Quotables - Tricia Lott Williford

Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 21, 2020 | Courage, Deep Sadness, On My Mind, Parenting, Quotables, You Can Do This

Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they belong there together. First, I sat outside during a summer evening rain shower. The tasks of the day were finished, we were in the after-dinner space of each doing...

Cheezits Communion

by Tricia Lott Williford | Apr 10, 2020 | Holidays, My Faith, My Family, Peter, Quotables, Remembering, The Bible

Every night, we have ice cream at 8:00. And some evenings, we have it at other times, because it’s 8:00 somewhere. We are living it up in our locked up condition. Last night, before our evening constitution, Peter brought us all together at the dining room...

I Have Something to Tell You: I Wrote A Novel.

by Tricia Lott Williford | Mar 27, 2020 | Books, Quotables, TLW, Writing

Strapp held his wife’s hand as he drove, stealing glances at the photograph she held. This was the only picture they had of their son, a photo they received from their social worker. The boy looked to be about six years old, and he had dark skin, darker eyes, and...

Notes on a Life

by Tricia Lott Williford | Dec 12, 2019 | Books, Quotables

“I was reading a book a few weeks ago – I like to read first thing in the morning these days, with my coffee. So I was reading the book and I went to take a sip of coffee and I spilled on the book. I got all upset: ‘Now look! I ruined the book! Now...

“I Just Peed.”

by Tricia Lott Williford | Oct 17, 2019 | Books, I Am Ridiculous, Quotables, Think Like An Artist

We were in the car one day. The radio was on. The air conditioning was blowing at me. All three men of mine were talking or singing. The boys were playing some version of physical jackassery horseplay in the backseat. In total exasperation, I reached forward and...

Words are Things

by Tricia Lott Williford | Aug 17, 2019 | Quotables, Writing

“Words are things. I am convinced. You must be careful about the words you use, or the words you allow to be used in your house. In the Old Testament, we are told in Genesis that in the beginning was the Word. And the Word was God, and the Word was with God....