Kate Wicker

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Tea with Mary

We’ve started a new ritual around our house. After quiet time we gather around the kitchen table, pull out Madeline’s silver-plated tea set from GG (Great Grandmother Jean) and fill its teapot with tea. (Although tea is sometimes optional – it’s still hot down here in Georgia, so cold milk or water with a hintRead the whole post >>

· September 10, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary · Filed Under: Media Reviews, Traditions

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Dear Mary, Today Catholics celebrate your birth, but more importantly we celebrate you as a model of steadfast faith. Lately, I’ve been in a spiritual slump. God seems distant, aloof. Yet, I’m having trouble doing anything to bridge this gap between Him and me. So on your birthday, I give you the gift of myRead the whole post >>

· September 8, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary · Filed Under: Feast Days, Prayers

Broken and Blessed

It’s been said that creation is God’s first missionary. From personal experience, I know my own heart experiences a new conversion each time I give birth. As soon as I hold my baby in my arms for the first time, I find myself staring at this tiny bundle of perfection and I have a wholeRead the whole post >>

· August 11, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary · Filed Under: Media Reviews

Show Your Mother Some Love…

…by stopping by Behold Your Mother and taking a look at the Mary Moments Sneak Peak Carnival compiled by the ever-faithful, always-witty, and talented Sarah of Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering. Like what you see? Then consider contributing to the next Mary Moments Carnival. The theme is “Great Books About Mary” and the deadlineRead the whole post >>

· July 16, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Mary Moments Carnival

Sarah and Heidi are helping to spread the love for Our Mother by starting a Mary Moments Carnival. From Sarah: “These will be monthly collections of posts from – we hope – all over the blogosphere, in honor of the Blessed Mother. In August, the theme will be ‘Great Marian Books.’ The deadline for submissionsRead the whole post >>

· July 10, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary · Filed Under: Carnivals

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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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