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To Be Loved So Much
Tricia Lott Williford
February 4, 2015
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My heart has been gripped by a love story that happened during the Hungarian Uprising in the 1950s. There was a…
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Implicit Knowings and Bad Dreams
Tricia Lott Williford
January 27, 2015
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The boys went away for a day with some friends of ours, people whom I trust, people who love them.…
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A Love Note in Her Pocket
Tricia Lott Williford
January 12, 2015
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“I don’t want to live anymore,” she wrote in an email to me. She said, “Our stories are very similar,…
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When Time Stands Still
Tricia Lott Williford
December 23, 2014
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I struggle to write on a day like this. On the only day that is like this. Anything I might…
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Flecks and Nuggets of Golden Grief
Tricia Lott Williford
November 23, 2014
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Grief has come to visit today. I love and hate her, this dark girl who follows me around until I…
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More of This Pie of Life
Tricia Lott Williford
November 20, 2014
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On this day, Thursday, November 20, 2014, I have lived more days than Robb. And it’s weird and sobering to…
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He Twirled Me In My Dream
Tricia Lott Williford
October 7, 2014
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Robb met me in my dream the other night. We spent a couple of hours together. He held my hand and…
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“Mine” is a beautiful Name.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 19, 2014
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Names matter. What you call someone shapes their identity. What you call yourself becomes the core of who you are.…
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Why I’m Not Like Jill Duggar
Tricia Lott Williford
September 15, 2014
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Ever since Jill Duggar announced her pregnancy seemingly just a few hours after she saw two stripes on a stick,…
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When the Encourager Chooses to Stay Silent
Tricia Lott Williford
July 30, 2014
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Confession: I don’t like negative emotions, and I’ve often been known to swoop in and rescue someone from their rightful…
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Unedited, Unfiltered, Sleepless Mom
Tricia Lott Williford
July 20, 2014
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It’s 4:29 AM and I am not my biggest fan. My son woke me up no less than 8 times…
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Just Another Beauty
Tricia Lott Williford
July 12, 2014
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“Sad words are just another beauty. A sad story means, this storyteller is alive. The next thing you know something…
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That Time I Hijacked a Stranger’s iPhone
Tricia Lott Williford
June 10, 2014
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“Can you write this down?” she said to one of the friends standing beside her, nearly holding her up. “There’s…
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Talking and Not Talking
Tricia Lott Williford
June 4, 2014
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“Writing became my medication and the book was my therapy,” but it’s important to add that this has been in…
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“Where are his Bones?”
Tricia Lott Williford
May 21, 2014
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“Mommy, where are Daddy’s bones?” We’re in the car, where most of our pivotal conversations happen. He asks me this…
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Kapeesh.
Tricia Lott Williford
May 8, 2014
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“I wish I had died when Daddy died.” “Why?” “Because don’t you know I haven’t seen him since I was…
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The Word ‘Because’
Tricia Lott Williford
May 5, 2014
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Because. It’s a relational word, conveying cause and effect. It’s a word that connects dots, the ‘if and then’ of…
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Bumblebees and Stoplights
Tricia Lott Williford
April 29, 2014
5 Comments
We are on day 2 (or more, if you count the days I didn’t know about it) of Tucker’s infection…
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Why Does the Whole Idea of Heaven Make Me Mad?
Tricia Lott Williford
April 15, 2014
8 Comments
Why can’t I just delight in the joy of heaven and the truth that it’s there? Why do I resist…
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Bitter Envy
Tricia Lott Williford
March 19, 2014
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It’s not often that I can taste envy. But it’s bitter. There’s a dad with his two sons at the…
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