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1,826 Days: What Do I Know Now

Tricia Lott Williford May 28, 2021 6 Comments

I read somewhere, the only difference between a first marriage and a second is this: the second time, you know…

The Great Wrigley Test

Tricia Lott Williford August 30, 2019 11 Comments

“So, Tricia, do you love baseball?” People ask me this question often, and I have a standard true answer: “I…

And I’m Okay with Annoyed.

Tricia Lott Williford July 5, 2018 No Comments

With a tone of disgust and indignation, one of my children said: “Mom, Peter always wants the best for you.…

He Didn’t Have to Be

Tricia Lott Williford June 17, 2018 1 Comment

When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new It always winds up feeling more like a…

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More than Filtered Cheekbones

Tricia Lott Williford June 15, 2018 11 Comments

I changed my cover photo on Facebook. It had been a picture of Peter and me enjoying ice cream cones…

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A List of Happy

Tricia Lott Williford May 30, 2018 4 Comments

Car Talk. “Let’s make a list of happiness,” I say. We were somewhere south on I-25, far enough south that…

Who We Are

Tricia Lott Williford August 1, 2017 4 Comments

The Lord has done amazing things for us. What joy. Psalm 126:3

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If You Find a Girl Who Reads

Tricia Lott Williford April 11, 2017 1 Comment

Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems…

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Someone Else’s Wife

Tricia Lott Williford June 15, 2016 10 Comments

Hi, Robb, I’m a wife. Again. I’ve written to you lots over the last five-and-a-half years, over our two thousand…

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Once Upon a Second Time, I Got Married.

Tricia Lott Williford June 9, 2016 19 Comments

And then there were four.

Get Drunk on the Lovely of it All

Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2016 2 Comments

It is Wedding Week. I am in the last seven days of one of the most sacred seasons of my…

Legendary Tales from a Baseball Bride

Tricia Lott Williford April 20, 2016 2 Comments

In the revolutionary way Peter has of getting me on board with things I’ve never cared about, I am learning…

When A Codependent Gets Engaged

Tricia Lott Williford March 1, 2016 5 Comments

And so, with a sparkling ring on my left hand, I am faced with a second chance. A second chance…

A Diamond Ring

Tricia Lott Williford February 22, 2016 26 Comments

Once upon a time, there was a curly girl and a handsome man, a cup of coffee and a diamond…

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The Story of Peter and Tricia, by Tucker

Tricia Lott Williford January 30, 2016 1 Comment

Today I am teaching Tuck the grandiose beauty of the Working Lunch. We each have writing deadlines we’re working on.…

How Does Love Happen?

Tricia Lott Williford January 26, 2016 3 Comments

How does love happen? How does anything like this ever happen? How do friendships start? How do two people find one…

Single Parenting, Dating, and Boundaries

Tricia Lott Williford January 11, 2016 5 Comments

I’ve never introduced the boys to anyone I’ve dated throughout the last five years because I was so deeply committed…

I Wanted to be Diane Keaton

Tricia Lott Williford January 7, 2016 5 Comments

You guys, look at what I found. I wrote this a couple of years ago, but it kind of blew my mind…

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I’m a Millennial Dating a Boomer

Tricia Lott Williford January 5, 2016 2 Comments

Peter is 18 years older than me, and I love this about him. Most of the time, an age difference…

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Driving Home on Christmas Day

Tricia Lott Williford December 30, 2015 11 Comments

We were driving home from my parents’ house at the end of Christmas Day. It was late at night, and…

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