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My New Book: This Book Is For You

Tricia Lott Williford May 31, 2021 1 Comment

You guys. It’s time. I’ve been writing this book for two years, and I finally get to show you. This [...]

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1,826 Days: What Do I Know Now

Tricia Lott Williford May 28, 2021 6 Comments

I read somewhere, the only difference between a first marriage and a second is this: the second time, you know [...]

A Word to Graduates

Tricia Lott Williford May 26, 2021 No Comments

Middle School is officially in the rearview mirror. Everybody finished, everybody survived, and I don’t just mean the eighth graders. [...]

Sears Portraits and Mother’s Day, circa 1997

Tricia Lott Williford May 9, 2021 No Comments

“All I want for Mother’s Day is a picture of my kids,” she told us. Well, that’s simple enough. Plus, [...]

Sexy at Sixty: Macabre and The Baltimore Orioles

Tricia Lott Williford April 15, 2021 No Comments

Peter turned sixty yesterday, and one day in, he keeps discussing his “advanced age.” Every time I enter the room, [...]

Easter Baskets. I Can Talk About It Now.

Tricia Lott Williford April 9, 2021 4 Comments

I made a fatal error this week. Its name is Easter Baskets. For a while I couldn’t talk about it, [...]

I Don’t Know How

Tricia Lott Williford April 2, 2021 4 Comments

I feel like I don’t know how to do Good Friday well enough. It feels like when I love someone [...]

A Prayer for Boulder

Tricia Lott Williford March 23, 2021 7 Comments

Holy God, We are reeling again. Ten people killed while they were shopping for chips, milk, and maybe some ice [...]

Happy Birthday, And Life Comes Back.

Tricia Lott Williford February 23, 2021 5 Comments

This little book turns Seven Years Old this week. She’s basically a first grader, out in the real world, tying [...]

School is In Session

Tricia Lott Williford February 9, 2021 4 Comments

I took my children to school today. It felt gloriously normal, like muscles that have ached to be stretched. It’s [...]

For the One Who Is Exhausted

Tricia Lott Williford January 29, 2021 10 Comments

There are so many things that are difficult about being a person right now. There is what there has always [...]

The Laughing Episode

Tricia Lott Williford January 12, 2021 2 Comments

Maybe this has happened to you. You’re some place fairly serious, aiming to have a fairly serious conversation, and suddenly [...]

A Riff on the Lord’s Prayer for a Morning Like This

Tricia Lott Williford January 7, 2021 11 Comments

Our Father, Father to all of us and each of us, Of those who violently stormed our nation’s capitol yesterday [...]

Thank you, Mary.

Tricia Lott Williford December 25, 2020 2 Comments

I remember when each of my boys was born, the sweet relief of holding them, meeting them, beginning this new [...]

That Time When I Lost a Manuscript

Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2020 7 Comments

Tricia said: “Laptop, Open Manuscript.” And the Laptop said, “File Not Found.” Tricia said: “Look again, laptop. Find it, please.” [...]

Give My Book for Christmas!

Tricia Lott Williford December 15, 2020 6 Comments

A Christmas Special: Give my book for Christmas! For $20, I’ll send to you a *personalized, signed copy* of [...]

A Tale of Two Turkeys

Tricia Lott Williford November 26, 2020 1 Comment

I mean, I’ve never been in charge of a turkey before. And since our Thanksgiving is the most intimate ever, [...]

This Book Is For You: Here’s the SCOOP!

Tricia Lott Williford November 17, 2020 4 Comments

Sometimes I like to pretend like I’m having coffee with you. This is one of those times.

The Great Denim Skirt Debate of 1993

Tricia Lott Williford November 15, 2020 3 Comments

Everybody who becomes an adult has to be fourteen once, and it’s a rough time of transition for everybody involved [...]

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The Life on Purpose Summit: A Free Event

Tricia Lott Williford October 26, 2020 No Comments

Do you want to live your life on purpose? I am honored to partner with a terrific team of authors, speakers, teachers, [...]

Recent Blog Posts

My New Book: This Book Is For You

1,826 Days: What Do I Know Now

A Word to Graduates

Sears Portraits and Mother’s Day, circa 1997

Sexy at Sixty: Macabre and The Baltimore Orioles

Easter Baskets. I Can Talk About It Now.

I Don’t Know How

A Prayer for Boulder

Happy Birthday, And Life Comes Back.

School is In Session

For the One Who Is Exhausted

The Laughing Episode

A Riff on the Lord’s Prayer for a Morning Like This

Thank you, Mary.

That Time When I Lost a Manuscript

Give My Book for Christmas!

A Tale of Two Turkeys

This Book Is For You: Here’s the SCOOP!

The Great Denim Skirt Debate of 1993

The Life on Purpose Summit: A Free Event

You Are Safe Now

This Book Is for You

Just. You. Wait.

You Can Do This

Let's Pretend We're Normal

And Life Comes Back