Charlotte and Our Coming Of Age Tricia Lott Williford January 28, 2026 1 Comment When I am most honest with myself about Charlotte’s Web, it is one of my favorites in all the libraries… Read more
Sparkly, Shiny Promises Tricia Lott Williford March 24, 2025 2 Comments A decade ago, spring break had a very different vibe for my little family. I kept things lively with a… Read more
Grass Stains and Touchdowns Tricia Lott Williford May 18, 2024 1 Comment I love to watch kids playing football. Their varying degrees of grass stains, interest, and commitment. It looked like a… Read more
The Things We Might Say Tricia Lott Williford September 14, 2021 4 Comments If she tells you she wishes her car got better gas mileage, that doesn’t mean she wishes she’d never learned… Read more
Locked in a Bedroom: A Good Friday Gone Wrong Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2020 2 Comments It’s been more than a decade since this Good Friday situation, the day Baby Tyler locked Toddler Tucker and me… Read more
Jesus Didn’t Parent Toddlers: A Love Letter to the Parents of Littles Tricia Lott Williford April 2, 2020 1 Comment 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… Read more
“It gets better.” Tricia Lott Williford July 29, 2019 33 Comments “Mom, I wish you had some kind of record of the things I said when I was little.” The incredulous… Read more
Why I Won’t Get the Award for Mother of the Year Tricia Lott Williford June 28, 2018 3 Comments Throwing it back to a post from 2008,when my babies were two and almost-one, I was sleepless and underfed, Robb and… Read more
She said, “Oh, honey, I’m not going to tell you.” Tricia Lott Williford March 29, 2017 2 Comments This conversation happened on a Sunday morning nearly a decade ago. This couple sat near us, and I met them… Read more
Remembering the First Ever Mother-Son Flashlight Party Tricia Lott Williford September 23, 2015 No Comments I found this little ditty hiding in the archives. Look at this very sweet story. * * * Robb was… Read more
4 Things I Learned When My Toddler Locked Me In His Bedroom Tricia Lott Williford June 30, 2015 5 Comments It’s a blast from the past, you guys: one of the favorites from the archives of my life as a… Read more
The Monster at the End Of This Book Tricia Lott Williford May 14, 2015 3 Comments A Throwback Thursday Dialogue with Tyler * * * “Mommy, how many humps do camels have?” He’s sitting in my lap… Read more
Just Three Things. That’s All I Ask. Tricia Lott Williford October 27, 2014 1 Comment “I hate you!” I hear one brother mutter to another in the backseat. I gasp dramatically and pull the car… Read more
Talking Cereal and Dancing Spoons Tricia Lott Williford September 17, 2014 1 Comment Sometimes, I am silly and spontaneous in the morning. (I get this from my dad, who occasionally woke his school-age… Read more
The Firehouse: A Visit with Our Heroes Tricia Lott Williford September 11, 2014 5 Comments So, while this was happening, the paramedics said to Tuck, “Let’s see… how many stitches do you think you’ll need?”… Read more
Solid Advice in the Grocery Aisle Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2014 1 Comment Tonight, a woman at WalMart stopped me. Twice. The first time, she said, “I just wanted you to know that… Read more
Prepare Him Room Tricia Lott Williford December 16, 2013 4 Comments From the archives: Teaching Tuck and Ty, December 2011 Joy to the world, the Lord has come. Let earth… Read more
Small Blue Snow Boot Tricia Lott Williford June 29, 2013 No Comments From the Archives of Teaching Tuck and Ty * * * We decided to do a family trip to King… Read more
The Art of Multi Tasking Tricia Lott Williford June 8, 2013 1 Comment * * * from the archives of Teaching Tuck and Ty * * * You know who excels in… Read more
