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Another Sleepy, Dusty Delta Day
Tricia Lott Williford
June 3, 2021
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“‘It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day. I was out choppin’ cotton and my brother was…
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Sears Portraits and Mother’s Day, circa 1997
Tricia Lott Williford
May 9, 2021
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“All I want for Mother’s Day is a picture of my kids,” she told us. Well, that’s simple enough. Plus,…
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It’s Not a Word – Yet.
Tricia Lott Williford
October 21, 2020
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“Tarbled.” adjective: wind-blown; lacking precision but compensating in charm; messy but cute. ~ ~ ~ "I am a lover of…
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We Are Trying to Be Civilized.
Tricia Lott Williford
June 24, 2020
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Maybe you’ve seen this story that’s circulating on social media: “Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student…
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So Much “Leisure Time”
Tricia Lott Williford
May 1, 2020
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Back when I was navigating the long days with little people, some researchers endeared themselves to me with a released…
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Ranch Dressing and Orgasms
Tricia Lott Williford
April 23, 2020
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“Mom, did you know they make ranch dressing seasoning?” one son says. “I feel like she bought that already,” says…
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Our Loudest Easter Story
Tricia Lott Williford
April 11, 2020
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I wanted to send this story to you on Easter morning or the night before, but things got away from…
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Locked in a Bedroom: A Good Friday Gone Wrong
Tricia Lott Williford
April 8, 2020
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It’s been more than a decade since this Good Friday situation, the day Baby Tyler locked Toddler Tucker and me…
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Jesus Didn’t Parent Toddlers: A Love Letter to the Parents of Littles
Tricia Lott Williford
April 2, 2020
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Parents of Preschoolers and Toddlers, this season is the real deal, isn’t it? You are in the t-r-e-n-c-h-e-s. When my…
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The Very Definition
Tricia Lott Williford
March 30, 2020
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Looking through some old journals tonight, I found this dialogue from four-year-old Tucker: “Mommy, let’s make a train. Tyler…
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SpongeBob: An Unexpected Social Parody
Tricia Lott Williford
March 12, 2020
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Tyler and I went to see SpongeBob the Musical last night, since – surprise, surprise – it wasn’t on the…
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Family Devotions and Testicles
Tricia Lott Williford
July 7, 2019
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We gave the boys new Bibles for Easter, because it was time. They needed to graduate to a version that…
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A White Wolf in the Living Room
Tricia Lott Williford
April 27, 2019
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So, let me set the stage. We had just finished a two-day baseball tournament, and we were – all of…
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Listen, If I Don’t Get My Coffee…
Tricia Lott Williford
September 29, 2018
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I can’t say I really wanted to see the top of a mountain during our anniversary trip to New Mexico.…
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Not Your Mama’s Fireworks
Tricia Lott Williford
July 4, 2018
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A throwback to two years ago, when I embarrassed myself with inappropriate sounds of Independence Day delight. We went to…
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That Night When We Lost A Talent Show
Tricia Lott Williford
June 27, 2018
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I went to a retreat last weekend where they had a Talent Show, and it prompted me to recall the…
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Stalking and Not Stalking
Tricia Lott Williford
June 25, 2018
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“Tricia, I have to confess, I’ve been stalking you. I read everything you write.” No, see, the thing is, I…
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The Bossiest, Sassiest in All the Land
Tricia Lott Williford
January 15, 2018
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My nail technician is the sassiest Vietnamese woman I’ve ever met. It took us a little while to figure each…
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Testicles.
Tricia Lott Williford
January 10, 2018
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Well, this is awkward. And if you’re in the throes of raising virtuous little girls who would never do this,…
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Family Devotions: The Recipe for Crazy Making
Tricia Lott Williford
April 18, 2017
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We gave the boys new Bibles for Easter, because it was time. They needed to graduate to a version that…
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