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Jesus Didn’t Parent Toddlers: A Love Letter to the Parents of Littles

Tricia Lott Williford April 2, 2020 1 Comment

Parents of Preschoolers and Toddlers, this season is the real deal, isn’t it? You are in the t-r-e-n-c-h-e-s. When my…

One of My Favorites for Only $1.99

Tricia Lott Williford May 1, 2018 No Comments

A big announcement for you today, you guys! My publisher has chosen to feature my first book for an online…

Get Drunk on the Lovely of it All

Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2016 2 Comments

It is Wedding Week. I am in the last seven days of one of the most sacred seasons of my…

Better Than You Think

Tricia Lott Williford January 28, 2016 6 Comments

I leaned out the Starbucks drive-thru window to hand a drink to the customer in her car, and that’s when…

Single Parenting, Dating, and Boundaries

Tricia Lott Williford January 11, 2016 5 Comments

I’ve never introduced the boys to anyone I’ve dated throughout the last five years because I was so deeply committed…

The Heart of Joseph

Tricia Lott Williford December 10, 2015 4 Comments

Jesus grew up without his biological dad. Joseph married Mary, knowing she was pregnant with a child that was not…

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“Mom, Will You Still Love My Dad?”

Tricia Lott Williford November 24, 2015 8 Comments

“Mom, I just have one question.” He was in the backseat of the car, still consistently the safest place for…

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There Are Things I Haven’t Told You

Tricia Lott Williford November 1, 2015 1 Comment

I have a photo of the Last Halloween. The boys are five and three years old, and they are dressed…

150 Pounds in The World’s Unwieldiest Stroller

Tricia Lott Williford October 1, 2015 4 Comments

Well, just in case I didn’t love grocery shopping with every ounce of my heart, I’m now back to pushing…

How To Talk To Your Children About Grief, Loss, and Death

Tricia Lott Williford September 5, 2015 2 Comments

My husband died when my children were three and five years old. I realize that’s a sudden and abrupt way…

Tucker Learns To Walk Again

Tricia Lott Williford September 3, 2015 5 Comments

1 Fall from a Swingset 4 Breaks 8 Hospital Visits 1 Surgery 5 Pins 1 Screw 16 stitches 3 Days…

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Hopalong Cassidy and Sir Embarrassed

Tricia Lott Williford August 19, 2015 No Comments

Let me tell you one thing I know for sure, a nugget of foundational truth that will never change: Nothing…

Grace Notes for the First Day Of School

Tricia Lott Williford August 10, 2015 3 Comments

Today marked a great big finish line for us: The First Day of School. #BrokenFootSummer is “over,” and we have…

Kids’ Day: Ty the Fly, Bullfrog, and Peacock

Tricia Lott Williford June 1, 2015 No Comments

There is Mother’s Day; there is Father’s Day. And in our family, the first day of summer vacation is Kids’ Day. …

Tender Heart, Rainy Day

Tricia Lott Williford May 9, 2015 No Comments

A book was born this week. If there were birth announcements for such things, it might read, “Weighing in at…

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Good Parenting is Freaking Hard

Tricia Lott Williford April 13, 2015 2 Comments

You guys, I’m exhausted. We are limping into a new week around here. Good parenting is freaking hard. When I…

Draw The Line Somewhere

Tricia Lott Williford March 27, 2015 No Comments

“Mommy, I think there are some things you shouldn’t do before you’re married.” “You are exactly right, buddy,” I say,…

A Warrior’s Heart

Tricia Lott Williford March 16, 2015 No Comments

I wish I’d known from the beginning that I was born a strong woman. What a difference it would have…

Lunchables, Goldfish Marriages, and Where The Red Fern Grows

Tricia Lott Williford February 28, 2015 5 Comments

“Mommy, did you know someone can die of a broken heart?” “I do know.” I very nearly have. I don’t…

Babies and Broncos and Listening for God

Tricia Lott Williford December 29, 2014 No Comments

“Mommy, I don’t know why I can never hear God.” A question that every single one of us has asked,…

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