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Freedom, Tight Shoes, and Green Beans from the Freezer

Tricia Lott Williford August 12, 2022 6 Comments

On my birthday, I exhaled into a new word: Freedom. For nearly three weeks of my new age of 43,…

I Had a Thing for Mr. Rogers

Tricia Lott Williford January 14, 2022 2 Comments

When I was a little girl, I loved watching Mr. Rogers. I would sit in my living room and stare…

“Favored.”

Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2021 7 Comments

My first husband died eleven years ago, on the morning of December 23, 2010. In the days to follow, I…

Chocolate for a Cellist

Tricia Lott Williford October 23, 2021 1 Comment

Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Something that should matter to you. Something that should matter to you – who? Yes. And…

A Love Letter to Simone

Tricia Lott Williford July 28, 2021 1 Comment

Well done, Simone. Well done. We don’t own you, Simone. Nobody does. We have showed you off like you…

Even When He Doesn’t: A Piece with Ann Voskamp

Tricia Lott Williford June 21, 2021 No Comments

My husband (Peter) and I have two vastly different stories of faith miracles. He begged and pleaded with God from…

For the One Who Is Exhausted

Tricia Lott Williford January 29, 2021 10 Comments

There are so many things that are difficult about being a person right now. There is what there has always…

Arguing with the Ones Who Bring the Daisies

Tricia Lott Williford October 9, 2020 27 Comments

“Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing…

“I’ve Seen Better Legs on a Table”

Tricia Lott Williford September 22, 2020 3 Comments

I am forty-one years old. That happened this summer. I am solid in my emotional convictions about birthdays (love them)…

Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie

Tricia Lott Williford September 21, 2020 2 Comments

Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they belong…

“… but I don’t know what to say.”

Tricia Lott Williford June 5, 2020 3 Comments

When my family goes away for a bit, things fall to pieces. When we got on the cruise ship in…

Front Lines and Finish Lines

Tricia Lott Williford May 18, 2020 1 Comment

This is the final week of distance learning, a household term that nobody knew three months ago. This week, we…

How Can I Stop Living In Fear?

Tricia Lott Williford April 24, 2020 3 Comments

“Tricia, how can I stop living in fear? I’m worried that something will happen to the person I love. How…

A Time to Disobey

Tricia Lott Williford January 20, 2020 7 Comments

“This is one of my favorite days,” he said. He’s the principal of my sons’ middle school, and he was…

The Passport You Don’t Need Yet

Tricia Lott Williford October 10, 2019 13 Comments

“Tricia, how can I stop living in fear? I’m worried that something will happen to the person I love. How…

Balls, Strikes, and Courage

Tricia Lott Williford September 19, 2019 5 Comments

Just when I thought I knew my role as Baseball Mom, my boys changed their position on the field. They’re…

Live It Well.

Tricia Lott Williford September 17, 2019 4 Comments

“I would do it all again. I wouldn’t have spared myself any of the pain that I have gone through…

“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…

That’s Some Serious Staying Power

Tricia Lott Williford July 2, 2019 1 Comment

When death comes at the end of a long life, we don’t wonder if it was time. We don’t wonder…

Two Boys, Two Bikes, Two Dads

Tricia Lott Williford June 16, 2019 No Comments

Sometimes it’s fitting to revisit the best truths. Today seems like a day for the best and the truths. This…

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