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Sparkly, Shiny Promises
Tricia Lott Williford
March 24, 2025
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A decade ago, spring break had a very different vibe for my little family. I kept things lively with a…
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Grass Stains and Touchdowns
Tricia Lott Williford
May 18, 2024
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I love to watch kids playing football. Their varying degrees of grass stains, interest, and commitment. It looked like a…
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The Things We Might Say
Tricia Lott Williford
September 14, 2021
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If she tells you she wishes her car got better gas mileage, that doesn’t mean she wishes she’d never learned…
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Locked in a Bedroom: A Good Friday Gone Wrong
Tricia Lott Williford
April 8, 2020
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It’s been more than a decade since this Good Friday situation, the day Baby Tyler locked Toddler Tucker and me…
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Jesus Didn’t Parent Toddlers: A Love Letter to the Parents of Littles
Tricia Lott Williford
April 2, 2020
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Parents of Preschoolers and Toddlers, this season is the real deal, isn’t it? You are in the t-r-e-n-c-h-e-s. When my…
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“It gets better.”
Tricia Lott Williford
July 29, 2019
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“Mom, I wish you had some kind of record of the things I said when I was little.” The incredulous…
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Why I Won’t Get the Award for Mother of the Year
Tricia Lott Williford
June 28, 2018
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Throwing it back to a post from 2008,when my babies were two and almost-one, I was sleepless and underfed, Robb and…
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She said, “Oh, honey, I’m not going to tell you.”
Tricia Lott Williford
March 29, 2017
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This conversation happened on a Sunday morning nearly a decade ago. This couple sat near us, and I met them…
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Remembering the First Ever Mother-Son Flashlight Party
Tricia Lott Williford
September 23, 2015
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I found this little ditty hiding in the archives. Look at this very sweet story. * * * Robb was…
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4 Things I Learned When My Toddler Locked Me In His Bedroom
Tricia Lott Williford
June 30, 2015
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It’s a blast from the past, you guys: one of the favorites from the archives of my life as a…
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The Monster at the End Of This Book
Tricia Lott Williford
May 14, 2015
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A Throwback Thursday Dialogue with Tyler * * * “Mommy, how many humps do camels have?” He’s sitting in my lap…
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Just Three Things. That’s All I Ask.
Tricia Lott Williford
October 27, 2014
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“I hate you!” I hear one brother mutter to another in the backseat. I gasp dramatically and pull the car…
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Talking Cereal and Dancing Spoons
Tricia Lott Williford
September 17, 2014
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Sometimes, I am silly and spontaneous in the morning. (I get this from my dad, who occasionally woke his school-age…
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The Firehouse: A Visit with Our Heroes
Tricia Lott Williford
September 11, 2014
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So, while this was happening, the paramedics said to Tuck, “Let’s see… how many stitches do you think you’ll need?”…
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Solid Advice in the Grocery Aisle
Tricia Lott Williford
April 8, 2014
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Tonight, a woman at WalMart stopped me. Twice. The first time, she said, “I just wanted you to know that…
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Prepare Him Room
Tricia Lott Williford
December 16, 2013
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From the archives: Teaching Tuck and Ty, December 2011 Joy to the world, the Lord has come. Let earth…
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Small Blue Snow Boot
Tricia Lott Williford
June 29, 2013
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From the Archives of Teaching Tuck and Ty * * * We decided to do a family trip to King…
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The Art of Multi Tasking
Tricia Lott Williford
June 8, 2013
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* * * from the archives of Teaching Tuck and Ty * * * You know who excels in…
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