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Creatures of Wonder
Tricia Lott Williford
August 3, 2019
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Creature of wonder, man-child of mine. You look like a puzzling and impossible blend of genetics, of his eyebrows and…
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A Brand New, Shiny and Sparkly Decade
Tricia Lott Williford
July 26, 2019
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Last year at this time, all I really wanted in the world was to turn Forty. You guys, I am…
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Family Devotions and Testicles
Tricia Lott Williford
July 7, 2019
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We gave the boys new Bibles for Easter, because it was time. They needed to graduate to a version that…
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A White Wolf in the Living Room
Tricia Lott Williford
April 27, 2019
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So, let me set the stage. We had just finished a two-day baseball tournament, and we were – all of…
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Parents, Patients, and Bendy Straws: The Hospital Waiting Room
Tricia Lott Williford
December 6, 2018
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The waiting room in the surgery center at Children’s Hospital is a tender place. So many parents. So much waiting.…
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Walkie Talkies and Free Will
Tricia Lott Williford
November 27, 2018
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If you have children who have grown out of car seats but are not yet allowed behind the wheel, let…
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Rites of Passage: Cop, Coach, Consultant
Tricia Lott Williford
September 10, 2018
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This morning, my oldest boy turned thirteen, and my younger boy boarded the bus for three days at Outdoor Ed.…
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So Big, So Small
Tricia Lott Williford
August 27, 2018
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It was a February day When your dad came by, before going away A U-Haul truck in the driveway The…
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Vintage Technology
Tricia Lott Williford
April 30, 2018
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Tucker left this morning for Outdoor Ed, the rite of passage for sixth graders. And so my heart will live…
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Whatever Day
Tricia Lott Williford
April 23, 2018
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My kids have so many days off school this week. An Assessment Day, a Professional Day, a Comp Day, and…
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Just Try Not To Laugh
Tricia Lott Williford
April 12, 2018
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The sheets are slit. Who slit the sheets? Whoever slit the sheets is a good sheet slitter. It’s our family-favorite…
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On the Day that You Were Born
Tricia Lott Williford
May 9, 2017
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Tyler is Ten. I realized this weekend that every single bit of baby is gone from him, even from his…
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Family Devotions: The Recipe for Crazy Making
Tricia Lott Williford
April 18, 2017
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We gave the boys new Bibles for Easter, because it was time. They needed to graduate to a version that…
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Please. Anybody can catch with a Glove.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 3, 2017
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“I think I love baseball,” I said out loud to myself. It was the first scrimmage of the season. I…
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Football, Concussions, and Parenting
Tricia Lott Williford
September 15, 2016
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It would have been great if we could have made it just a few more weeks (or longer… longer would…
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Uniforms are not Costumes.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 1, 2016
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We were riding in the car and I decided to maximize our time by holding a little family meeting to…
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Tackle Football: A Whole New Frontier
Tricia Lott Williford
August 3, 2016
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Football is in his blood, and I held him off as long as I could. It was only a matter…
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The Story of Peter and Tricia, by Tucker
Tricia Lott Williford
January 30, 2016
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Today I am teaching Tuck the grandiose beauty of the Working Lunch. We each have writing deadlines we’re working on.…
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There Are Things I Haven’t Told You
Tricia Lott Williford
November 1, 2015
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I have a photo of the Last Halloween. The boys are five and three years old, and they are dressed…
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150 Pounds in The World’s Unwieldiest Stroller
Tricia Lott Williford
October 1, 2015
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Well, just in case I didn’t love grocery shopping with every ounce of my heart, I’m now back to pushing…
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