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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…

“Oh, yeah. That so happened to me, too.”

Tricia Lott Williford August 28, 2013 1 Comment

Jack stopped by to show us the brand new red cast on his arm. Evidence of a battle wound when…

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,…

Side by Side

Tricia Lott Williford August 9, 2013 3 Comments

Tucker carries Maxwell to me at least six times a day. Wherever I am in the house, Tuck appears. With…

Hands

Tricia Lott Williford August 3, 2013 8 Comments

“Dude! What happened to your fingers? They’re all, like, puffy and stuff.” I watch Tuck look at his fingers, quickly…

Pillow Talk

Tricia Lott Williford July 17, 2013 No Comments

9:04 pm. “Hello?” “Hi, Mommy.” “Hey, Tyler! How are you?” (We talked an hour ago. I called them, pretending to…

“People need spoons.”

Tricia Lott Williford June 25, 2013 11 Comments

I was on the phone with Laurelyn. (You know how I love Laurelyn.) I sat at the top of the…

Life or Death

Tricia Lott Williford June 20, 2013 3 Comments

“Good morning, Tucker.” “Good morning, mommy. I need to feed the cat.” He’s taken responsibility for Wiley, the outdoor cat.…

Just Three Things. That’s All.

Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2013 4 Comments

“I hate you!” I hear one brother mutter to another in the backseat. I gasp dramatically and pull the car…

Choose Carefully

Tricia Lott Williford May 9, 2013 3 Comments

“Mommy, my friend told me this – is it true? Is this a law, that you have to get married?”…

Boys v. Girls

Tricia Lott Williford May 5, 2013 3 Comments

“Mommy, I know that mostly you teach just women. But I think sometime you should teach men too, and then…

Courage and a Baseball

Tricia Lott Williford April 26, 2013 6 Comments

A neighborhood dad knocked on the door on Sunday afternoon. I opened the door to see him standing on the…

Phone-A-Friend

Tricia Lott Williford April 18, 2013 1 Comment

“Mommy, I just miss you right now.” He’s calling from school, not from a cell phone, but from the real…

After Midnight

Tricia Lott Williford April 9, 2013 2 Comments

It’s tough to weigh the benefits of BandAids against the anxiety of taking them off. I remember deciding in my…

Snow Day Dance

Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2013 1 Comment

Two boys did a choreographed Snow Day Dance tonight. Complete with a clean spoon under each pillow, jammies on backwards,…

A Lady and Gents

Tricia Lott Williford April 2, 2013 6 Comments

The boys each brought a friend home from school today. Tyler invited a little girl, and he honored her as…

Immeasurable

Tricia Lott Williford March 28, 2013 1 Comment

“Mommy, guess how much I love you.” We are working side by side in the kitchen; I am cutting fruit,…

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