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It’s Time To Be Brave

Tricia Lott Williford March 26, 2013 1 Comment

She was volunteering as a classroom mom on the day when the reptiles came to visit. The reptologist brought her…

Cut, Twirl, or Eat With Your Hands

Tricia Lott Williford March 24, 2013 13 Comments

We have Red Plate traditions in my family. The Red Plate is exactly as it sounds. I imagine there’s a…

You Cannot Hire Love

Tricia Lott Williford March 19, 2013 6 Comments

“How’s the new place? Are you getting settled in?” We are getting settled in, at an astonishing pace, really. Pictures…

My Inner Rachael Green

Tricia Lott Williford March 13, 2013 3 Comments

I was working my way down the center aisle of the plane, looking ahead to see if I had any…

Meet The Person of Their Memories

Tricia Lott Williford March 12, 2013 7 Comments

Please go to funerals. Go to calling hours and wakes. Please go. Perhaps you knew the person well, and it…

Costa Rica

Tricia Lott Williford March 1, 2013 3 Comments

My girls are in Costa Rica this morning. That’s right: A girls’ weekend to Costa Rica, myself included, only myself…

Love Never (?) Fails.

Tricia Lott Williford February 21, 2013 3 Comments

Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does…

Ten Thousand Umbrellas

Tricia Lott Williford December 27, 2012 8 Comments

Good morning, you, there with your coffee cup. Oh, how I love you. You breathe my name in your prayers,…

More Than Bags of Groceries

Tricia Lott Williford October 15, 2012 7 Comments

“Is this the home of the happy Willifords?” He called through the screen in the front door. (It’s still warm…

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,…

A Word to Farmers Insurance

Tricia Lott Williford August 29, 2012 3 Comments

Dear Beloved Family of Farmers Insurance: You are one gracious institution comprised of gracious, giving people. From the day of…

In 52 Hours or Less

Tricia Lott Williford August 6, 2012 3 Comments

At my core, I’m a party girl. I’ve declined dozens of invitations in the last many months, and I had…

Me and My Big Ideas

Tricia Lott Williford July 17, 2012 1 Comment

The Tuesdays were a little undone by my recent plan to go camping and hiking in Moab. I planned and…

“We have one.”

Tricia Lott Williford June 27, 2012 No Comments

“We have one. I am teaching myself to say this. Not, ‘We just have one child,’ but ‘We have one…

Nobody’s Allowed to Just Watch

Tricia Lott Williford May 10, 2012 11 Comments

“Is that a marching band? Do you hear that?” Laurelyn looked out our 9th floor window of our hotel room. …

Claim Your Tuesdays

Tricia Lott Williford May 8, 2012 10 Comments

I’ve often written about my Tuesdays. They were the handful of women first on the scene when Robb died. They…

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…

Strolling the Grocery Store

Tricia Lott Williford February 7, 2012 14 Comments

I was grocery shopping with two boys. You know. My favorite. The usual acrobatic routine of the wrestling brothers, the…

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