Kate Wicker

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· September 21, 2011 · Tagged With: Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Thomas’s Birth Story

The very early morning of August 28th, 2011 Around 2 a.m. I woke up restless. I was feeling crampy, but this was nothing new. Contractions had been coming and going for weeks. For anyone new to my blog, here’s a brief recap of my most recent pregnancy: I started bleeding early on and was afraidRead the whole post >>

· September 19, 2011 · Tagged With: Natural Childbirth, Pregnancy, Spiritual Growth, Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

{this moment} story time

{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 all toRead the whole post >>

· September 16, 2011 · Tagged With: {this moment}, Madeline, Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

This is exactly how I feel

A lot like this: And this: And this, too: Only Madeline (AKA Hopping Cricket) seems to be moving full-speed ahead these days. The rest of us are tired, tired, tired. I wish I could nap on the go. Sleep when the baby sleeps? Ha! Try doing that at the start of soccer season and whenRead the whole post >>

· September 14, 2011 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof), Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Thomas Update

Thanks (again!) to everyone for the support and prayers you showered me with after I shared with you that Thomas was having to go see a pediatric cardiologist. Please be sure to check out the comments after this post because some other families and their precious babies could use some extra prayers as well. Here’sRead the whole post >>

· September 10, 2011 · Tagged With: Friendship, Gratitude, Prayers, Thomas · 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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