Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Embracing the now even when you’d rather not

I’ve always thought of “living in the moment” in terms of savoring life and all its vivid but easily overlooked beauty. The weight of “now” needed to be measured and felt when a new baby who would soon transform into a lanky, little girl was in my arms. Being fully present during the happy orRead the whole post >>

· August 16, 2012 · Tagged With: Poop, Suffering, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Because “shower” really shouldn’t be on my to-do list & 21 other reasons why I’m taking a blogging sabbatical

What has my life come to that I have to include something as basic as bathing on my to-do list? Please note item #15. Good thing my hair looks fuller and more vibrant when it isn’t freshly washed. And when things get really busy, thank goodness for dry shampoo. My favorite? Oscar Blandi Pronto DryRead the whole post >>

· June 15, 2012 · Tagged With: Detachment, Kate's Blog, Spiritual Growth, Tough Days, Writing · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

We’re all extreme parents

Ironically, a few hours after I published this breastfeeding post I discovered a huge, hot lump on my breast. Not long after, I felt as if a Mack truck had plowed over me, and a part of me was regretting I was still a nursing mama. I had the chills, nausea, and I ached allRead the whole post >>

· April 25, 2012 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

A Good Friday Reflection

This hasn’t been the greatest Lent. That’s an understatement, actually.  In all honesty, I feel like an epic failure. I set the bar low, and I still couldn’t meet any of my spiritual goals. Yet in spite of me and my failings, Easter will come. In the face of my sins and my foibles, thereRead the whole post >>

· April 6, 2012 · Tagged With: Hope, Lent, Mary, Suffering, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Nothing else matters

Every time I sat today or walked with a bounce in my step, which is how I naturally walk all of the time, I winced in pain. That’s because there’s a big bruise that looks like an angry storm cloud on the left cheek of my bum. It was the early evening yesterday and asRead the whole post >>

· March 21, 2012 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Joy, Tough Days · 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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