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Grace Notes for the First Day Of School
Tricia Lott Williford
August 10, 2015
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Today marked a great big finish line for us: The First Day of School. #BrokenFootSummer is “over,” and we have [...]
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That Thing Called Brave
Tricia Lott Williford
August 6, 2015
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And so, the pins are out of Tucker’s foot. We can officially say he is tougher than nails. Because, oh [...]
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Hands and Knees
Tricia Lott Williford
July 27, 2015
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I don’t remember why I was kneeling and crying. Last week was kind of a doozy for such things. I [...]
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If Real Life Had Thought Bubbles
Tricia Lott Williford
July 20, 2015
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Here’s a little exercise to bring you right into the action with me on this one. Reach down to the [...]
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They Took off the Bandages, and I Was Not Prepared
Tricia Lott Williford
July 2, 2015
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Two weeks post surgery, we went back to Children’s Hospital for our follow-up appointment. They cut through all the layers [...]
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This One Important Thing
Tricia Lott Williford
July 1, 2015
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To read this article in its entirety with PJ Parenting, click here. I was drinking iced coffees at Starbucks with [...]
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4 Things I Learned When My Toddler Locked Me In His Bedroom
Tricia Lott Williford
June 30, 2015
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It’s a blast from the past, you guys: one of the favorites from the archives of my life as a [...]
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99 Silver Linings
Tricia Lott Williford
June 18, 2015
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Children’s Hospital is like EPCOT. Our male nurse named Coop who whispered when Tuck was sleeping, listened to his pain, [...]
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Children’s Hospital Is Like EPCOT
Tricia Lott Williford
June 11, 2015
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Tucker and I spent yesterday at Children’s Hospital, which is in itself a really beautiful place. I spent the day [...]
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So Close, And Yet… NOPE.
Tricia Lott Williford
June 10, 2015
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“Mom, can you bring me the crunches?” “Buddy, the word is crutches.” “Right. Crunches.” “No. Crutches.” “Crrrunches. Crrrr-onch-es. Cronches.” “Let me [...]
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Four Broken Bones: Or, How To Ruin Summer in One Giant Leap
Tricia Lott Williford
June 9, 2015
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Tucker fell six feet from the top of a swing set. In a crash landing, the arch of his foot [...]
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The Stuff of Sonnets and Love Songs
Tricia Lott Williford
May 19, 2015
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“I think I understand how love works, Mom. It’s like God plants a seed in your heart, and then you [...]
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Never Miss The Real Win
Tricia Lott Williford
May 18, 2015
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I’ll admit, I still have kind of a hard time knowing who has the ball and what’s happening next on [...]
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The Dance in Knowing
Tricia Lott Williford
March 24, 2015
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It’s great to be known. There is a dance in knowing – in the pursuit of the dozens of details. [...]
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Lunchables, Goldfish Marriages, and Where The Red Fern Grows
Tricia Lott Williford
February 28, 2015
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“Mommy, did you know someone can die of a broken heart?” “I do know.” I very nearly have. I don’t [...]
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Sauerkraut and Bowling
Tricia Lott Williford
January 3, 2015
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I got hit with some kind of horrific stomach bug that surely spawned from the fall of man. I will spare [...]
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Scarlet and Grey
Tricia Lott Williford
January 1, 2015
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During an Ohio State football game a couple of weeks ago, Tuck was in the ER for the evening with [...]
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This Is What It’s About. This Right Here.
Tricia Lott Williford
November 17, 2014
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It was bedtime, and together we were reading the story of Abraham and Isaac from The Jesus Storybook Bible. I [...]
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Just Three Things. That’s All I Ask.
Tricia Lott Williford
October 27, 2014
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“I hate you!” I hear one brother mutter to another in the backseat. I gasp dramatically and pull the car [...]
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Better Than A Team
Tricia Lott Williford
October 15, 2014
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I feel like one of the ways we could help the laundry situation at our house is by getting Tucker [...]
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