Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Birds & the Bees Meet Catechism

Throughout the season of Advent the girls have been working hard to make Baby Jesus’ bed soft and comfy come Christmas Day. Each time they show generosity, do a chore with a joyful heart, or refrain from smacking their sister in frustration and decide to share whatever toy is in demand at the present momentRead the whole post >>

· December 15, 2010 · Tagged With: Advent, Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

Things have been a little serious around here, don’t you think? Leave it to my kids to marble in potty humor when you need a good laugh. Madeline actually had her first sleepover last Friday at a friend’s house, and her mom texted me that night telling me what a hoot my daughter was becauseRead the whole post >>

· November 13, 2010 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1

Announcing the Patron Saint of…

In honor of All Saints’ Day, I share with you a recent conversation among the Wicker girls. Me: You know, if we all really love God and try to be really good people, we just might be saints someday. 3-year-old: Weally?Me: Really. 3-year-old: But what would I be the saint of? 5-year-old: You could beRead the whole post >>

· November 1, 2010 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Saints · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2

Gross Anatomy

So I’m tossing some kidney beans into the turkey gumbo I’m making for dinner the other night when my 3-year-old Rachel asks, “What are those?” “Kidney beans,” I reply. “When I had my urinary tract infection,” recalls 5-year-old Madeline, “I had to get an ultrasound so they could check out my kidney beans to makeRead the whole post >>

· October 18, 2010 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1

Mrs. Testosterhome

Rachel Balducci, author of How to Tuck in a Superhero and Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys, rocked the UGA house at the Grady College Authors Alumni Showcase yesterday – and she rocked the baby, too. In fact, the only one who drifted off to sleep while she spoke was Isabel. Her talk was greatRead the whole post >>

· October 15, 2010 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Photos

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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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