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Still She Reaches

Tricia Lott Williford February 23, 2012 2 Comments

Though her branches are bare, though the sun hides, still she reaches her arms to the sky. I had to…

Let the Joy Come Out All Day

Tricia Lott Williford February 23, 2012 7 Comments

I backed out of the driveway, taking them to school with a smattering of mismatched mittens and library books. “Who…

The Driving Lesson

Tricia Lott Williford February 22, 2012 3 Comments

He took his daughter on a driving lesson. He had been teaching her to drive over the course of many…

A Bill to Pay

Tricia Lott Williford February 21, 2012 4 Comments

I have a bill to pay today: the ER bill from December 22, 2010. Even though the services rendered didn’t…

All-Campus Pass

Tricia Lott Williford February 21, 2012 1 Comment

“Mommy, I am going to fill this desk with my art supplies, and starting today, I am the only one…

Author. He said Author.

Tricia Lott Williford February 20, 2012 28 Comments

“I would like to represent you,” he said. He and his wife met me for coffee; he is the business,…

My Own Silliness

Tricia Lott Williford February 19, 2012 3 Comments

Sometimes, I am silly and spontaneous in the morning. (I get this from my dad, who occasionally woke his school-age…

Coffee With a Widower

Tricia Lott Williford February 17, 2012 14 Comments

His wife died one week after their daughter was born. She left behind a two-year-old son, a newborn daughter, and…

Just in Time, Valentine.

Tricia Lott Williford February 16, 2012 10 Comments

What happened to the old days when there were a couple of (zealously high-achieving, crafty and brilliant) room mothers who…

This Thing Of Going By Yourself

Tricia Lott Williford February 15, 2012 3 Comments

“Mommy, this thing of you going off by yourself sometimes? It’s not going to happen anymore.” “It probably will, buddy.”…

I Never Told Him.

Tricia Lott Williford February 14, 2012 10 Comments

Do you know what he used to do? He used to warm up my side of the bed. He would…

Together.

Tricia Lott Williford February 13, 2012 6 Comments

I cried, cried, cried. I cried so much, Tucker started to cry. I wanted to stop crying for him, if…

Vade Mecum

Tricia Lott Williford February 12, 2012 4 Comments

I always have a book with me. Physically and always, I have a book with me. I just learned there…

. . .in all my lovings. . .

Tricia Lott Williford February 11, 2012 No Comments

O God, I know that if I do not love Thee with all my heart, with all my mind, with…

…in all my lovings…

Tricia Lott Williford February 10, 2012 1 Comment

O God, I know that if I do not love Thee with all my heart, with all my mind, with…

Everything Daddy was Good At

Tricia Lott Williford February 10, 2012 1 Comment

“Mommy, tell me everything Daddy was good at that you’re not.” Everything? And it has to be things I’m not…

The One Who Cannot Grieve

Tricia Lott Williford February 9, 2012 4 Comments

There is a benefit to now. There is a grace in the first year: people expect grief to overwhelm. They…

Hope finds its Roots

Tricia Lott Williford February 9, 2012 2 Comments

No Regrets, but a Handful of Apologies.

Tricia Lott Williford February 8, 2012 4 Comments

Hey, babe, I’m sorry for texting sometimes while you were talking to me. I’m sorry for the times when you…

The Us that We Are

Tricia Lott Williford February 7, 2012 2 Comments

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Still She Reaches

Let the Joy Come Out All Day

The Driving Lesson

A Bill to Pay

All-Campus Pass

Author. He said Author.

My Own Silliness

Coffee With a Widower

Just in Time, Valentine.

This Thing Of Going By Yourself

I Never Told Him.

Together.

Vade Mecum

. . .in all my lovings. . .

…in all my lovings…

Everything Daddy was Good At

The One Who Cannot Grieve

Hope finds its Roots

No Regrets, but a Handful of Apologies.

The Us that We Are

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