The Golden Light of Endings Tricia Lott Williford December 31, 2022 No Comments In his book, I Wrote This For You, Iaian Thomas wrote a breathtaking poem that I can’t stop thinking about.… Read more
A Thousand Small, Glittering Kindnesses Tricia Lott Williford December 23, 2022 No Comments Today, I’ve been thinking about the time when we were on a layover at the airport and a young man… Read more
A Slice of Cake Never Made Anybody Fat Tricia Lott Williford December 20, 2022 No Comments I didn’t write this, but I wish I did. And I don’t know who needs to hear this, but I… Read more
A Few Days Later, Mary Hurried. Tricia Lott Williford December 16, 2022 No Comments A Few Days Later, Mary Hurried. These words lit up on the page today. I love when I see something… Read more
The Champions of December: A Love Note to the Teachers Tricia Lott Williford December 13, 2022 No Comments Let’s talk about who’s really killing it during the month of December: The Teachers. They’re planning units that are the… Read more
How To Help When You Don’t Know What To Do Tricia Lott Williford December 9, 2022 No Comments Some of you have written to me, asking me to write in response to the sadness that overwhelms, asking me… Read more
Slaps. Tricia Lott Williford December 7, 2022 No Comments Our family schedule now allows for exactly two dinners together each week. Two nights a week, I pull out all… Read more
The Artist’s Blessing Tricia Lott Williford December 7, 2022 No Comments My fellow artists, makers, thinkers, crafters, creatives, Have you ever wondered where your ideas come from? Whether they’re yours or… Read more
She Knows What’s Beautiful Tricia Lott Williford December 5, 2022 No Comments My pastor told the story this weekend of a now-famous experiment conducted by Gene Weingarten from the Washington Post. Weingarten… Read more
You Write To Me. Tricia Lott Williford December 2, 2022 No Comments You write to me. Your children have died, before they were born, before they could walk, before they turned 12,… Read more
Waymaking at the Train Station Tricia Lott Williford December 1, 2022 No Comments I am sitting in Denver’s Union Station. I’m not taking a train anywhere, but the station is pure magic to… Read more
Baby Ben, a Digital Robot, & My First Go at Grandparenting Tricia Lott Williford November 18, 2022 No Comments My memory-keeper apps brought up this story from a year ago, when we got to know Baby Ben the digital… Read more
Trees and Lights and Timing: Let It Be Tricia Lott Williford November 16, 2022 No Comments ‘Tis the season for all the sparkly things. I live in a house divided, and the majority of us are… Read more
Too Soon for Neuter Jokes, Mom. Tricia Lott Williford November 9, 2022 1 Comment The puppies were spayed and neutered yesterday. Molly’s was laparoscopic, two small incisions, so she seems to be doing well.… Read more
Listen, I Know It Wasn’t Safe. Tricia Lott Williford November 4, 2022 5 Comments I was driving home on a cold November evening, when I pulled up to a stoplight at a busy intersection.… Read more
On Thankfulness and Not Eloping Tricia Lott Williford November 3, 2022 2 Comments I have a (deeply empathic) friend who feels sorry for Thanksgiving every year. She says it gets swallowed up in… Read more
A Voice and A Choice Tricia Lott Williford November 2, 2022 3 Comments “Tricia, this weekend we will be spending time with a ten-year-old boy whose mom died recently. What cues do you… Read more
If Ever You Need to Feel Brave Tricia Lott Williford November 1, 2022 2 Comments “I was brave?” the four-year-old asked. “You were — you are brave,” Eddie told her. “What does brave mean?” Ruth… Read more
Dynamic Duos and “The Guy with the Hoe” Tricia Lott Williford October 31, 2022 3 Comments Today makes seventeen halloweens. And I have very little to do with any of it. I’m now the comfy lady… Read more
The Miracle of a Little Boy’s Lunch Tricia Lott Williford October 30, 2022 3 Comments Maybe it’s because I am forever a hostess at heart, and wherever there is a party there is also food… Read more
