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Sweet Feet

Tricia Lott Williford October 3, 2014 6 Comments

During my bedtime yoga, there’s this great part of the sequence devoted to flexing and massaging the feet. Adriene tells us [...]

Still. No, Thank You.

Tricia Lott Williford September 30, 2014 3 Comments

We were walking through the mall near a maze of vendors selling feathers and seaweed lotion and rhinestones to put in [...]

Williford, The Ball Carrier

Tricia Lott Williford September 29, 2014 4 Comments

“The first touchdown of the season goes to Williford!” Great job, Williford. I hope your dad got to watch.

Santa and Leprechauns: The Truth Revealed at Our House

Tricia Lott Williford September 23, 2014 4 Comments

“Mommy, are Leprechauns real, or do the moms and dads really just do all that stuff?” Okay, two things. First [...]

Another Night in the ER: Clean Your Microwave.

Tricia Lott Williford August 22, 2014 4 Comments

There are some sounds I’ve learned to tune out in the last almost-nine years, but the shattering of glass will [...]

close-up view on children teeth with braces

Like the Threads of a Tennis Racket

Tricia Lott Williford July 2, 2014 3 Comments

Most days I’m pretty sure the investment in my son’s personalized orthodontia will be worth it someday, but today is [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

Bumblebees and Stoplights

Tricia Lott Williford April 29, 2014 5 Comments

We are on day 2 (or more, if you count the days I didn’t know about it) of Tucker’s infection [...]

Come on, Spleen and Antibiotics. Do Your Thing.

Tricia Lott Williford April 28, 2014 15 Comments

“Tricia, before you go, choose a different urgent care. Just leave the other one behind you.” Why did it take [...]

The Day Before Tomorrow

Tricia Lott Williford February 17, 2014 2 Comments

And so it is the Day Before Tomorrow. Tomorrow is when it happens. Tomorrow, big things will change. Tomorrow, I [...]

Off the Script

Tricia Lott Williford February 6, 2014 No Comments

The snow turns gray and piles up in the tire wells of my cars. (I usually like to use the [...]

Guaranteed Leftovers

Tricia Lott Williford February 5, 2014 4 Comments

In the endless quest to create memorable from the mundane, we changed up our breakfast routine since the school day [...]

Code Blue: Momma Bear in the ER

Tricia Lott Williford January 30, 2014 5 Comments

Well, the good news, ” she said, “is that Tucker is going to have a great scar. The bad news [...]

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 [...]

An Author Visited the Second Grade

Tricia Lott Williford January 2, 2014 7 Comments

I sat in the rocking chair in the corner of the classroom, the one surrounded by a colorful rug with [...]

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 [...]

Pillow Talk

Tricia Lott Williford November 25, 2013 1 Comment

I love a cold house. Like, ridiculously so. My bedroom at night is downright cold. (You can blame a certain [...]

Swept Off Her Feet

Tricia Lott Williford November 19, 2013 3 Comments

“Oh-ho-ho, Tucker!” (Don’t think Santa. Think of a woman being lifted off her feet, trying to catch her breath. Said [...]

Operation: Independence

Tricia Lott Williford September 23, 2013 3 Comments

I needed to get my hair cut, and it’s hard to tell which “I don’t want to” measured higher: I [...]

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