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Thank You, Little Black Dress.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 8, 2016
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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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He said, “Now Tear It Up.” But I Couldn’t.
Tricia Lott Williford
March 17, 2016
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“On the slips of paper in front of you, I’d like for you to write down your top five priorities.…
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A Few Things I Know About Suffering
Tricia Lott Williford
January 26, 2016
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I hate it when people think they know everything. Or even when someone has an inflated sense of what they…
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The Choice To Watch the Movie
Tricia Lott Williford
December 23, 2015
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The thing is, I’ve lived a very, very sad story for the last five years. I’m crying today because it’s…
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Between Past Pain and Redeemed Love: December 22
Tricia Lott Williford
December 22, 2015
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Words are living things in my imagination. Some of them are bubble cartoon fonts or rigid block letters or splashy…
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There Are Things I Haven’t Told You
Tricia Lott Williford
November 1, 2015
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I have a photo of the Last Halloween. The boys are five and three years old, and they are dressed…
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There Will Be No New Memories
Tricia Lott Williford
October 15, 2015
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I cannot speak for all of us who have lost someone. But I do think I can speak for most…
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How To Talk To Your Children About Grief, Loss, and Death
Tricia Lott Williford
September 5, 2015
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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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I Will Miss You Always
Tricia Lott Williford
August 27, 2015
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On a day with so few words, this poem offers the perfect ones. Happy birthday, Robb.
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Nothing Stays Terrible Forever
Tricia Lott Williford
August 18, 2015
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Tricia, what does it mean to ‘hold on’? You talk about holding on, in the sense of not giving up,…
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Hands and Knees
Tricia Lott Williford
July 27, 2015
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I don’t remember why I was kneeling and crying. Last week was kind of a doozy for such things. I…
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Fifteen Years.
Tricia Lott Williford
July 22, 2015
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Fifteen years. That’s a lot of years. This would have been a milestone anniversary for us, I like to think. …
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My Favorite Picture Book About Grief and Loss
Tricia Lott Williford
July 21, 2015
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So there’s these couple of donkeys, Squire and Daniel. I love these little guys. Squire and Daniel are the best…
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Variations on Psalm 13
Tricia Lott Williford
June 28, 2015
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The psalms are my favorite. Every emotion is represented in those songs and poems, and sometimes all of them at…
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Some Things Do Not Stop Being
Tricia Lott Williford
June 24, 2015
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The subject of this blog post asked that I take it down based on the personal backlash he has received.…
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On Father’s Day
Tricia Lott Williford
June 21, 2015
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Sometimes there just aren’t words.
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Children’s Hospital Is Like EPCOT
Tricia Lott Williford
June 11, 2015
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Tucker and I spent yesterday at Children’s Hospital, which is in itself a really beautiful place. I spent the day…
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My Heart’s Endless Breaking
Tricia Lott Williford
May 29, 2015
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Sometimes, I’m fine. I mean, I’m really fine. I go along, doing the things I do, writing books and raising…
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Tricia Lott Williford
May 25, 2015
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“Maya,” he says, “Do you know how old I am?” “Yes,” she says. “Twenty-two.” “I’m quite a bit older than…
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Tender Heart, Rainy Day
Tricia Lott Williford
May 9, 2015
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A book was born this week. If there were birth announcements for such things, it might read, “Weighing in at…
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