Just Try Not To Laugh Tricia Lott Williford April 12, 2018 1 Comment The sheets are slit. Who slit the sheets? Whoever slit the sheets is a good sheet slitter. It’s our family-favorite… Read more
The Thing about a Backyard Fountain Tricia Lott Williford March 18, 2018 1 Comment “Tell me if I should pour your coffee or not.” “Yes, I’d like for you to pour my coffee,” I… Read more
Sometimes I Do Things Peter Hates. Tricia Lott Williford March 9, 2018 4 Comments There are things I do that Peter hates. Maybe hate is a strong word. But maybe it isn’t. Like, I… Read more
Put it in the Pie Hole, Valentine. Tricia Lott Williford February 14, 2018 1 Comment I chose to be a hands-off, loosely-nearby supervisor of the Valentines boxes and cards this year. As Jen Hatmaker wrote… Read more
Vacations Should Win. Tricia Lott Williford July 1, 2017 4 Comments If you try to work while you’re on vacation, then neither the vacation nor the work gets the attention it… Read more
The Dad He Didn’t Have To Be Tricia Lott Williford June 17, 2017 5 Comments When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new, It always winds up feeling more like a… Read more
Love, Parenting, and Figuring it Out Tricia Lott Williford May 30, 2017 3 Comments Peter and I were fighting. Sort of. He says it wasn’t a “fight,” but it’s as much as we fight,… Read more
On the Day that You Were Born Tricia Lott Williford May 9, 2017 5 Comments Tyler is Ten. I realized this weekend that every single bit of baby is gone from him, even from his… Read more
Postage Algebra and Flannery O’Connor Tricia Lott Williford May 1, 2017 6 Comments So, I had upwards of 75 books to mail to the Launch Team, a group of readers across America –… Read more
Family Devotions: The Recipe for Crazy Making Tricia Lott Williford April 18, 2017 5 Comments We gave the boys new Bibles for Easter, because it was time. They needed to graduate to a version that… Read more
Compassion, Discipline, and The Crazy Hard. Tricia Lott Williford March 27, 2017 1 Comment Good parenting is crazy difficult. Just really hard. Like, really hard. We’ve been navigating some new waters here, teaching boundaries… Read more
It Is Well. Tricia Lott Williford March 10, 2017 11 Comments When peace like a river attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll, Whatever my lot, Thou has taught… Read more
Sacred Gratitude. Tricia Lott Williford January 26, 2017 1 Comment He’s Peter’s closest cousin. They are just a few years apart in a whole collection of people that span across… Read more
I’m in Love with a Train Conductor Tricia Lott Williford November 19, 2016 No Comments Tyler and Peter are acting in the Polar Express at the Colorado Railroad Museum this holiday season. The show happens… Read more
Sex Talk in the Fourth Grade: Dads Do It Differently Tricia Lott Williford October 12, 2016 7 Comments “Mom, what’s porn?” It’s hard not to flinch with your fourth grader comes home with a new word like that… Read more
Pie Dates and Boy Pranks are Not My Gig. Tricia Lott Williford August 25, 2016 3 Comments “Hey, Mom? What happens if you accidentally drink vegetable oil?” “Wait. What? How does that happen, accidentally?” Peter and I… Read more
The New Launch: Heyer Expectations Tricia Lott Williford August 8, 2016 2 Comments Let me tell you a little bit of Peter’s story. He’s actually kind of a big deal, which… Read more
Tackle Football: A Whole New Frontier Tricia Lott Williford August 3, 2016 4 Comments Football is in his blood, and I held him off as long as I could. It was only a matter… Read more
Old Dogs, New Tricks, and the Thing About Broken Fences Tricia Lott Williford July 27, 2016 3 Comments Peter brought two black Labrador retrievers to our family. He adopted my kids; I adopted his dogs. It’s a big… Read more
Hummingbirds, Pennies, and Verizon Texts Tricia Lott Williford July 12, 2016 4 Comments On the day that Robb died, my mom’s phone became Grief’s Grand Central Station. She spent the whole day on… Read more
