Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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{this moment} Beach Bum

{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 all toRead the whole post >>

· May 27, 2011 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Gratitude, Little Joys, Travel · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Katie & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day That Ended Not So Badly After All

There’s a Palomino rocking horse on my front porch. He’s been stripped of his saddle, and some of his coat is a bit on the crusty side. He’s airing out after a toddler decided to straddle him in a very poopy diaper that proceeded to leak all over the once noble steed. I was downstairsRead the whole post >>

· May 12, 2011 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Little Joys, Mary, Nature Study, Poop, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Happily Ever After

Whew. We had a whirlwind of a weekend. There was eating, primping, praying, celebrating, drinking (for those of age and not with child as I am), laughing, crying (out of happiness and for a little girl or two sometimes out of pure exhaustion) dancing, and lots of reveling. My baby brother is a married man!Read the whole post >>

· May 9, 2011 · Tagged With: Family, Glimpses Into Our Life, Marriage · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Weekend In Review

The Boot The Tiny Dancer The Post-Recital Smiles Mom’s Bizarre Allergic Reaction

· May 2, 2011 · Tagged With: Child 1, Child 2, Glimpses Into Our Life, Little Joys, Sugar & Spice, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7 Quick Takes (I have no idea what volume I’m on)

I’ve been playing hooky on 7 Quick Takes Fridays, mainly because extracting seven semi-witty things from my gray-sludge-of-a-brain since giving birth to my third child has become next to impossible. But here I am again. Not because I’m feeling particularly witty, so go ahead and lower your expectations right now. It’s just that Jen’s gotRead the whole post >>

· August 7, 2009 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Glimpses Into Our Life, Politics · Filed Under: Kate's Blog, Photos, Politics, Seven Quick Takes

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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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