Charlotte and Our Coming Of Age Tricia Lott Williford January 28, 2026 1 Comment When I am most honest with myself about Charlotte’s Web, it is one of my favorites in all the libraries… Read more
If Christmas Makes You Sad: A Quick and Dirty List Tricia Lott Williford December 23, 2025 1 Comment Maybe it’s a sad Christmas for you. Maybe it’s a year of firsts. Maybe Christmas is always hard for you.… Read more
Why It Takes So Long Tricia Lott Williford December 23, 2025 2 Comments When death comes at the end of a long life, we don’t wonder if it was time. We don’t wonder… Read more
Books & Diane Keaton Tricia Lott Williford October 12, 2025 3 Comments On the long list of things I love, there are two strong themes: Books and Diane Keaton. About ten years… Read more
Barbara the Hamster Tricia Lott Williford June 8, 2024 No Comments I opened my email this morning to see one from one of my students who just finished fourth grade. We… Read more
Bad Days and Good Stories Tricia Lott Williford May 24, 2024 2 Comments I have this weekly time with my students that we call Wisdom from Mrs. Heyer. I have told them, there… Read more
I Want To Show This To You. Tricia Lott Williford May 7, 2024 1 Comment There are things in my life that are too beautiful for words, so sacred, so layered that I can’t really… Read more
How to Help When You Don’t Know What To Do Tricia Lott Williford January 9, 2024 1 Comment How To Help When You Don’t Know What To Do There is a lot of sadness in my community. In… Read more
A Thousand Small, Glittering Kindnesses Tricia Lott Williford December 23, 2022 No Comments Today, I’ve been thinking about the time when we were on a layover at the airport and a young man… Read more
How To Help When You Don’t Know What To Do Tricia Lott Williford December 9, 2022 No Comments Some of you have written to me, asking me to write in response to the sadness that overwhelms, asking me… Read more
Trees and Lights and Timing: Let It Be Tricia Lott Williford November 16, 2022 No Comments ‘Tis the season for all the sparkly things. I live in a house divided, and the majority of us are… Read more
A Voice and A Choice Tricia Lott Williford November 2, 2022 3 Comments “Tricia, this weekend we will be spending time with a ten-year-old boy whose mom died recently. What cues do you… 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
Repeat the Sounding Joy Tricia Lott Williford December 17, 2021 4 Comments I have been thinking of the words, “Let every heart prepare him room.” As we prepare our homes, decorate our… 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
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
A Riff on the Lord’s Prayer for a Morning Like This Tricia Lott Williford January 7, 2021 11 Comments Our Father, Father to all of us and each of us, Of those who violently stormed our nation’s capitol yesterday… Read more
That Time When I Lost a Manuscript Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2020 7 Comments Tricia said: “Laptop, Open Manuscript.” And the Laptop said, “File Not Found.” Tricia said: “Look again, laptop. Find it, please.”… 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
