Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Cinderella Stew

Some girls like to make their princesses beautiful. My 3-year-old prefers hers al dente. Is it just me or is my daughter perhaps repressing some negative feelings toward the whole princess craze?

· July 7, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Sugar and Spice, Tales from the Trenches

Deep Thoughts, Big Words

Madeline, out of the blue: Mommy, what’s the Eucharist? Oh, boy and I thought explaining what jails were recently and what an emergency was the other day was tough. Me: Okay, let me think how to explain. It’s about giving thanks to Jesus. You know when I go up for Communion and you get blessed?Read the whole post >>

· July 2, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Passing On the Faith · Filed Under: Eucharist

Confessions

1. I ate ice cream for dinner on Sunday. It was creamy and chocolate and delicious. Just don’t tell my 3-year-old. (She wasn’t home when I raided the freezer.) 2. I didn’t get out of my pajamas on Monday. I did dress the baby (one point for Mommy!), but Madeline strutted around in a t-shirtRead the whole post >>

· June 25, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Tales from the Trenches

My Meyers-Briggs Prayer

ENFJ: God, help me to do only what I can and trust you for the rest. Do you mind putting that in writing? My husband’s, who’s an INTJ: Lord, keep me open to other’s ideas, *wrong* though they may be. via Happy Catholic. What’s yours?

· June 24, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Prayers

Obituary

Golden (Born ???-died June 5, 2008). Beloved friend to Madeline. Preceded in death by Birdy. Golden began his life in an overcrowded tank at the Pet Supermarket. He watched many of his family members leave their watery sanctuary and bravely awaited the day when he too would bid farewell to the only home he’d everRead the whole post >>

· June 8, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Pets, 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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