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The Things We Might Say

Tricia Lott Williford November 24, 2014 1 Comment

If she tells you she wishes her car got better gas mileage, that doesn’t mean she wishes she’d never learned…

This Is What It’s About. This Right Here.

Tricia Lott Williford November 17, 2014 11 Comments

It was bedtime, and together we were reading the story of Abraham and Isaac from The Jesus Storybook Bible. I…

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Lone Aspen Tree

Tricia Lott Williford November 4, 2014 No Comments

Lone Aspen Tree. She probably thinks she’s the odd one, all alone out there in a sea of sameness. Little…

Creative Thinking And Brainstorming Ideas

Confessions of an External Processor

Tricia Lott Williford October 14, 2014 2 Comments

I am an external processor. I think out loud. If there’s something I’m thinking through, I can see through the…

Secretly, I Just Want to be a Daisy.

Tricia Lott Williford April 14, 2014 3 Comments

My first dream last night was a nightmare that thrust me into wakefulness. I was texting and driving and I…

That’s What I Used To Think

Tricia Lott Williford April 9, 2014 5 Comments

I used to think I wanted to be with a man who had it figured out. Then I found that…

Long Overdue

Tricia Lott Williford April 4, 2014 No Comments

“It was an aesthetically pleasing volume – at once slim and heavy, and bound in jade green cloth – and…

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Deliciously Single, Deliriously Free.

Tricia Lott Williford April 1, 2014 7 Comments

I am deliciously single. While I’m willing to admit that this could be a fleeting thing, that I may not…

Glittery, Sparkling Moments from Needles in the Haystack

Tricia Lott Williford March 10, 2014 1 Comment

Quality is not something I can predict. I live the life of an artist, so I don’t abide by very…

Love: The Second Time Around

Tricia Lott Williford February 20, 2014 3 Comments

What can love look like the second time around? What are the expectations? What are the definitions? It feels like…

Old Enough to Know

Tricia Lott Williford January 18, 2014 1 Comment

I think the birthdays that end in -5 feel different than the ones that end in -0. The -0 birthdays…

I think I am an Affirmation Hoarder

Tricia Lott Williford January 10, 2014 2 Comments

There have been a few times in my life when I’ve finished a project for a teacher, instructor, professor, or…

Rule #32

Tricia Lott Williford November 20, 2013 2 Comments

I’m sitting in a round booth that’s designed for a double date or for 9 girls on ladies’ night. It’s…

Sometimes, it can’t happen this side of Heaven.

Tricia Lott Williford November 15, 2013 11 Comments

There’s a knot in my stomach because I’d rather keep these words hidden in my journal, but I think I need…

The World Belongs to Gymnasts

Tricia Lott Williford November 13, 2013 1 Comment

My mind wanders during gymnastics. There is the preschool class, the little girls who are just giving this a…

Like Celery

Tricia Lott Williford October 20, 2013 1 Comment

Oh, tender heart. I hear you in there. I feel you. I don’t know what you want to say, but…

I’m Mad at My Kindergarten Teacher

Tricia Lott Williford September 17, 2013 5 Comments

What do I remember about kindergarten? Instantly, I feel a knot in my stomach that accompanied me to school each…

Few Answers, Just Questions.

Tricia Lott Williford September 12, 2013 5 Comments

What do I do with words like these? “Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and…

Pinterest and Pornography

Tricia Lott Williford August 13, 2013 3 Comments

“Pinterest is to Women what Pornography is to Men.” When I first heard someone say this, I was shocked and…

Ever Torn

Tricia Lott Williford August 4, 2013 8 Comments

I am ever torn. I want to keep all of my ideas in one place, with me always. But I…

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