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A Thousand Small, Glittering Kindnesses
Tricia Lott Williford
December 23, 2022
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Today, I’ve been thinking about the time when we were on a layover at the airport and a young man…
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On Thankfulness and Not Eloping
Tricia Lott Williford
November 3, 2022
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I have a (deeply empathic) friend who feels sorry for Thanksgiving every year. She says it gets swallowed up in…
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1,826 Days: What Do I Know Now
Tricia Lott Williford
May 28, 2021
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I read somewhere, the only difference between a first marriage and a second is this: the second time, you know…
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The Great Wrigley Test
Tricia Lott Williford
August 30, 2019
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“So, Tricia, do you love baseball?” People ask me this question often, and I have a standard true answer: “I…
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“It gets better.”
Tricia Lott Williford
July 29, 2019
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“Mom, I wish you had some kind of record of the things I said when I was little.” The incredulous…
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And I’m Okay with Annoyed.
Tricia Lott Williford
July 5, 2018
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With a tone of disgust and indignation, one of my children said: “Mom, Peter always wants the best for you.…
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He Didn’t Have to Be
Tricia Lott Williford
June 17, 2018
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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
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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
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Car Talk. “Let’s make a list of happiness,” I say. We were somewhere south on I-25, far enough south that…
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On the Road: A Recipe for Traveling Together
Tricia Lott Williford
May 26, 2018
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We are a certain two people who will be married for two years on Monday. Such a celebration certainly calls…
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Hummingbirds, Pennies, and Verizon Texts
Tricia Lott Williford
July 12, 2016
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On the day that Robb died, my mom’s phone became Grief’s Grand Central Station. She spent the whole day on…
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Drinking Big Gulps of This Life
Tricia Lott Williford
June 21, 2016
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I have a friend who says her favorite days of life are the days following a headache. She has chronic…
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Someone Else’s Wife
Tricia Lott Williford
June 15, 2016
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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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Vows and Promises
Tricia Lott Williford
June 11, 2016
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I have so many, many things to tell you about the wedding (where the sun shined through an 80% chance…
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Once Upon a Second Time, I Got Married.
Tricia Lott Williford
June 9, 2016
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And then there were four.
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Mommy’s Handcuffs and Whipped Cream
Tricia Lott Williford
May 26, 2016
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We’re walking through SuperTarget when I realize Tyler is carrying a pair of handcuffs. “Dude, what in the world? Put…
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Get Drunk on the Lovely of it All
Tricia Lott Williford
May 21, 2016
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It is Wedding Week. I am in the last seven days of one of the most sacred seasons of my…
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The Vulnerability and Joy: “I’m Getting Married in Nine Days.”
Tricia Lott Williford
May 19, 2016
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I’m getting married in nine days. The thing about being engaged is that it puts you in a constant state…
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From My Brother’s Perspective
Tricia Lott Williford
April 4, 2016
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“Rob, how do you feel about this love story of your sister’s? How do you feel about all of this?”…
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Shopping for a Wedding Dress with Boys
Tricia Lott Williford
March 29, 2016
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“Guys, I have a super important invitation for you. I have to tell you, it’s not something most children get…
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