Balls, Strikes, and Courage Tricia Lott Williford September 19, 2019 5 Comments Just when I thought I knew my role as Baseball Mom, my boys changed their position on the field. They’re… Read more
Creatures of Wonder Tricia Lott Williford August 3, 2019 6 Comments Creature of wonder, man-child of mine. You look like a puzzling and impossible blend of genetics, of his eyebrows and… Read more
A Brand New, Shiny and Sparkly Decade Tricia Lott Williford July 26, 2019 8 Comments Last year at this time, all I really wanted in the world was to turn Forty. You guys, I am… Read more
Family Devotions and Testicles Tricia Lott Williford July 7, 2019 1 Comment We gave the boys new Bibles for Easter, because it was time. They needed to graduate to a version that… Read more
A White Wolf in the Living Room Tricia Lott Williford April 27, 2019 5 Comments So, let me set the stage. We had just finished a two-day baseball tournament, and we were – all of… Read more
Parents, Patients, and Bendy Straws: The Hospital Waiting Room Tricia Lott Williford December 6, 2018 2 Comments The waiting room in the surgery center at Children’s Hospital is a tender place. So many parents. So much waiting.… Read more
Walkie Talkies and Free Will Tricia Lott Williford November 27, 2018 2 Comments If you have children who have grown out of car seats but are not yet allowed behind the wheel, let… Read more
Rites of Passage: Cop, Coach, Consultant Tricia Lott Williford September 10, 2018 3 Comments This morning, my oldest boy turned thirteen, and my younger boy boarded the bus for three days at Outdoor Ed.… Read more
So Big, So Small Tricia Lott Williford August 27, 2018 No Comments It was a February day When your dad came by, before going away A U-Haul truck in the driveway The… Read more
Vintage Technology Tricia Lott Williford April 30, 2018 No Comments Tucker left this morning for Outdoor Ed, the rite of passage for sixth graders. And so my heart will live… Read more
Whatever Day Tricia Lott Williford April 23, 2018 1 Comment My kids have so many days off school this week. An Assessment Day, a Professional Day, a Comp Day, and… Read more
Just Try Not To Laugh Tricia Lott Williford April 12, 2018 1 Comment The sheets are slit. Who slit the sheets? Whoever slit the sheets is a good sheet slitter. It’s our family-favorite… Read more
On the Day that You Were Born Tricia Lott Williford May 9, 2017 5 Comments Tyler is Ten. I realized this weekend that every single bit of baby is gone from him, even from his… Read more
Family Devotions: The Recipe for Crazy Making Tricia Lott Williford April 18, 2017 5 Comments We gave the boys new Bibles for Easter, because it was time. They needed to graduate to a version that… Read more
Please. Anybody can catch with a Glove. Tricia Lott Williford April 3, 2017 No Comments “I think I love baseball,” I said out loud to myself. It was the first scrimmage of the season. I… Read more
Football, Concussions, and Parenting Tricia Lott Williford September 15, 2016 4 Comments It would have been great if we could have made it just a few more weeks (or longer… longer would… Read more
Uniforms are not Costumes. Tricia Lott Williford September 1, 2016 1 Comment We were riding in the car and I decided to maximize our time by holding a little family meeting to… Read more
Tackle Football: A Whole New Frontier Tricia Lott Williford August 3, 2016 4 Comments Football is in his blood, and I held him off as long as I could. It was only a matter… Read more
The Story of Peter and Tricia, by Tucker Tricia Lott Williford January 30, 2016 1 Comment Today I am teaching Tuck the grandiose beauty of the Working Lunch. We each have writing deadlines we’re working on.… Read more
There Are Things I Haven’t Told You Tricia Lott Williford November 1, 2015 1 Comment I have a photo of the Last Halloween. The boys are five and three years old, and they are dressed… Read more
