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In the Cave
Tricia Lott Williford
December 22, 2013
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How are you holding up? What are you up to? I’m in bed. The short response worries me. Not good,…
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Prepare Him Room
Tricia Lott Williford
December 16, 2013
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From the archives: Teaching Tuck and Ty, December 2011 Joy to the world, the Lord has come. Let earth…
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Altercation.
Tricia Lott Williford
December 11, 2013
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“My dad died.” “No, he didn’t.” “Yes, he did. He died at Christmastime. He died.” “No, he didn’t. That can’t…
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No Socks.
Tricia Lott Williford
December 10, 2013
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When I get overwhelmed, and sometimes I do, especially in December, my house is the first thing to go. No,…
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The Fact Is: I am Okay.
Tricia Lott Williford
December 4, 2013
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There are times when I find my heart in someone else’s words. When that’s the case, I don’t try to…
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Mourning and Rejoicing
Tricia Lott Williford
November 22, 2013
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Sorrow never entirely leaves the soul of those who have suffered a severe loss. . . . but this depth…
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When Authenticity Was a Poor Choice
Tricia Lott Williford
October 29, 2013
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“Good morning, Tricia! And how are you today?” I have a half-second lead time to decide: to be authentic or…
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Truly Something.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 16, 2013
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“What was the first thing you noticed about your spouse?” The women are seated on one side of the…
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Few Answers, Just Questions.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 12, 2013
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What do I do with words like these? “Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and…
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Heavy.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 4, 2013
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I looked at pictures of him. Alive. Playing with my sons, tossing them into the pool as they giggled with…
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The Very Happiest Thing
Tricia Lott Williford
July 29, 2013
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The worst part of the big dates on the calendar – anniversaries, birthdays, days we shared, days everyone still shares…
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Closing a Gap isn’t Healing a Wound
Tricia Lott Williford
July 20, 2013
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I cannot think. I cannot. I can only cry. Darkness. Hopeless. Two and a half years later. Time has…
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Looking Anywhere Else
Tricia Lott Williford
July 19, 2013
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When I miss Robb more than I can stand, when I can’t bear to look it in the face, I…
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Not into my July
Tricia Lott Williford
July 14, 2013
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July, I have tried to pretend you don’t matter to me. I’ve made little mention of any of your significance…
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The Year I Blew It on Father’s Day
Tricia Lott Williford
June 16, 2013
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Robb was a pro at celebrating Mother’s Day. We didn’t have many years together as parents, but he was always…
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Awful Grace of God
Tricia Lott Williford
May 22, 2013
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Aeschylus writes – “In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our…
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Minor Breakdown
Tricia Lott Williford
May 6, 2013
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I was in my therapist’s office when I couldn’t finish my sentences. I couldn’t follow the conversation, my brain was…
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I Dreamt Of Him
Tricia Lott Williford
May 3, 2013
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I dreamt of him. I was standing at the side of the road, seemingly Nimisila Road from my childhood town,…
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You Let Me Impose
Tricia Lott Williford
March 23, 2013
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“SHE DIED ON a Monday during spring break of our senior year. After her funeral, I immediately went back to…
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Meet The Person of Their Memories
Tricia Lott Williford
March 12, 2013
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Please go to funerals. Go to calling hours and wakes. Please go. Perhaps you knew the person well, and it…
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