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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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