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Balance, By The Way.
Tricia Lott Williford
May 28, 2013
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“I withdrew from grad school, Jana.” “Oh, did you?” She jotted this on her notebook, undoubtedly adding it to her…
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We are Not Peers
Tricia Lott Williford
May 23, 2013
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Oh, I see what’s happened here. You two boys think the three of us are peers. That my words to…
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Maker’s Gotta Make
Tricia Lott Williford
May 15, 2013
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I really would not have considered myself to be a Type A person. I’m just really not. Take one look…
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Minor Breakdown
Tricia Lott Williford
May 6, 2013
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I was in my therapist’s office when I couldn’t finish my sentences. I couldn’t follow the conversation, my brain was…
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Courage and a Baseball
Tricia Lott Williford
April 26, 2013
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A neighborhood dad knocked on the door on Sunday afternoon. I opened the door to see him standing on the…
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Sandcastles
Tricia Lott Williford
April 3, 2013
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Imagine building a sand castle. You’ve scouted out the perfect spot, and you’ve built something you’re proud of. Maybe it…
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Tough Love
Tricia Lott Williford
March 20, 2013
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Tough love is a painful go. We have been struggling a bit with new patterns in our home, new routines…
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You Cannot Hire Love
Tricia Lott Williford
March 19, 2013
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“How’s the new place? Are you getting settled in?” We are getting settled in, at an astonishing pace, really. Pictures…
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Basketballs and Trampolines and Snacks, Snacks, Snacks
Tricia Lott Williford
March 16, 2013
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From my living room, a wayward basketball bounces off the side of the house, a boy cheers for his own…
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She
Tricia Lott Williford
February 27, 2013
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She made an appointment to visit the house that was hers the day before. She brought two friends along, who…
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Our New Home, Part I
Tricia Lott Williford
January 27, 2013
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My new home. Double cul de sac. Three streets before ours shows the No Outlet sign. Nobody will drive down…
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Trip To Bountiful
Tricia Lott Williford
January 17, 2013
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I’m sitting at my corner table. The one I loved so much. It’s not Starbucks anymore; now it’s Smashburger. The…
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Eighties Swing
Tricia Lott Williford
January 8, 2013
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“Tricia, sometimes I advise you to do something, and I can watch you think it over, take it into consideration,…
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Brand New Day
Tricia Lott Williford
January 1, 2013
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It’s a brand new day, The sun is shining. It’s a brand new day. For the first time in such…
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Impromptu Sleepover
Tricia Lott Williford
December 13, 2012
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I went to bed at 6:45 last night. My brain had stopped thinking, my heart was overwhelmed, and I could…
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Note to Self
Tricia Lott Williford
November 19, 2012
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Dear Tricia, I choose to call you a rockstar. Even though you triple booked yourself this morning, absentmindedly missing appointments…
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Happy Is Happy
Tricia Lott Williford
November 14, 2012
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Family came from all over the country for a blitz weekend in Ohio to celebrate my aunt and uncle’s wedding…
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On the Shoulder
Tricia Lott Williford
November 3, 2012
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Every day, Helen thought, so many people tap the bull on the shoulder and say, “Excuse me. I’m just going…
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It’s All In the Bag
Tricia Lott Williford
October 4, 2012
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I think you’re going to laugh when I tell you what I did. Everything was going along just fine on…
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‘Tis a Fearful Thing
Tricia Lott Williford
October 1, 2012
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“Mommy, when you find my new daddy, I think you won’t be sad anymore.” Well, my sweet child, I do…
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