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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

The Us that We Are

Tricia Lott Williford February 7, 2012 2 Comments

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