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“Finalist” is a Beautiful Word
Tricia Lott Williford
April 7, 2025
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“Can I pour you a cup of coffee?” Annie asked me as I sat on a stool at her kitchen…
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A Bird in the Hand
Tricia Lott Williford
March 19, 2025
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A bird flew into our house. She was throwing herself against the window, a fluster of wings and beak. I…
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Bad Days and Good Stories
Tricia Lott Williford
May 24, 2024
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I have this weekly time with my students that we call Wisdom from Mrs. Heyer. I have told them, there…
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I Want To Show This To You.
Tricia Lott Williford
May 7, 2024
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There are things in my life that are too beautiful for words, so sacred, so layered that I can’t really…
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Thank You, Tina.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 20, 2024
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Dear Tina, I don’t know you, but your words saved my heart tonight. Tina writes: “Let me preface all of…
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How to Help When You Don’t Know What To Do
Tricia Lott Williford
January 9, 2024
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How To Help When You Don’t Know What To Do There is a lot of sadness in my community. In…
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You Are Safe Now
Tricia Lott Williford
July 6, 2023
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Okay, my friends. I have many things to tell you. Big Things. In the last more-than-a-decade that we’ve been sharing…
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A New Book: A Patriot’s Promise
Tricia Lott Williford
January 27, 2023
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This is my friend, Israel “DT” Del Toro Jr. DT is a real American hero, retired as Senior Master Sergeant…
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The Golden Light of Endings
Tricia Lott Williford
December 31, 2022
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In his book, I Wrote This For You, Iaian Thomas wrote a breathtaking poem that I can’t stop thinking about.…
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A Thousand Small, Glittering Kindnesses
Tricia Lott Williford
December 23, 2022
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Today, I’ve been thinking about the time when we were on a layover at the airport and a young man…
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How To Help When You Don’t Know What To Do
Tricia Lott Williford
December 9, 2022
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Some of you have written to me, asking me to write in response to the sadness that overwhelms, asking me…
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Waymaking at the Train Station
Tricia Lott Williford
December 1, 2022
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I am sitting in Denver’s Union Station. I’m not taking a train anywhere, but the station is pure magic to…
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Trees and Lights and Timing: Let It Be
Tricia Lott Williford
November 16, 2022
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‘Tis the season for all the sparkly things. I live in a house divided, and the majority of us are…
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A Voice and A Choice
Tricia Lott Williford
November 2, 2022
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“Tricia, this weekend we will be spending time with a ten-year-old boy whose mom died recently. What cues do you…
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If Ever You Need to Feel Brave
Tricia Lott Williford
November 1, 2022
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“I was brave?” the four-year-old asked. “You were — you are brave,” Eddie told her. “What does brave mean?” Ruth…
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Juggling the Glass and the Plastic
Tricia Lott Williford
October 21, 2022
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I read recently about an interview with author Nora Roberts, where someone asked her how to balance writing and kids.…
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Freedom, Tight Shoes, and Green Beans from the Freezer
Tricia Lott Williford
August 12, 2022
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On my birthday, I exhaled into a new word: Freedom. For nearly three weeks of my new age of 43,…
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I Had a Thing for Mr. Rogers
Tricia Lott Williford
January 14, 2022
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When I was a little girl, I loved watching Mr. Rogers. I would sit in my living room and stare…
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“Favored.”
Tricia Lott Williford
December 22, 2021
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My first husband died eleven years ago, on the morning of December 23, 2010. In the days to follow, I…
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Chocolate for a Cellist
Tricia Lott Williford
October 23, 2021
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Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Something that should matter to you. Something that should matter to you – who? Yes. And…
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