Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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7 Quick Takes: The New, Little Man Edition

~1~ My midwife took this photo shortly after we welcomed our fourth baby and first BOY (we didn’t know the gender before the birth) into our family. I hope to tell little Thomas’s birth story soon. ~2~ Beneath that cap, you’ll see, is a lot of dark hair. Both Rachel and Mary Elizabeth were alsoRead the whole post >>

· September 2, 2011 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Frogs and snails and puppy dog tails, Glimpses Into Our Life, Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Randomness

I haven’t had the time or even really the desire to flesh out any great thoughts lately. So in a lieu of a more meaningful post, I’m just going to share some random glimpses into our life lately. I might start doing this more often, actually, even when it’s not 7 Quick Takes Friday. It’sRead the whole post >>

· August 23, 2011 · Tagged With: Body Image, Breastfeeding, Glimpses Into Our Life, M.E., Madeline, Mom Humor, Pregnancy, Rachel, Random · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

My Most Recent Parental Epiphany

Rachel, 4, was recently playing quietly alone upstairs in the room she shares with her big sister. My husband and I were downstairs with Mary Elizabeth, 2. Madeline was over at a friend’s house. After I’d read a few books to Mary Elizabeth, she asked if she could go see Rae. “Of course,” I said.Read the whole post >>

· August 15, 2011 · Tagged With: Attachment Parenting, Discipline, Glimpses Into Our Life, Lessons Kids Teach Me, Madeline, Natural Parenting, Rachel, Temperaments · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

{this moment}

  {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, visit Soulemama to leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for allRead the whole post >>

· June 17, 2011 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Sugar & Spice · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Lessons from a Beach To-Do List

We recently returned from a week of basking in the sun. Thanks to a very generous aunt, we planted ourselves right on the beach and stayed at her condo for free for an entire week. It was just the change of pace and change of scenery we all needed. I’m busy catching up on laundryRead the whole post >>

· June 1, 2011 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Little Joys, Nature Study, Travel · 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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