already returned to its regular programming. The station was showcasing hits from 2011 that were not music to my {apparently old, fuddy-duddy} ears. Before I turned the radioRead the whole post >>

· January 1, 2012 · Tagged With: Faith Inspiration, Gratitude, Little Joys, Thomas, Trust · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Ghostbusters

If you’re anything like me, you’re not haunted by ghosts or goblins. Yet, there’s probably something less supernormal but more real that haunts you and has a way of preventing you from living a full life. Is there a past sin you’ve never confessed? Or are you grappling with residual guilt that remains from anRead the whole post >>

· November 2, 2011 · Tagged With: Body Image, Faith Inspiration, Forgiveness, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

New Life In Him

Despite broken bones, puffy eyes, and toddlers who are suddenly boycotting their naps, I’m on an Easter kick. We all should be. We are an Easter people. Besides, joy feels good. During my most recent spiritual direction session I was sharing how it’s not easy to dredge up dark bits from my past. My spiritualRead the whole post >>

· May 4, 2011 · Tagged With: Easter, Faith Inspiration, Gratitude, Lessons My Kids Teach Me, Little Joys, Nature Study · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

You Have to be Wounded in Order to Heal

* WARNING: This post contains some material that isn’t appropriate for children, so please keep curious, little eyes away from the screen. You never know how your words might touch someone. When I shared these thoughts, I figured I might get an email or two or some comments prompting further discourse. In fact, an oldRead the whole post >>

· May 3, 2011 · Tagged With: Easter, Faith Inspiration, Forgiveness, Mercy · 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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