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White Water Rapids and Lipstick.

Tricia Lott Williford December 23, 2013 7 Comments

Robb and I went on a whitewater rafting trip when we had been married for a year or so. We…

In the Cave

Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2013 7 Comments

How are you holding up? What are you up to? I’m in bed. The short response worries me. Not good,…

One Thousand Days Later

Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2013 6 Comments

I don’t really know how it happened, since I have long loved Chris Tomlin. But somehow, I had never heard…

Siberia, A Limousine, and the Cool Factor

Tricia Lott Williford December 6, 2013 1 Comment

There was this time? In seventh grade? On Valentine’s Day? When my dad picked me up from school in a…

What I Learned on the Massage Table

Tricia Lott Williford November 18, 2013 6 Comments

I used to say that a trip to the grocery store sans children was just like a trip to the…

Seven Feet of White Lit Brilliance.

Tricia Lott Williford November 17, 2013 3 Comments

I’m sitting in my papisan chair, the one that must be balanced against a corner of my writing studio or…

Itchy

Tricia Lott Williford November 16, 2013 2 Comments

Prompt: “Write about feeling Itchy.” The summer before tenth grade, I decided to make a few extra bucks by weeding…

S-P-I-R-I-T – SPIRIT.

Tricia Lott Williford September 20, 2013 1 Comment

Tonight, I will take the boys to their first high school football game. They will see the crowds, smell the…

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…

Truly Something.

Tricia Lott Williford September 16, 2013 1 Comment

“What was the first thing you noticed about your spouse?” The women are seated on one side of the…

Heavy.

Tricia Lott Williford September 4, 2013 3 Comments

I looked at pictures of him. Alive. Playing with my sons, tossing them into the pool as they giggled with…

“Oh, yeah. That so happened to me, too.”

Tricia Lott Williford August 28, 2013 1 Comment

Jack stopped by to show us the brand new red cast on his arm. Evidence of a battle wound when…

Happy Birthday, My Love.

Tricia Lott Williford August 27, 2013 8 Comments

I am taking two little boys out of school in the middle of the day. We will have root beer…

Jeans, Today and Tomorrow: It’s good to be an Adult.

Tricia Lott Williford August 26, 2013 2 Comments

There was a careful algorithm, in sixth, seventh and eighth grade, to choose my clothes for the following day. Oh,…

TGI Fridays and Saved by the Bell

Tricia Lott Williford August 17, 2013 1 Comment

I’m on a date with myself. Which means I’m going to act like I’m on a date with someone important…

Like Father, Like Son.

Tricia Lott Williford August 11, 2013 1 Comment

As we left church today, Tucker held the door for me. And as I passed by, I heard myself say,…

Birthday Cake

Tricia Lott Williford July 24, 2013 2 Comments

Sometimes I’m not sure if I really remember something because it’s genuinely my memory, or if it’s because I’ve heard…

Closing a Gap isn’t Healing a Wound

Tricia Lott Williford July 20, 2013 9 Comments

I cannot think. I cannot. I can only cry. Darkness. Hopeless. Two and a half years later. Time has…

Looking Anywhere Else

Tricia Lott Williford July 19, 2013 3 Comments

When I miss Robb more than I can stand, when I can’t bear to look it in the face, I…

Just In Case

Tricia Lott Williford July 16, 2013 No Comments

You know that faithful caution that’s outside elevators? In case of fire, use stairs. When I was a little girl,…

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