Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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?

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 >>

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 >>

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?

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 >>