My Mom - Tricia Lott Williford

Confidence Lessons

by Tricia Lott Williford | Nov 7, 2018 | Every Confidence, Leadership, My Mom, On My Mind, Quotables

My father used to give this advice to my sister and me as we were preparing to go out on a date. “Turn. Let me see you,” he would say approvingly. “You look beautiful.” Then he would add the words he always said before we went out–words...

Airplane Evacuations and Birthdays

by Tricia Lott Williford | Jul 29, 2018 | My Family, My Mom

So, traditionally speaking, if you get bumped from an airline flight, sometimes you can get two free round-trip tickets as compensation for your inconvenience. And for a while there, my parents had a few trips in the queue because they had volunteered to surrender...

Forty, Please.

by Tricia Lott Williford | Jun 4, 2018 | Holidays, I Am Ridiculous, My Mom, On My Mind

“I think I’m going to turn forty this summer.” “No, you’re not,” says my mom, who – of all people – can call my bluff. And also she seems startled by my declaration. “I was there when you were born. It wasn’t...

When We Beat the System at Sears Portrait Studio

by Tricia Lott Williford | Oct 25, 2017 | Captured Moments, I Am Ridiculous, My Family, My Mom, Pictures

“All I want for Mother’s Day is a picture of my kids,” she told us. Well, that’s simple enough. Plus, we had spent a good decade-and-a-half under closely guided training from my dad on how to honor my mom on the days that belonged to her. One...

Laundry, Socks, Sheets, and “Nipples.”

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 15, 2015 | Life As A Mom, My Mom, Remembering, Robb, Single Parenting

My mind does funny things when I’m folding laundry. It’s like all these little blends of cotton evoke some kind of memory train. In her book, Nineteen Minutes, Jodi Picoult opened with a list of things that can happen in the course of nineteen minutes....

Tucker Learns To Walk Again

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 3, 2015 | All Boy, Broken Foot Summer, My Mom, Once in a Lifetime, Tuck, Tyler, We Are A Tricycle

1 Fall from a Swingset 4 Breaks 8 Hospital Visits 1 Surgery 5 Pins 1 Screw 16 stitches 3 Days in the Hospital 1 Wheelchair 2 Knee Scooters 3 Casts 87 Days 87 Nights Finally: Cast Off Day. I wasn’t prepared for how emotional this moment would be for me. He stood...