“Do You Miss Having Sex?” Tricia Lott Williford February 16, 2015 14 Comments “Tricia, do you miss having sex?” I get this question on occasion, always preceded by, “I hope this isn’t too… Read more
The Thing About Reassurance Tricia Lott Williford January 18, 2015 2 Comments I think Reassurance can be a lot like money. There will never be enough of it. Likes. Approvals. Confidence. Affirmations.… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more