Kate Wicker

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Catholic Mom Book Spotlight: Weightless

The illustrious and wonderful blogger, podcaster, author, techie expert, wife, and mom Lisa Hendey invited me to talk about my book, Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body, over at Catholic Mom. In the interview, I share everything from information about the writing process to tips on how to raise physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy daughters.Read the whole post >>

· July 20, 2011 · Tagged With: Body Image, Health, Sugar & Spice, Weightless · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Kissy Wissy

4-year-old Rachel to her daddy as he watches her dance around our living room before bedtime: Please don’t smile. You can be happy, but try not to smile because it reminds me of boys and girls and kissing, and that’s disgusting. This is the same child who told me that Peter from Heidi was strongRead the whole post >>

· July 5, 2011 · Tagged With: Child 2, Mom Humor, Sugar & Spice · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

I Smell Like Orzo

NOTE: I scheduled this post before the pre-term labor scare went down. I got my haircut last week just in the knick of time! — I recently hopped into the minivan after I’d loaded the girls in and as soon as I shut my door, Rachel said, “Mmmmm, Mommy, you smell good.” “It’s probably myRead the whole post >>

· June 23, 2011 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Sugar & Spice · 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 allRead the whole post >>

· June 17, 2011 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Sugar & Spice · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Princess Ballerina Party Details

I recently wrote a letter to my 4-year-old birthday girl, and we actually had her family party a little over a week ago, but I’m just getting around to sharing party details. When I told Rae we’d be having a little family birthday shindig and that she could pick a theme for it, she immediatelyRead the whole post >>

· June 15, 2011 · Tagged With: Child 2, Holidays, Recipes, Sugar & Spice, Traditions · 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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