Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>