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And Then One More

Tricia Lott Williford October 24, 2012 14 Comments

“If I’m going to tell this story, I’m going to tell the truth.” This has been my promise from day [...]

The Bottom of the Lake

Tricia Lott Williford October 8, 2012 10 Comments

Depression is fierce and mean and heavy and angry. I am in a long black tunnel that has stretched for [...]

Rounding Up

Tricia Lott Williford September 28, 2012 1 Comment

“Her husband died two years ago.” Ah. We’re rounding up now, I see.

Better Living Through Chemistry

Tricia Lott Williford September 27, 2012 11 Comments

I knew what needed done, but I didn’t know how to start any of it. Laundry and clutter and dishes [...]

Blessedly Off Key

Tricia Lott Williford September 22, 2012 1 Comment

I miss holding hands. You might not realize how intimate that really is, how beautiful the puzzle pieces of fingers [...]

Shingles, Paint, and Kindness

Tricia Lott Williford September 20, 2012 3 Comments

“Tricia, have you had a chance to look at the paint and shingle samples? Have you made any decisions?” “No, [...]

Table Topics

Tricia Lott Williford September 18, 2012 1 Comment

“Tonight’s dinner question is: what’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?” We are fans of Table Topics, the family edition. [...]

On Second Thought

Tricia Lott Williford August 31, 2012 12 Comments

On second thought (or insert whatever cardinal number you choose for how many times I have rethought this), I’m not [...]

“Mommy, Can You Tell Me What Happened?”

Tricia Lott Williford August 30, 2012 16 Comments

“Mommy, are you crying?” “Yes.” “Did you just now start crying because you miss daddy?” “Yes, buddy. I want people [...]

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Tricia Lott Williford August 28, 2012 9 Comments

I wanted to buy cookies for his birthday. I wanted to deliver them to his office, to his colleagues, officemates, [...]

Demanding Optimism, Sunshine.

Tricia Lott Williford August 26, 2012 3 Comments

I feel like sunshine is demanding. It calls to me, like a dinner bell or a melodic and friendly “yoo-hoooo!” [...]

Feel How You Feel

Tricia Lott Williford August 2, 2012 2 Comments

Tuck woke in the middle of the night, crying and crying. This doesn’t happen to us as often anymore. “What’s [...]

Young is a Feeling

Tricia Lott Williford July 7, 2012 2 Comments

“Tricia, I’m only two years from 40, but in my mind I feel like I’m still in my early twenties. [...]

The One Who Makes Decisions

Tricia Lott Williford June 26, 2012 3 Comments

“Are you the one who will be making the decisions?” he asks, before he tells me the plan to replace [...]

Who Wins?

Tricia Lott Williford June 18, 2012 2 Comments

Tyler and I have not seen eye to eye in a number of days. He is in a screaming fit [...]

Wide, Gracious Margin

Tricia Lott Williford June 13, 2012 4 Comments

Have you ever read a book so good that it transports you to a different place? Science fiction will do [...]

Wrenching Ache of Joy

Tricia Lott Williford June 2, 2012 3 Comments

Happy and sad are not opposites. They are actually very similar emotions: they convey deep care, strong significance. Their opposite [...]

Optimal Distance

Tricia Lott Williford May 25, 2012 No Comments

It’s like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you’re out. You don’t know how you’ll answer the door [...]

9:17

Tricia Lott Williford May 24, 2012 15 Comments

Hi, honey. It’s been a hard day. A bad day. The boys just… the boys. I’m so tired tonight. I [...]

The Momma Duck

Tricia Lott Williford May 22, 2012 No Comments

The Momma Duck waddled through the grass, trailed closely by her handful of ducklings. They stayed so closely underfoot, even [...]

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