Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Carnival Updates

Catholic Carnival 203: Waiting in Joyful Hope is over at Catholic Fire. The Carnival has a lovely Advent theme and is worth checking out. The next edition of Mary Moments is also available and is a wonderful compilation of posts honoring the Virgin Guadalupe, courtesy of all-star blogger Sarah.

· December 17, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary · Filed Under: Carnivals

Mary Moments Carnival: Call for Submissions

From uber blogger and fellow Catholic mom Sarah: “In December, we will honor Our Lady of Guadalupe with our Mary Moments carnival. We welcome your feast day celebration ideas, traditions, recipes, or reflections. Do you have a special devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe? Have you felt a special bond with this image of Mary?Read the whole post >>

· December 8, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary · Filed Under: Carnivals

Let It Be

In college, I went through a crazy Beatles phase (I even briefly sang in a very amateur band that played Beatles covers), so I know Paul McCartney is referring to his mom and not the Virgin Mary in the song “Let It Be.” Still, whenever I hear the song I find myself picturing Mother MaryRead the whole post >>

· November 12, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Achieving Real Beauty

Over at In God’s Image, I recently wrote about my reluctance with having my daughters grow up to be beautiful women. I explained why: “I’ve seen too many unhappy, beautiful girls to think it’s something we should want (just think of so many of the Hollywood starlets who seem to have it all and endRead the whole post >>

· September 27, 2008 · Tagged With: Body Image, Mary · Filed Under: Body Image

Mary Moments Carnival: The Birthday Edition

Don’t miss the latest Mary Moments Carnival where Sarah compiled a wonderful pile of presents…er….posts…in honor of Our Blessed Mother’s birthday (celebrated on September 8th).

· September 20, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary · 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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