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Christmas Words for Christmas Cards

Tricia Lott Williford December 16, 2014 3 Comments

Since this is the year that my boys and I are taking back our holidays, this is the year when [...]

The Piece of My Heart that is Yours

Tricia Lott Williford December 1, 2014 2 Comments

The boys have gotten very good at playing cards and board games, which I think will serve us well for [...]

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 [...]

The Firehouse: A Visit with Our Heroes

Tricia Lott Williford September 11, 2014 5 Comments

So, while this was happening, the paramedics said to Tuck, “Let’s see… how many stitches do you think you’ll need?” [...]

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Kite Strings, Anchors, and Lives of Their Own

Tricia Lott Williford July 18, 2014 No Comments

I went away for two days on a ‘digital cleanse.’ I escaped to the mountains and unplugged from everything. Well, [...]

Then and Now

Tricia Lott Williford June 21, 2014 2 Comments

“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 [...]

Kapeesh.

Tricia Lott Williford May 8, 2014 3 Comments

“I wish I had died when Daddy died.” “Why?” “Because don’t you know I haven’t seen him since I was [...]

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Deliciously Single, Deliriously Free.

Tricia Lott Williford April 1, 2014 7 Comments

I am deliciously single. While I’m willing to admit that this could be a fleeting thing, that I may not [...]

Bitter Envy

Tricia Lott Williford March 19, 2014 1 Comment

It’s not often that I can taste envy. But it’s bitter. There’s a dad with his two sons at the [...]

These Saturday Nights

Tricia Lott Williford January 26, 2014 1 Comment

Hey, Mom, remember on the weekends when we could sleep on the floor in your room and after we finished [...]

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 [...]

An Author Visited the Second Grade

Tricia Lott Williford January 2, 2014 7 Comments

I sat in the rocking chair in the corner of the classroom, the one surrounded by a colorful rug with [...]

Sparkling New Beginnings

Tricia Lott Williford December 3, 2013 5 Comments

You just never know when something you fear will be easier than you think. Hooray for new beginnings.

Kicking my own Butt with Psychology of the 1970s

Tricia Lott Williford September 24, 2013 4 Comments

I am reading The Road Less Traveled. (You’re picturing an anthology of Robert Frost, aren’t you? It’s not that. Think [...]

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 [...]

Oblivious? Or Choosing Not To Notice…

Tricia Lott Williford July 14, 2013 3 Comments

It’s not that I don’t know that someone else should pick up the dog poop around here. It’s not that [...]

Foreword Afterthought: Basketballs and Defining Relationships

Tricia Lott Williford July 11, 2013 1 Comment

Foreword Afterthought: I don’t write about the people I date, have dated, will date. If I go out with him, [...]

Let’s just say, if.

Tricia Lott Williford April 11, 2013 11 Comments

If I were prone to wander, to question God’s faithfulness, let’s just say if, then I might have a [...]

Tweak the Theory

Tricia Lott Williford April 2, 2013 3 Comments

There is a theory that says a parent should teach a child: you are so important, unique, and irreplaceable, that [...]

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