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Go, Dog. Go.

Tricia Lott Williford March 29, 2012 3 Comments

I get it, buddy. A reader understands: sometimes you can’t wait until you get home.

All Before Noon

Tricia Lott Williford March 28, 2012 2 Comments

These things have happened today. Tyler was awake for much of the night, not feeling well. Which means I was…

Crumpled Bouquet

Tricia Lott Williford March 27, 2012 2 Comments

There’s nothing quite like the crumpled bouquet of springtime dandelions. “Here, mommy. These are for you.”

Springtime Wanderings

Tricia Lott Williford March 24, 2012 2 Comments

Sun-warmed skin. Lightest breeze. Kites flirting their long ribboned tails. Dozens of families at this park, Scattered across the grass,…

Peeking Through

Tricia Lott Williford March 18, 2012 1 Comment

Dear spring flowers, Look at you, peeking through on this side. And blooming. I think we have much in common.

Guys Morning

Tricia Lott Williford March 18, 2012 No Comments

“Hey, guys? I’m going to a class this morning, so you’re having a Guys Morning with Poppa.” “Will you be…

The Rest Of Us Are Regulars

Tricia Lott Williford March 14, 2012 3 Comments

Dear kind person at Starbucks, You were gracious to ask if I am okay. You probably wondered why no one…

The By-Product of Right Decisions

Tricia Lott Williford March 13, 2012 5 Comments

“Don’t expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. It isn’t like…

Tricia Lott Williford March 11, 2012 2 Comments

“You made him happy, Trish. I choose to believe you still do.” – my mom

Sunshine on My Boy

Tricia Lott Williford March 10, 2012 5 Comments

Science Fair Season

Tricia Lott Williford March 7, 2012 1 Comment

Tri-fold boards line the hallways, filled with illustrations of hypotheses, experiments, and outcomes. It’s Science Fair Season. And I remember…

Consummate Craft

Tricia Lott Williford March 6, 2012 5 Comments

I’ve had ten weeks to work on this paper. And I’ve worked on it for most of the ten weeks. …

Recurring

Tricia Lott Williford February 27, 2012 2 Comments

I wake up in a cold sweat, shaking in a rhythmic pulse. This used to happen all the time, several…

Mommy’s An ‘Offer’

Tricia Lott Williford February 26, 2012 14 Comments

“Tyler, what do you want to be when you grow up?” “A scuba diver.” “And how about you, Tuck?” “I…

Still She Reaches

Tricia Lott Williford February 23, 2012 2 Comments

Though her branches are bare, though the sun hides, still she reaches her arms to the sky. I had to…

My Own Silliness

Tricia Lott Williford February 19, 2012 3 Comments

Sometimes, I am silly and spontaneous in the morning. (I get this from my dad, who occasionally woke his school-age…

…in all my lovings…

Tricia Lott Williford February 10, 2012 1 Comment

O God, I know that if I do not love Thee with all my heart, with all my mind, with…

Everything Daddy was Good At

Tricia Lott Williford February 10, 2012 1 Comment

“Mommy, tell me everything Daddy was good at that you’re not.” Everything? And it has to be things I’m not…

The One Who Cannot Grieve

Tricia Lott Williford February 9, 2012 4 Comments

There is a benefit to now. There is a grace in the first year: people expect grief to overwhelm. They…

Hope finds its Roots

Tricia Lott Williford February 9, 2012 2 Comments

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