Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Bits & Pieces

I have nothing more to offer you than a hodgepodge post. This past weekend my mom and my two oldest girls took off for Peoria, Illinois for one of my speaking engagements. It was a fun and faith-filled weekend. The girls were very excited about the tea and the sweets to go with it. SpeakingRead the whole post >>

· June 26, 2013 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Running, Words of Wisdom · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Chasing Rabbits

A very wise friend of mine recently encouraged me to not be down about super-speedy-runner-girl who effortlessly ran 6ish minute miles in her first 5K (and is, as my husband reminded me half a decade younger than I am; I love that man). This lovely friend said something about how when she runs, she’s thinkingRead the whole post >>

· June 11, 2013 · Tagged With: Eating Disorders, Running, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Humility & Some Upcoming Gigs

This past week I started having some interior knee pain. At first, I felt a subtle twinge during a run. Later that same day I found that I had some tenderness if I pressed down on the tendon behind my knee. I’ve been running nice and easy since my half and felt great the entireRead the whole post >>

· May 11, 2013 · Tagged With: Humility, Running, Speaking · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Fish story, running, and getting your groove back

My husband planned an impromptu trip to the mountains last week. This was the same week we already had scheduled a weekend trip to Nashville. When my husband shared the news, I tried not to panic thinking about all of the things I had planned on accomplishing during the two days we’d unexpectedly be away.Read the whole post >>

· May 2, 2013 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Glimpses Into Our Life, Running · 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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