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,… Read more
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… Read more
“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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
“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)… Read more
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… Read more
“… 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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… 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
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… Read more
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… Read more
