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

The 12 Days of Christmas {in pictures}

Alternately Titled: A good excuse to post some gratuitous baby shots.

· January 6, 2012 · Tagged With: Christmas, Glimpses Into Our Life, Joy, Madeline, Mary Elizabeth, Rachel, Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

It’s a…

…BOY! I’m still in shock. I just assumed we’d be adding some more sugar and spice to our growing family. Meet Thomas Kemp Wicker born today at 4:38 p.m. I was blessed to have another natural birth. I absolutely could not have done it without my amazing husband, skillful midwife, and wonderful nurse. Thomas isRead the whole post >>

· August 28, 2011 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Joy, Natural Childbirth, Pregnancy · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

The Way to Love Anything is to Realize It May Be Lost

“The way to love anything is to realize it may be lost.” -G.K. Chesterton as quoted in Small Steps for Catholic Moms So I had a completely different post planned for today. I was going to share songs that moved me like Puff the Magic Dragon moves my 6-year-old (funny but true), but something elseRead the whole post >>

· February 18, 2011 · Tagged With: Joy, Pregnancy · 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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