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Living Rooms
Tricia Lott Williford
April 12, 2025
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It is the first real Saturday of spring. The air is cool; it rained last night. Beads of water cling…
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“Finalist” is a Beautiful Word
Tricia Lott Williford
April 7, 2025
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“Can I pour you a cup of coffee?” Annie asked me as I sat on a stool at her kitchen…
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Sparkly, Shiny Promises
Tricia Lott Williford
March 24, 2025
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A decade ago, spring break had a very different vibe for my little family. I kept things lively with a…
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A Bird in the Hand
Tricia Lott Williford
March 19, 2025
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A bird flew into our house. She was throwing herself against the window, a fluster of wings and beak. I…
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On Paying Attention
Tricia Lott Williford
March 3, 2025
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In my class, we are reading Bridge to Terabithia, one of my favorite books in the history of ever. Today,…
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On Cooking
Tricia Lott Williford
December 28, 2024
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“I do not cook,” I have often said in the last couple of years. I allowed that this could be…
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Snow Day
Tricia Lott Williford
November 7, 2024
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Snow day, slow day. Don’t-get-up-and-go day. Snow day, slow day. Leave-me-happily-alone-day. Snow day, slow day. Just-give-me-my-books day. Snow day, slow…
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Beautiful To Me
Tricia Lott Williford
November 3, 2024
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Well, the mall nearest to my home now has coffee shop seating in the food court, so that is where…
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Table for Two
Tricia Lott Williford
August 9, 2024
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My first real responsibility in our family was to learn to set the table. The table was the most important…
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The Summer I Fell In Love
Tricia Lott Williford
August 3, 2024
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Once upon a summertime, my youngest cousins and I were looking for something to do. It was on a long…
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Cokes and Pizza and Mascara and High-Fives
Tricia Lott Williford
July 20, 2024
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“Write about a time when you got exactly what you wanted.” Coke cans in the fridge and pizza boxes on…
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Jeremy Bear: Tips on Triplets
Tricia Lott Williford
June 10, 2024
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Jeremy Bear is a fixture of my childhood. Jeremy’s youngest sister was my best girl for so many years of…
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Barbara the Hamster
Tricia Lott Williford
June 8, 2024
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I opened my email this morning to see one from one of my students who just finished fourth grade. We…
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Winning and Losing and Driving Away
Tricia Lott Williford
May 29, 2024
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When you go enter a car dealership, you have to know you’re going to be on the losing end of…
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Bad Days and Good Stories
Tricia Lott Williford
May 24, 2024
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I have this weekly time with my students that we call Wisdom from Mrs. Heyer. I have told them, there…
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Grass Stains and Touchdowns
Tricia Lott Williford
May 18, 2024
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I love to watch kids playing football. Their varying degrees of grass stains, interest, and commitment. It looked like a…
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I Want To Show This To You.
Tricia Lott Williford
May 7, 2024
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There are things in my life that are too beautiful for words, so sacred, so layered that I can’t really…
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To Be Part of the Song
Tricia Lott Williford
April 21, 2024
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Today I read an essay about a monk in a monastery, who, when asked why he was a monk, said,…
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Thank You, Tina.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 20, 2024
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Dear Tina, I don’t know you, but your words saved my heart tonight. Tina writes: “Let me preface all of…
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Oh, Prom. You Mess With My Heart.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 20, 2024
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I found out on Tuesday that prom was happening. I mean, I knew prom was happening, the same way…
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