More Than Bags of Groceries Tricia Lott Williford October 15, 2012 7 Comments “Is this the home of the happy Willifords?” He called through the screen in the front door. (It’s still warm… Read more
Lone Aspen Tricia Lott Williford October 15, 2012 2 Comments Lone Aspen. She probably thinks she’s the odd one, all alone out there in a sea of sameness. Little does… Read more
Lust and Longing Tricia Lott Williford October 14, 2012 1 Comment “You would think I’d get enough of books. They are stacked all over my house. More arrive every week, one… Read more
A Place for Everything Tricia Lott Williford October 13, 2012 2 Comments Their task today is to clean the playroom. I have bought storage containers and drawers, and their job is to… Read more
The Good Feeling Tricia Lott Williford October 13, 2012 No Comments It’s good to feel like a good mom sometimes. That feeling takes a different avenue for each of us. Maybe… Read more
“Hey, little lady…” Tricia Lott Williford October 12, 2012 7 Comments “You’re a writer?! I’m a reader! We should get together sometime!” (Ah. We’re both literate. We have the world in… Read more
Stripes of Green and Blue Tricia Lott Williford October 10, 2012 2 Comments This is red ribbon week at our elementary school. (At first, I was puzzled that they were teaching AIDS awareness… Read more
Even a Blind Squirrel Tricia Lott Williford October 10, 2012 2 Comments It was a morning of chaos. The routine chart on the wall is a big, fat joke. Up by 7:15? … Read more
Warrior Mom Tricia Lott Williford October 9, 2012 3 Comments “The father’s job is to teach his children how to be warriors, to give them the confidence to get on… Read more
Joy is Attractive Tricia Lott Williford October 9, 2012 3 Comments Last week, when I was traveling (until I abruptly wasn’t), I stood in line to board a plane. The line… Read more
Come to The Greenhouse on Thursday! Tricia Lott Williford October 9, 2012 2 Comments Do you feel like you’re wasting your time? Like you’re worth so much more than your life is giving you… Read more
Walking In Sunshine Tricia Lott Williford October 8, 2012 3 Comments “Tricia, have you thought about taking a walk in the sunshine?” “Tricia, I’ve heard exercise is the common denominator in… Read more
The Bottom of the Lake Tricia Lott Williford October 8, 2012 10 Comments Depression is fierce and mean and heavy and angry. I am in a long black tunnel that has stretched for… Read more
Fill In The Blank Tricia Lott Williford October 7, 2012 6 Comments “Mommy, when Jesus rose from the dead, do you think the soldiers were like, ‘What the…?!’ ” I do, Tyler.… Read more
The Fairytale of the Traveling Duchess Tricia Lott Williford October 6, 2012 6 Comments Once upon a time, there was a duchess who was a writer. And the duchess planned a trip away for… Read more
It’s All In the Bag Tricia Lott Williford October 4, 2012 3 Comments I think you’re going to laugh when I tell you what I did. Everything was going along just fine on… Read more
Metaphorically Thinking Tricia Lott Williford October 3, 2012 4 Comments I think in metaphors. I’m learning this is perhaps not what everyone does. Robb used to say to me, in… Read more
Variety is… Not This. Tricia Lott Williford October 3, 2012 2 Comments There are three containers of French onion chip dip in my fridge, three cartons of vanilla ice cream in my… Read more
Mario and Luigi Tricia Lott Williford October 2, 2012 2 Comments Mario and Luigi travel in a whole different world than the one I knew on Nintendo – twenty years ago.… Read more
