Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Nature Study at Nana & Pop’s

Observe the lizard perched on Pop’s head. I just love Mary Elizabeth’s expression here. — *This is just a reminder that there’s still time to enter to win a copy of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms: 52 Companions for Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul or Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body. DetailsRead the whole post >>

· November 9, 2011 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Nature Study · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

{this moment}

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, visit Soulemama to leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all toRead the whole post >>

· October 7, 2011 · Tagged With: {this moment}, Nature Study · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

On Waiting

On the side porch of our house, we have these big, beautiful hanging baskets that are brimming with flowers. My husband bought these planters to beautify our exterior (he also planted the garden of flowers you see below running parallel to the porch – what a guy!) as well as to make our porch seemRead the whole post >>

· July 18, 2011 · Tagged With: Bed Rest, Natural Childbirth, Nature Study, Patience, Pregnancy, Spiritual Growth, Virtues · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Lessons from a Beach To-Do List

We recently returned from a week of basking in the sun. Thanks to a very generous aunt, we planted ourselves right on the beach and stayed at her condo for free for an entire week. It was just the change of pace and change of scenery we all needed. I’m busy catching up on laundryRead the whole post >>

· June 1, 2011 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Little Joys, Nature Study, Travel · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Katie & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day That Ended Not So Badly After All

There’s a Palomino rocking horse on my front porch. He’s been stripped of his saddle, and some of his coat is a bit on the crusty side. He’s airing out after a toddler decided to straddle him in a very poopy diaper that proceeded to leak all over the once noble steed. I was downstairsRead the whole post >>

· May 12, 2011 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Little Joys, Mary, Nature Study, Poop, Tough Days · 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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