This Is What It’s About. This Right Here. Tricia Lott Williford November 17, 2014 11 Comments It was bedtime, and together we were reading the story of Abraham and Isaac from The Jesus Storybook Bible. I… Read more
Just Three Things. That’s All I Ask. Tricia Lott Williford October 27, 2014 1 Comment “I hate you!” I hear one brother mutter to another in the backseat. I gasp dramatically and pull the car… Read more
The Same Eight Bars, On Repeat Tricia Lott Williford October 22, 2014 2 Comments Tyler is wandering around the house, playing and imagining and building in his mind and with his hands. As children… Read more
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… Read more
Sleeping Is Not What I am Doing Tricia Lott Williford August 25, 2014 3 Comments “Mommy, are you sleeping again?” Tucker asks. Sleeping is not what I am doing, though it’s not a far stretch.… Read more
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… Read more
Annnnnd…. he rides a bike! Tricia Lott Williford July 11, 2014 1 Comment “I think I’ll just go outside and ride my bike for a while,” he said, so casually, as if it… Read more
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… Read more
“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… Read more
Seven Years is a Long, Long While Tricia Lott Williford May 7, 2014 2 Comments Seven years is a long, long while. Somehow you’re still making me smile. I’d say almost most the time, here’s… Read more
Spell: Boob. Tricia Lott Williford February 23, 2014 1 Comment Tonight after dinner, Tyler declared a spelling bee. (My dad was eliminated quickly. His strengths lie in different areas.) My… Read more
Quick! List all the Rocks You Know! (??) Tricia Lott Williford February 17, 2014 No Comments I’ve started a new dinner conversation game, all in an effort to pry technology out of little addicted hands.… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
Is This Child For Real? Tricia Lott Williford December 12, 2013 15 Comments I heard some movement in my bedroom last night. I stirred and sat up to find Tyler kneeling next to… Read more
Laugh Lines Tricia Lott Williford November 14, 2013 1 Comment “Mommy, I’ve noticed that your face is changing. See these lines right here? They weren’t there before. We need to… Read more
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… Read more
All About Perspective Tricia Lott Williford September 5, 2013 No Comments We chose a table in the Playland at McDonalds, and right now I’m wondering how many of my posts over… Read more
