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5 Things They Learned from Their Dad

Tricia Lott Williford August 11, 2014 5 Comments

“I’m so glad Daddy taught us about beans before he died.” “Beans?” Of all things? “Yes, you know. How they…

To Choose To Remember

Tricia Lott Williford July 22, 2014 9 Comments

Sometimes, the very bravest, happiest thing you can do is to choose to remember.

He Was A Pretty Great Geek.

Tricia Lott Williford June 30, 2014 1 Comment

I rarely knew what to get Robb for his birthday. He was an efficient man with a woefully short wish…

If I Didn’t Already Know His Dad

Tricia Lott Williford June 20, 2014 1 Comment

“Mom. Do you honestly need a suitcase that big?” And then, “Ugh. You said we were leaving at 3:00. It…

Water in my Wineglass

Tricia Lott Williford June 15, 2014 No Comments

It’s after midnight. I just baked a loaf of banana bread, and I do believe these wee small hours might…

“Where are his Bones?”

Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2014 2 Comments

“Mommy, where are Daddy’s bones?” We’re in the car, where most of our pivotal conversations happen. He asks me this…

The Word ‘Because’

Tricia Lott Williford May 5, 2014 2 Comments

Because. It’s a relational word, conveying cause and effect. It’s a word that connects dots, the ‘if and then’ of…

A Word about Chili Rellenos

Tricia Lott Williford April 1, 2014 No Comments

Chili Rellenos. It’s a risk to order them, because they might be perfect and they might just as easily and…

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…

Science Fair, O Science Fair. I’d Rather Write You a Sonnet.

Tricia Lott Williford January 20, 2014 5 Comments

Robb and I had this foolproof plan. With our collective energies and varied interests, with his left brain and my…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Pocket Knives and Rites of Passage

Tricia Lott Williford August 19, 2013 7 Comments

Tuck spent Saturday night at a sleepover birthday party with a couple of the guys on his football team. It…

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,…

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