Lifestyle Column - Tricia Lott Williford

Hand Written Notes and Carousel Ponies

by Tricia Lott Williford | Dec 3, 2016 | Life As A Mom, Lifestyle Column, Parenting

We are in that sweet spot between Thanksgiving and Christmas, where it seems that everything around us takes a soft curve—or a sharp right turn—from a spirit of gratitude to over-consumption. I don’t know about your family, but at my house, there are only a few hours...

Pinterest Fail: How I Nearly Ruined My Son’s Birthday Party

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 8, 2015 | All Boy, For Real?, I Am Ridiculous, Lifestyle Column, Tuck

I very nearly ruined my son’s birthday party with my own grand ideas and a game I found on Pinterest. Ah, Pinterest. Ever my nemesis. Yesterday was Tucker’s birthday party: the big 1-0. That’s two full hands, you guys. All ten fingers are now necessary to display his...

How To Talk To Your Children About Grief, Loss, and Death

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 5, 2015 | Courage, Deep Sadness, Lifestyle Column, My Family, Remembering, Single Parenting, We Are A Tricycle

My husband died when my children were three and five years old. I realize that’s a sudden and abrupt way to start, but it happened to us very suddenly and abruptly, and I’ve rarely found a way to ease into that introduction. Death came to our home in only twelve...

A Love Note To Single Moms

by Tricia Lott Williford | Aug 28, 2015 | Broken Foot Summer, Life As A Mom, Lifestyle Column, On My Mind, Single Parenting

I never intended to be a single mom, but then I guess not many of us in this tribe aimed for this title. I’m rounding out four and a half years of flying solo, and I feel like I’m finally finding my groove. Or maybe it’s just a good week, or I’m basking in the...

How To Love Your Child’s Teacher

by Tricia Lott Williford | Aug 25, 2015 | Leadership, Lifestyle Column, School Daze

Among the ranks of elementary teachers, it’s pretty safe to say: once a teacher, always a teacher. I taught third grade and kindergarten before my children were born, and I was the quintessential elementary teacher. With a lifetime’s aspirations and my degree finally...

Five Ways Introverts Can Choose to Love When They Just Want to Disappear

by Tricia Lott Williford | Jul 31, 2015 | Lifestyle Column

At least once a week, I come across the newest post on How To Love Your Introvert. Each article touches a little bit on the psychology of needing to be alone, offers something about the physiology of an overwhelmed brain, and then gives practical tips for how someone...