Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Celebrate the Small Stuff

I’ve been MIA in the “Small Successes” world. Why? Because I haven’t felt one bit successful. On one hand, I’ve still been trying to do too much. But my overly ambitious efforts and ideals often result in me doing too little. When a friend recently called to see how I was doing, I suffered fromRead the whole post >>

· July 16, 2009 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Small Successes

Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity Book Review

Funny I should attempt to renege an offer to review a book entitled Rest after deciding that I needed, well, more rest. Lucky for me, the book had already been shipped when I asked if I could pass on this review. As soon as I cracked the book open, I realized that God, in hisRead the whole post >>

· July 1, 2009 · Tagged With: Sleep (Or Lack Thereof), Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Media Reviews

Nap Time

· June 12, 2009 · Tagged With: Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Photos

Enough is Enough

If you’re looking for my Faith & Family LIVE-inspired small successes for this week, you’ve come to the right place. I’m just taking a different format today and pondering what I really need to be doing to be a successful mom and wife at this stage of my life. “What is God whispering to you?”Read the whole post >>

· May 21, 2009 · Tagged With: Burnout, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof), Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Small Successes

If Only I Could Take Her Up On It

Said a nocturnal wee one at dusk: Now, Mommy, if you need me in the middle of the night to hold the baby, you can wake me up. Really. It’s okay. I can help.

· May 16, 2009 · Tagged With: Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

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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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