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He said, “Now Tear It Up.” But I Couldn’t.

Tricia Lott Williford March 17, 2016 4 Comments

“On the slips of paper in front of you, I’d like for you to write down your top five priorities.…

A Few Things I Know About Suffering

Tricia Lott Williford January 26, 2016 2 Comments

I hate it when people think they know everything. Or even when someone has an inflated sense of what they…

Christmas Eve: I Have A Song

Tricia Lott Williford December 24, 2015 7 Comments

Yesterday morning, I poured myself a cup of coffee, and I settled in with my journal, my Bible, my pens,…

Between Past Pain and Redeemed Love: December 22

Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2015 4 Comments

Words are living things in my imagination. Some of them are bubble cartoon fonts or rigid block letters or splashy…

the word love written on a lined piece of school paper in ink wi

Earthquakes, Aftershocks, and Falling in Love

Tricia Lott Williford December 8, 2015 3 Comments

Falling in love is a little bit terrifying. And sometimes a lot bit. Remember that story of the morning when…

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There Are Things I Haven’t Told You

Tricia Lott Williford November 1, 2015 1 Comment

I have a photo of the Last Halloween. The boys are five and three years old, and they are dressed…

Bracelets and Merry-Go-Rounds: This Girl Takes Back Control

Tricia Lott Williford October 20, 2015 15 Comments

Has it ever happened to you that you’ve realized you’ve been doing all the wrong things? Maybe not all the…

“That Kid”: Why I’m A Stage Mom

Tricia Lott Williford October 16, 2015 2 Comments

“This theater company doesn’t dig wells for villages without water. We don’t build schools for communities in third world countries,…

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My Very Best

Tricia Lott Williford September 22, 2015 1 Comment

I read sometime ago about a woman who begins each day with a simple prayer: God, let me be the…

How To Talk To Your Children About Grief, Loss, and Death

Tricia Lott Williford September 5, 2015 2 Comments

My husband died when my children were three and five years old. I realize that’s a sudden and abrupt way…

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Nothing Stays Terrible Forever

Tricia Lott Williford August 18, 2015 4 Comments

Tricia, what does it mean to ‘hold on’? You talk about holding on, in the sense of not giving up,…

That Thing Called Brave

Tricia Lott Williford August 6, 2015 6 Comments

And so, the pins are out of Tucker’s foot. We can officially say he is tougher than nails. Because, oh…

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