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Vintage Technology
Tricia Lott Williford
April 30, 2018
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Tucker left this morning for Outdoor Ed, the rite of passage for sixth graders. And so my heart will live…
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That Deep Change
Tricia Lott Williford
April 27, 2018
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“Good books (and even some poor ones) can change us to be more like Christ. That deep change is always…
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The Only Real Advice for New Parents
Tricia Lott Williford
April 25, 2018
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“What advice do you have for the parents-to-be?” Well, I mean, I could go on and on. There are a…
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Crystal Gale Hair
Tricia Lott Williford
April 24, 2018
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Our server had long, dark hair that went down to her knees. Peter said she had Crystal Gale hair. I…
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Whatever Day
Tricia Lott Williford
April 23, 2018
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My kids have so many days off school this week. An Assessment Day, a Professional Day, a Comp Day, and…
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They call it the New York Times.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 20, 2018
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Last weekend was kind of a big deal. First, my brother came to town, which of course you know is like…
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Just Try Not To Laugh
Tricia Lott Williford
April 12, 2018
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The sheets are slit. Who slit the sheets? Whoever slit the sheets is a good sheet slitter. It’s our family-favorite…
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This Mom, Other Moms, Shining Stars and State Testing
Tricia Lott Williford
March 28, 2018
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“Mom, can you opt us out of the state testing?” “Why?” “Because some other moms are doing that.” “Maybe they…
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Silly On Purpose
Tricia Lott Williford
March 23, 2018
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We are ridiculous on a regular basis. Most recently, I surprised our family with a new game: Caught On Tape.…
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The Book I Cannot Wait To Tell You About
Tricia Lott Williford
March 19, 2018
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“We’d like for you to tell our story,” Congressman Trey Gowdy said to me in a conference call more than…
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The Thing about a Backyard Fountain
Tricia Lott Williford
March 18, 2018
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“Tell me if I should pour your coffee or not.” “Yes, I’d like for you to pour my coffee,” I…
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Sometimes I Do Things Peter Hates.
Tricia Lott Williford
March 9, 2018
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There are things I do that Peter hates. Maybe hate is a strong word. But maybe it isn’t. Like, I…
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Um, *What Kind* of Hearing Loss?
Tricia Lott Williford
March 5, 2018
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“Do you have any other concerns you’d like for me to take a look at?” the doctor asked. We were…
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“There’s a Girl in the Castle.”
Tricia Lott Williford
February 21, 2018
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We had a *girl* over for dinner last night. She was Tucker’s Valentine last year, and she moved to a…
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Put it in the Pie Hole, Valentine.
Tricia Lott Williford
February 14, 2018
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I chose to be a hands-off, loosely-nearby supervisor of the Valentines boxes and cards this year. As Jen Hatmaker wrote…
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They Call it “Ultra-Mom Mode.”
Tricia Lott Williford
February 12, 2018
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We were ice skating, which is a wonder to behold in itself. We are a cluster of dreams and fantasies.…
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Big Questions over French Fries
Tricia Lott Williford
February 2, 2018
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“Hey, Mom,” he said, dipping his French fry into ketchup. “At school we were talking about how, on average, men…
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Middle-School-Cafeteria Confidence
Tricia Lott Williford
January 26, 2018
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Well, I’m about to be a Middle School Parent. We went to the Parents’ Information Night this week, to dip…
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Drinking Coffee on a Snowy Day
Tricia Lott Williford
January 21, 2018
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It’s been more than a year since we got this kind of snow in Denver. And it’s fun to see…
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The Bossiest, Sassiest in All the Land
Tricia Lott Williford
January 15, 2018
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My nail technician is the sassiest Vietnamese woman I’ve ever met. It took us a little while to figure each…
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