Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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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

Big Day, Big Thoughts

Today is a big day for our family. My mama arrived at Emory at 5 a.m. this morning for an angiogram and then will have a procedure that will hopefully successfully treat at least one of her brain aneurysms. My dad gave us an update and there’s another procedure before hers, so we won’t knowRead the whole post >>

· July 6, 2011 · Tagged With: Bed Rest, Books, Burnout, Depression, Eating Disorders, Encouragement for Moms, Homeschooling, Humility, Perfectionism, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Biding God’s Time

I’m still gestating, quietly, mostly on my side. For the most part, I’ve been adjusting pretty well to the slower pace. But this morning was difficult, mostly because a friend royally spoiled us on Thursday. Yesterday my friend and her daughters drove over an hour to spend the day with the girls and me. DidRead the whole post >>

· July 1, 2011 · Tagged With: Bed Rest, Friendship, Putting Our Faith Into Action, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

A Bed Rest Survival Guide (Unabridged)

I’m becoming a bed rest pro. Three out of four of my pregnancies have now resulted in some form of mandated “taking it easy.” Now before I write anything further, I have to be clear that I’ve never had to endure the strictest form of bed rest when you end up in the supine positionRead the whole post >>

· June 28, 2011 · Tagged With: Bed Rest, Child 4, Encouragement for Moms, Mary, Pregnancy, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7 Quick Takes: The Natural Disaster, Broken Ankle, Swollen Eye, Among Other Things Edition

~1~ My husband returned from work around 1 a.m. on Thursday, and I was awake (I’ve been struggling with insomnia this week). We tuned into our weather radio, knowing that severe storms would soon be marching through our area. A few minutes into listening, we heard the eerie cry of a tornado siren. We piledRead the whole post >>

· April 29, 2011 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Books, Nature Study, Podcasts, Spiritual Growth, Sugar & Spice · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Kate's Blog, Podcasts, Spiritual Growth

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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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