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A Love Letter to Simone
Tricia Lott Williford
July 28, 2021
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Well done, Simone. Well done. We don’t own you, Simone. Nobody does. We have showed you off like you…
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Even When He Doesn’t: A Piece with Ann Voskamp
Tricia Lott Williford
June 21, 2021
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My husband (Peter) and I have two vastly different stories of faith miracles. He begged and pleaded with God from…
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For the One Who Is Exhausted
Tricia Lott Williford
January 29, 2021
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There are so many things that are difficult about being a person right now. There is what there has always…
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Arguing with the Ones Who Bring the Daisies
Tricia Lott Williford
October 9, 2020
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“Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing…
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“I’ve Seen Better Legs on a Table”
Tricia Lott Williford
September 22, 2020
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I am forty-one years old. That happened this summer. I am solid in my emotional convictions about birthdays (love them)…
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Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie
Tricia Lott Williford
September 21, 2020
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Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they belong…
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“… but I don’t know what to say.”
Tricia Lott Williford
June 5, 2020
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When my family goes away for a bit, things fall to pieces. When we got on the cruise ship in…
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Front Lines and Finish Lines
Tricia Lott Williford
May 18, 2020
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This is the final week of distance learning, a household term that nobody knew three months ago. This week, we…
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How Can I Stop Living In Fear?
Tricia Lott Williford
April 24, 2020
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“Tricia, how can I stop living in fear? I’m worried that something will happen to the person I love. How…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Live It Well.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 17, 2019
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“I would do it all again. I wouldn’t have spared myself any of the pain that I have gone through…
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“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…
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That’s Some Serious Staying Power
Tricia Lott Williford
July 2, 2019
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When death comes at the end of a long life, we don’t wonder if it was time. We don’t wonder…
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Two Boys, Two Bikes, Two Dads
Tricia Lott Williford
June 16, 2019
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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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Springtime Snow and Sad Days
Tricia Lott Williford
May 21, 2019
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Yep. It snowed. Quite a bit, actually. Summer break starts on Friday, the community pools open on Monday, and we…
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To Say Their Names
Tricia Lott Williford
May 10, 2019
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“Let me find a picture that shows her hair,” she said, scrolling through the pictures on her phone. We were…
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Sam the Friendship Dog
Tricia Lott Williford
May 9, 2019
3 Comments
“Is he a police dog?” “No, he’s a friendship dog.” “Why is he here?” “We brought him to your school…
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But If I Slow Down…
Tricia Lott Williford
December 12, 2018
9 Comments
Two days ago, I barreled through my to-do list. It probably looks like yours, errands and groceries and dinner and…
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