Kate Wicker

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7 Quick Takes: The Hazardous Waste, Vanity, October Baby, & More Edition

— 1 — I’ve always assumed my calling myself an “Expert in Hazardous Waste Removal”  in my email tagline was an obvious joke since I’m the mom of poopy littles. But a few weeks ago I corresponded with someone whom I don’t know well. Our children were involved in the same activity. Well, we exchangedRead the whole post >>

· March 23, 2012 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Mary Elizabeth, Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

My Brain is Still Here; It’s Just a Little Slow

Last night I fell asleep putting my Rachel to sleep at about 8 pm. I didn’t wake up again until around 10ish when Thomas needed to nurse. I promptly fell asleep next to him. After a later noshing session (around 2:30 a.m.), I found myself wide awake. A random ticker tape of thoughts traveled throughRead the whole post >>

· March 2, 2012 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Mindful Moments, Mom Humor, Pets, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof), Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

A Poem

My 2-year-old has neon green snot. She thinks it’s very pretty. I do not. — The pretty snot face is on the mend, but her poor baby brother is terribly congested and crusty. He’s such a happy guy that he’ll cough, cry, and then smile in quick succession. Our family is a walking petri dish.Read the whole post >>

· February 17, 2012 · Tagged With: Mary Elizabeth, Mom Humor, Poetry, Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Mom’s Got Talent

I have two new homeschooling mom-friends who have offered to give educational tours of their respective businesses to my children. One oversees an organic farm that also serves as a prayer and mission base. The other owns an Italian restaurant. I joked that I didn’t have anything interesting to offer in exchange, but one ofRead the whole post >>

· February 2, 2012 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7 Quick Takes: The “Mommy has a crush on Jesus” and More Edition

— 1 — Thomas, who is just shy of five months, has made his modeling debut. — 2 — 7-year-old: Do you have a crush on anyone, Mommy? Me: Yup. 7-year-old: I think I know who. Me: Who do you think? 7-year-old: Jesus! 4-year-old: Yeah. It’s definitely Jesus. I actually had their daddy in mind,Read the whole post >>

· January 27, 2012 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Homeschooling, Madeline, Mary Elizabeth, Mom Humor, Rachel, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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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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