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… Read more
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.… Read more
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… Read more
The Choice To Watch the Movie Tricia Lott Williford December 23, 2015 6 Comments The thing is, I’ve lived a very, very sad story for the last five years. I’m crying today because it’s… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
There Will Be No New Memories Tricia Lott Williford October 15, 2015 10 Comments I cannot speak for all of us who have lost someone. But I do think I can speak for most… Read more
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… Read more
I Will Miss You Always Tricia Lott Williford August 27, 2015 No Comments On a day with so few words, this poem offers the perfect ones. Happy birthday, Robb. Read more
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,… Read more
Hands and Knees Tricia Lott Williford July 27, 2015 6 Comments I don’t remember why I was kneeling and crying. Last week was kind of a doozy for such things. I… Read more
Fifteen Years. Tricia Lott Williford July 22, 2015 8 Comments Fifteen years. That’s a lot of years. This would have been a milestone anniversary for us, I like to think. … Read more
My Favorite Picture Book About Grief and Loss Tricia Lott Williford July 21, 2015 1 Comment So there’s these couple of donkeys, Squire and Daniel. I love these little guys. Squire and Daniel are the best… Read more
Variations on Psalm 13 Tricia Lott Williford June 28, 2015 9 Comments The psalms are my favorite. Every emotion is represented in those songs and poems, and sometimes all of them at… Read more
Some Things Do Not Stop Being Tricia Lott Williford June 24, 2015 9 Comments The subject of this blog post asked that I take it down based on the personal backlash he has received.… Read more
On Father’s Day Tricia Lott Williford June 21, 2015 3 Comments Sometimes there just aren’t words. Read more
Children’s Hospital Is Like EPCOT Tricia Lott Williford June 11, 2015 8 Comments Tucker and I spent yesterday at Children’s Hospital, which is in itself a really beautiful place. I spent the day… Read more
My Heart’s Endless Breaking Tricia Lott Williford May 29, 2015 5 Comments Sometimes, I’m fine. I mean, I’m really fine. I go along, doing the things I do, writing books and raising… Read more
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Tricia Lott Williford May 25, 2015 No Comments “Maya,” he says, “Do you know how old I am?” “Yes,” she says. “Twenty-two.” “I’m quite a bit older than… Read more
Tender Heart, Rainy Day Tricia Lott Williford May 9, 2015 No Comments A book was born this week. If there were birth announcements for such things, it might read, “Weighing in at… Read more
