Today, I Said Thank You. Tricia Lott Williford September 19, 2020 19 Comments Today, I said thank you to the Starbucks barista who made my Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, even though she is… Read more
We Are Trying to Be Civilized. Tricia Lott Williford June 24, 2020 5 Comments Maybe you’ve seen this story that’s circulating on social media: “Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student… Read more
Tackle Football: A Whole New Frontier Tricia Lott Williford August 3, 2016 4 Comments Football is in his blood, and I held him off as long as I could. It was only a matter… Read more
Bracelets and Merry-Go-Rounds: This Girl Takes Back Control Tricia Lott Williford October 20, 2015 15 Comments Has it ever happened to you that you’ve realized you’ve been doing all the wrong things? Maybe not all the… Read more
150 Pounds in The World’s Unwieldiest Stroller Tricia Lott Williford October 1, 2015 4 Comments Well, just in case I didn’t love grocery shopping with every ounce of my heart, I’m now back to pushing… Read more
Tucker Learns To Walk Again Tricia Lott Williford September 3, 2015 5 Comments 1 Fall from a Swingset 4 Breaks 8 Hospital Visits 1 Surgery 5 Pins 1 Screw 16 stitches 3 Days… Read more
A Love Note To Single Moms Tricia Lott Williford August 28, 2015 No Comments I never intended to be a single mom, but then I guess not many of us in this tribe aimed… Read more
Scooter, Shmooter. Tricia Lott Williford August 24, 2015 No Comments We broke the scooter. And I use that pronoun very, very loosely. If you’ve seen Tucker scooting around town, school,… Read more
Hopalong Cassidy and Sir Embarrassed Tricia Lott Williford August 19, 2015 No Comments Let me tell you one thing I know for sure, a nugget of foundational truth that will never change: Nothing… Read more
Grace Notes for the First Day Of School Tricia Lott Williford August 10, 2015 3 Comments Today marked a great big finish line for us: The First Day of School. #BrokenFootSummer is “over,” and we have… Read more
That Thing Called Brave Tricia Lott Williford August 6, 2015 6 Comments And so, the pins are out of Tucker’s foot. We can officially say he is tougher than nails. Because, oh… Read more
Hands and Knees Tricia Lott Williford July 27, 2015 6 Comments I don’t remember why I was kneeling and crying. Last week was kind of a doozy for such things. I… Read more
If Real Life Had Thought Bubbles Tricia Lott Williford July 20, 2015 2 Comments Here’s a little exercise to bring you right into the action with me on this one. Reach down to the… Read more
Raise Your Hand if You Lost a Wheelchair Today Tricia Lott Williford July 13, 2015 No Comments I can really only think of one way in which it would be feasible to lose a wheelchair. Perhaps if… Read more
Fresh Bouquets of Kindness, Dried Leaves of the Opposite Tricia Lott Williford July 6, 2015 4 Comments I have seen an unusual potency of kindness and unkindness in the last couple of weeks. I suppose they are… Read more
They Took off the Bandages, and I Was Not Prepared Tricia Lott Williford July 2, 2015 1 Comment Two weeks post surgery, we went back to Children’s Hospital for our follow-up appointment. They cut through all the layers… Read more
This One Important Thing Tricia Lott Williford July 1, 2015 2 Comments To read this article in its entirety with PJ Parenting, click here. I was drinking iced coffees at Starbucks with… Read more
Some Things Do Not Stop Being Tricia Lott Williford June 24, 2015 9 Comments The subject of this blog post asked that I take it down based on the personal backlash he has received.… Read more
99 Silver Linings Tricia Lott Williford June 18, 2015 No Comments Children’s Hospital is like EPCOT. Our male nurse named Coop who whispered when Tuck was sleeping, listened to his pain,… Read more
