Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Turtles v. Babies

Like most five-year-olds, my oldest daughter never stops asking questions. She’s very interested in the ocean, and her old obsession with barracudas was recently replaced with a curiosity about sea turtle babies. “Tell me more about sea turtles,” she asks. So I turned to Google, and this is what I learned with just a fewRead the whole post >>

· January 22, 2010 · Tagged With: Pro-Life · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

New Column

You can now read my latest Inside Catholic article: Life, A Baby’s Best Start.

· March 13, 2009 · Tagged With: Columns, Pro-Life · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7 Quick Takes (Vol. 4)

#1 I don’t watch American Idol and honestly have no interest. I’ve heard the cut-off age is 28, so I just missed my chances at stardom. Rats! But there’s still hope for our family and it rests in our two crooners (the youngest is pictured here). #2 I recently read a great editorial in TheRead the whole post >>

· February 6, 2009 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Co-Sleeping, Pro-Life, Suffering, Tales from the Trenches · Filed Under: Kate's Blog, Photos, Seven Quick Takes, Tales from the Trenches

Imagine the Potential

Sure, this one has made the rounds this week. But given the significance of today, it’s worth sharing it again.

· January 22, 2009 · Tagged With: Pro-Life · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Did You Watch the Inauguration?

We did. Since we now have cable television for the first time in almost two years (just got it last Thursday), we gathered in our living room to observe this historic moment. Dave is doing research for the next week, so he was able to be a spectator right along with me. So were theRead the whole post >>

· January 20, 2009 · Tagged With: Pro-Life · Filed Under: Politics, Prayers

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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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