Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Joy Personified

The images below are new, but some of the words are from an old Easter post from two years ago. That’s the thing about Truth. It’s always timely. Children grow and change. Babies become toddlers. Toddlers turn into preschoolers.  Your first and second baby girls grow tall and lean, and you see beautiful glimpses ofRead the whole post >>

· April 9, 2012 · Tagged With: Easter, Gratitude, Joy, Mixed Marriage · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Nothing else matters

Every time I sat today or walked with a bounce in my step, which is how I naturally walk all of the time, I winced in pain. That’s because there’s a big bruise that looks like an angry storm cloud on the left cheek of my bum. It was the early evening yesterday and asRead the whole post >>

· March 21, 2012 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Joy, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Blessed v. Lucky

Life has been a little unlucky around here lately. We’re just not finding our groove, and lots of little things seem to be going wrong. We ordered tadpoles, for instance, to begin our spring study on metamorphosis, and our two little guys arrived limp and completely lifeless. The girls had waited months for them andRead the whole post >>

· March 17, 2012 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

My Brain is Still Here; It’s Just a Little Slow

Last night I fell asleep putting my Rachel to sleep at about 8 pm. I didn’t wake up again until around 10ish when Thomas needed to nurse. I promptly fell asleep next to him. After a later noshing session (around 2:30 a.m.), I found myself wide awake. A random ticker tape of thoughts traveled throughRead the whole post >>

· March 2, 2012 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Mindful Moments, Mom Humor, Pets, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof), Thomas · 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

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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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