Not Your Mama’s Fireworks Tricia Lott Williford July 4, 2018 2 Comments A throwback to two years ago, when I embarrassed myself with inappropriate sounds of Independence Day delight. We went to… Read more
Greetings Cards and Shock Value Tricia Lott Williford June 18, 2018 No Comments A few highlights from our collection of Father’s Day cards: *** (from the boys to Peter) Front: Today, you are… Read more
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… Read more
Forty, Please. Tricia Lott Williford June 4, 2018 8 Comments “I think I’m going to turn forty this summer.” “No, you’re not,” says my mom, who – of all people… Read more
Mission Hills on Mother’s Day: You Can Do This Tricia Lott Williford May 11, 2018 No Comments I’ll be there all weekend – with Peter, books, hugs, words, and heaps of Love for all the moms.… Read more
Put it in the Pie Hole, Valentine. Tricia Lott Williford February 14, 2018 1 Comment I chose to be a hands-off, loosely-nearby supervisor of the Valentines boxes and cards this year. As Jen Hatmaker wrote… Read more
Well, I’m in love with a hammock. Tricia Lott Williford July 29, 2017 2 Comments You guys, I got a hammock for my birthday. I’m probably never getting out of it. I slept in it last… Read more
Thank you, Ocean. Tricia Lott Williford July 10, 2017 6 Comments Thank you – Sand and ocean, Sweet ice cream and salty kisses, Sandy toes and freckled shoulders, Big ideas and… Read more
Unresolutions, Words, and Commitment Issues Tricia Lott Williford December 31, 2016 No Comments “How long have you been choosing a word for the year?” my brother texted me. I had just published this… Read more
Overcome by Healing Tricia Lott Williford December 23, 2016 No Comments There’s a story in the New Testament that has made me angry for a lot of years. It’s the story… Read more
To Dance with Joy Tricia Lott Williford December 20, 2016 No Comments It was a blustery Ohio winter, and it was my first experience teaching kindergarten. There’s so much to love about… Read more
Communion with Emmanuel Tricia Lott Williford December 18, 2016 1 Comment Sometimes I struggle to direct my thoughts during Communion. It’s such a profound, holy moment, kind of high pressure. Think… Read more
A Gift for You: My Grandpa’s Fudge Tricia Lott Williford December 17, 2016 No Comments My grandparents made fudge so often that they became known for it. They brought it as housewarming gifts. They served… Read more
Trauma, Triggers, and Marriage: Hello, December. Tricia Lott Williford December 12, 2016 No Comments I’m going along, minding my own business, creating this new and beautiful life just the way I want it to… Read more
Helicopters, Cattle, and Neapolitan Ice Cream Tricia Lott Williford November 25, 2016 No Comments Snippets of dialogue at our Thanksgiving table. Characters: Me, Peter, Tucker, Tyler, my Mom, and my Dad. (But characters are… Read more
I’m in Love with a Train Conductor Tricia Lott Williford November 19, 2016 No Comments Tyler and Peter are acting in the Polar Express at the Colorado Railroad Museum this holiday season. The show happens… Read more
And so it is Easter Tricia Lott Williford March 27, 2016 1 Comment And so it is Easter. It’s the day of all days, the day that makes everything else well and good.… Read more
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… Read more
Christmas Eve: I Have A Song Tricia Lott Williford December 24, 2015 7 Comments Yesterday morning, I poured myself a cup of coffee, and I settled in with my journal, my Bible, my pens,… Read more
Between Past Pain and Redeemed Love: December 22 Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2015 4 Comments Words are living things in my imagination. Some of them are bubble cartoon fonts or rigid block letters or splashy… Read more
