The Sadness is Real: An Open Letter to the Teachers Tricia Lott Williford March 19, 2020 9 Comments “What’s keeping you awake at night?” A friend of mine asks this question when she wants to get the to… 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
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
The Great Wrigley Test Tricia Lott Williford August 30, 2019 11 Comments “So, Tricia, do you love baseball?” People ask me this question often, and I have a standard true answer: “I… 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
Springtime Snow and Sad Days Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2019 No Comments Yep. It snowed. Quite a bit, actually. Summer break starts on Friday, the community pools open on Monday, and we… Read more
To Say Their Names Tricia Lott Williford May 10, 2019 7 Comments “Let me find a picture that shows her hair,” she said, scrolling through the pictures on her phone. We were… Read more
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… Read more
So Big, So Small Tricia Lott Williford August 27, 2018 No Comments It was a February day When your dad came by, before going away A U-Haul truck in the driveway The… Read more
My Love to You, Chicago. Tricia Lott Williford August 11, 2018 5 Comments A few months ago, I was invited to speak at Willow Creek, a megachurch in Chicago. I’ve long admired and… Read more
When Mother’s Day Isn’t Happy Tricia Lott Williford May 12, 2018 2 Comments “Happy Mother’s Day. Happy, happy, happiest of days, happy Mother’s Day.” That’s what they’re all saying this weekend, the TV,… Read more
How To Help When You Don’t Know What To Do Tricia Lott Williford July 19, 2017 10 Comments A young girl in our community died this week in a tragic and horrifying boating accident. The Andersons are on a family vacation,… Read more
Miracles and Hard Conversations Tricia Lott Williford June 6, 2017 3 Comments I love family movie night. I love the coziness and the blankets and the together of it all. It’s one… Read more
Sacred Gratitude. Tricia Lott Williford January 26, 2017 1 Comment He’s Peter’s closest cousin. They are just a few years apart in a whole collection of people that span across… Read more
Trauma, Triggers, and Marriage: Hello, December. Tricia Lott Williford December 12, 2016 No Comments I’m going along, minding my own business, creating this new and beautiful life just the way I want it to… Read more
On the Air: Focus on the Family Tricia Lott Williford December 1, 2016 No Comments It was a Full Circle moment in my life, to be invited to join Jim Daly and John Fuller to… Read more
Boy Courage and a Green Bandana Tricia Lott Williford August 20, 2016 1 Comment I miss my son like crazy today. This does not usually happen. I am the biggest proponent for sending, launching,… Read more
When Fear Is All Around Tricia Lott Williford July 8, 2016 No Comments What a terrible week of the worst things. I keep writing and deleting. Drafting and scrapping. Typing and backspacing. I… Read more
Someone Else’s Wife Tricia Lott Williford June 15, 2016 10 Comments 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… Read more
