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Let it Go. Feel Free.

Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2012 2 Comments

“My wife and I were never able to have children,” he told me. “But years ago, someone told us to [...]

Petunias: Part II of III

Tricia Lott Williford May 17, 2012 1 Comment

Last spring, when there was still a frigid winter in my heart, when sunshine scorched and violated me, I stayed [...]

On Mother’s Day

Tricia Lott Williford May 13, 2012 10 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day. Happy, happy, happiest of days, happy Mother’s Day. That’s what they’re all saying this [...]

The Only Expectation

Tricia Lott Williford May 11, 2012 2 Comments

What do I do now? What am I to do with this? I find myself often looking for answers, measuring [...]

Credible Witness

Tricia Lott Williford April 27, 2012 3 Comments

The line of women stretched long and with meaning, people who wanted to talk with me. I had just finished [...]

Handwriting

Tricia Lott Williford April 24, 2012 6 Comments

I found his handwriting today. In my checkbook. That’s all it takes. I can picture the pen in his hand, [...]

You’ll Decide Then

Tricia Lott Williford April 12, 2012 3 Comments

“But, what would I do if something happened to my husband? Would I pack up my kids? Would we move [...]

You Can’t Promise Forever

Tricia Lott Williford April 3, 2012 2 Comments

My therapist and I recently uncovered this discovery: “You can’t promise forever to a widow. She won’t believe you.” It’s [...]

“Be Joyful Always”

Tricia Lott Williford March 29, 2012 1 Comment

I am called to be joyful always. I’m thankful this biblical imperative does not call me to ‘be happy always.’ [...]

Primary Driver(s)

Tricia Lott Williford March 26, 2012 6 Comments

Tucker sat beside me in the waiting area of the body shop as the (very nice and friendly) girl from [...]

When I said I ‘wrecked my car’…

Tricia Lott Williford March 26, 2012 4 Comments

The first thing I learned: I shouldn’t use the word ‘wrecked’ and the phrase ‘my car’ on Facebook until I [...]

It’s Still Happening.

Tricia Lott Williford March 19, 2012 13 Comments

My heart catches everyday on a snag I didn’t see coming. It’s still happening to me. We go out for [...]

Wish and Hope

Tricia Lott Williford March 17, 2012 No Comments

Wish and hope are somehow related. Cousins. Sisters, maybe. They’re so close to the same. One is longing for what [...]

For Just Half An Hour

Tricia Lott Williford March 8, 2012 2 Comments

… Now I didn’t care about anything except the fact that he had died and I had not been ready. [...]

Sign here, here, and here.

Tricia Lott Williford February 29, 2012 6 Comments

Last week, I closed on the refinancing of my home. (Feel free to applaud. Finances are not my forte.) I [...]

Recurring

Tricia Lott Williford February 27, 2012 2 Comments

I wake up in a cold sweat, shaking in a rhythmic pulse. This used to happen all the time, several [...]

The Driving Lesson

Tricia Lott Williford February 22, 2012 3 Comments

He took his daughter on a driving lesson. He had been teaching her to drive over the course of many [...]

A Bill to Pay

Tricia Lott Williford February 21, 2012 4 Comments

I have a bill to pay today: the ER bill from December 22, 2010. Even though the services rendered didn’t [...]

Coffee With a Widower

Tricia Lott Williford February 17, 2012 14 Comments

His wife died one week after their daughter was born. She left behind a two-year-old son, a newborn daughter, and [...]

Together.

Tricia Lott Williford February 13, 2012 6 Comments

I cried, cried, cried. I cried so much, Tucker started to cry. I wanted to stop crying for him, if [...]

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