In the Bathroom at Subway Tricia Lott Williford December 28, 2012 4 Comments I am having lunch with myself and a book at Subway. This is a perfect scenario, as I stand firm… Read more
Mixed Feelings Tricia Lott Williford December 27, 2012 No Comments “Poetry is mixed feelings expressed clearly.” ~ Tom Lux, in Unless It Moves The Human Heart, by Roger Rosenblatt Read more
Ten Thousand Umbrellas Tricia Lott Williford December 27, 2012 8 Comments Good morning, you, there with your coffee cup. Oh, how I love you. You breathe my name in your prayers,… Read more
Big, splashy sticker on this day Tricia Lott Williford December 26, 2012 No Comments It is December 26. This is my New Year’s Day. In my spirit, another year is complete. We finished dozens… Read more
Pandora’s Box Tricia Lott Williford December 24, 2012 2 Comments The apps on my iPad are in large part ‘Kids Entertainment.’ Or, also known as, ‘Coparenting with Technology.’ Perhaps you… Read more
Magnifies Tricia Lott Williford December 23, 2012 9 Comments “My soul magnifies The Lord, for he has done great things for me.” I am thinking on these words today,… Read more
The Day Before The Day Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2012 14 Comments Tomorrow is the anniversary. But today is too. Today is the Day Before the Day. Tomorrow is the day he… Read more
Genuine Expertise Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2012 5 Comments “Why are zombies so scary looking?” “Because they are made-up characters in a story, and the illustrator chose to draw… Read more
In the Gray Snow Tricia Lott Williford December 21, 2012 5 Comments Saving the task for the last minute, we wrapped the teachers’ gifts this morning before school. Little did I know,… Read more
Word of the Day: Esophageal. Tricia Lott Williford December 20, 2012 14 Comments Did you know that mounting anxiety can cause esophageal spasms? Picture that, if you wish, the small flap that keeps… Read more
Whine Fest Tricia Lott Williford December 18, 2012 3 Comments I had to separate the boys for excessive laughing and sound effects in their shared bedroom. Of course that became… Read more
Love Note Tricia Lott Williford December 17, 2012 8 Comments Dear Tricia, This week is upon you. It’s been two years. You are living, breathing, parenting, writing, and waking each… Read more
Confession Tricia Lott Williford December 16, 2012 11 Comments Sometimes I sweep the wayward Legos right into the dustpan. Read more
Be Born In Me Tricia Lott Williford December 16, 2012 1 Comment I wonder if we think we can make Christmas come. As if, with all our decorations and festivities and shopping… Read more
Look For The Helpers Tricia Lott Williford December 14, 2012 4 Comments “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me,… Read more
Overheard or Underspoken Tricia Lott Williford December 14, 2012 4 Comments As Tucker lay beside me and Tyler lay on his bundled nest on the floor, Tyler called from below: “Tuck,… Read more
Impromptu Sleepover Tricia Lott Williford December 13, 2012 12 Comments I went to bed at 6:45 last night. My brain had stopped thinking, my heart was overwhelmed, and I could… Read more
Bending My Own Strong Will Tricia Lott Williford December 12, 2012 7 Comments In my determination to ‘not be defined as a widow,’ sometimes I don’t allow myself the space necessary to actually… Read more
I Wasn’t Going To Tricia Lott Williford December 12, 2012 3 Comments I wasn’t going to be this mom. I was not – not! not! not! – going to be the mom… Read more
