Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Small Successes 11

1. Thanks to a former homeschooling aunt and her encouragement to start praying the Stations of the Cross at home with my young children, I’ve found a meaningful way to help my preschooler journey with Jesus to the cross this Lent. Here’s what we’re doing to bring the stations into our home: I light aRead the whole post >>

· April 2, 2009 · Tagged With: Homeschooling, Passing On the Faith, Pregnancy · Filed Under: Lent

Life as a Classroom

I once had a friend lament over how she hasn’t signed her 6-month-old up for any baby “classes” yet. “Are you wanting to get out more?” I asked her. “No. I’m fine, but she seems bored. I think she needs more stimulation.” My friend is a product of modern parenting and the school of thoughtRead the whole post >>

· August 11, 2008 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Homeschooling · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Free Stuff

A friend of mine recently sent me this link, and it’s been fun checking out the Homeschooling Freebie of the Day. Even if you don’t homeschool, there’s some great stuff. Best of all, it’s FREE! From the website: “Every weekday, Monday through Friday, we’ll post a new homeschooling “freebie” to this site. What kind ofRead the whole post >>

· July 29, 2008 · Tagged With: Homeschooling · Filed Under: Freebies

How to Raise a Writer

I was privileged to teach a mini creative writing camp to children this past week. The budding Hemingways inspired me with their stories of twin sisters releasing coconut candles into the sea mist and man-eating blueberry muffins. These kids are brimming with creativity and I don’t want that to change, so I gave the parentsRead the whole post >>

· July 18, 2008 · Tagged With: Homeschooling, Writing · Filed Under: Creative Writing Workshop

Poetry Analysis

If you saw the following lines from a poem by Grace Nichols, what would you guess the poet was talking about? Tall and blue true and open So open my arms have room for all the world for sun and moon for birds and stars Yet how I wish I had the chance to comeRead the whole post >>

· April 12, 2008 · Tagged With: Homeschooling, Lessons Kids Teach Me · Filed Under: Creative Writing Workshop

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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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