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Rites of Passage: Cop, Coach, Consultant
Tricia Lott Williford
September 10, 2018
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This morning, my oldest boy turned thirteen, and my younger boy boarded the bus for three days at Outdoor Ed.…
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Be Here Now.
Tricia Lott Williford
August 30, 2018
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Be here now. I whisper these words often to myself, especially when I am losing interest in what I am…
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So Big, So Small
Tricia Lott Williford
August 27, 2018
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It was a February day When your dad came by, before going away A U-Haul truck in the driveway The…
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My Love to You, Chicago.
Tricia Lott Williford
August 11, 2018
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A few months ago, I was invited to speak at Willow Creek, a megachurch in Chicago. I’ve long admired and…
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Snakes in Santa Fe
Tricia Lott Williford
May 18, 2018
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It turns out that Santa Fe doesn’t have nearly as many snakes as I thought. I thought the whole city…
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When Mother’s Day Isn’t Happy
Tricia Lott Williford
May 12, 2018
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“Happy Mother’s Day. Happy, happy, happiest of days, happy Mother’s Day.” That’s what they’re all saying this weekend, the TV,…
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How To Help When You Don’t Know What To Do
Tricia Lott Williford
July 19, 2017
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A young girl in our community died this week in a tragic and horrifying boating accident. The Andersons are on a family vacation,…
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“Your book changed my life.”
Tricia Lott Williford
May 16, 2017
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When you write a book, you sign up to spend a lot of hours alone with the idea, never really knowing…
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It Is Well.
Tricia Lott Williford
March 10, 2017
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When peace like a river attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll, Whatever my lot, Thou has taught…
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Unresolutions, Words, and Commitment Issues
Tricia Lott Williford
December 31, 2016
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“How long have you been choosing a word for the year?” my brother texted me. I had just published this…
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Overcome by Healing
Tricia Lott Williford
December 23, 2016
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There’s a story in the New Testament that has made me angry for a lot of years. It’s the story…
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When Your Heart is on the Line
Tricia Lott Williford
October 28, 2016
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Sophie Hudson is my spirit animal. She writes the words in her books and her blog (BooMama), and I nod and…
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An Open Letter to Jeremy Hubbard and Fox31 News: The Night You Put My Kid on the News
Tricia Lott Williford
September 20, 2016
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Dear Jeremy Hubbard, Last night you featured my nine-year-old son Tyler on your 9:00 news segment. And I have just…
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Boy Courage and a Green Bandana
Tricia Lott Williford
August 20, 2016
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I miss my son like crazy today. This does not usually happen. I am the biggest proponent for sending, launching,…
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When Fear Is All Around
Tricia Lott Williford
July 8, 2016
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What a terrible week of the worst things. I keep writing and deleting. Drafting and scrapping. Typing and backspacing. I…
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Someone Else’s Wife
Tricia Lott Williford
June 15, 2016
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Hi, Robb, I’m a wife. Again. I’ve written to you lots over the last five-and-a-half years, over our two thousand…
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The Vulnerability and Joy: “I’m Getting Married in Nine Days.”
Tricia Lott Williford
May 19, 2016
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I’m getting married in nine days. The thing about being engaged is that it puts you in a constant state…
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Home Stretch: Bring Him Home. Now.
Tricia Lott Williford
May 2, 2016
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We are on Day 10 of 11 Days Apart. Home stretch, you guys. Home Stretch. He has finished serving the…
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Worlds Apart and Honest Journaling
Tricia Lott Williford
April 26, 2016
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Peter is traveling across the word tonight. Quite literally across the world. Tonight, he is on a layover in Switzerland,…
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Thank You, Little Black Dress.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 8, 2016
12 Comments
I am reading The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. It’s a revolutionary approach to decluttering where instead of clearing…
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