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Bracelets and Merry-Go-Rounds: This Girl Takes Back Control

Tricia Lott Williford October 20, 2015 15 Comments

Has it ever happened to you that you’ve realized you’ve been doing all the wrong things? Maybe not all the [...]

I’m Teaching and I Really Want To See You There

Tricia Lott Williford September 10, 2015 No Comments

Ever feel like you just have to pretend you’ve got this thing together? Pretend you’re brave? Pretend you’re normal? Tricia [...]

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True Stories Told Well: Tricia Lott Williford

Tricia Lott Williford August 24, 2015 No Comments

Recently, FaithHappenings featured my writing in their Author Spotlight. Here’s my interview with a splash of personality. What do you love to write and [...]

“and life comes back” – in My Very Own Voice

Tricia Lott Williford August 22, 2015 1 Comment

I’m in the studio this week, laying tracks for the audible recording of And Life Comes Back. I’m kind of [...]

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Being the Real You in a World of Facebook and Pinterest

Tricia Lott Williford August 11, 2015 1 Comment

I think moms need permission to say my life is not pinnable on Pinterest. To say, I don’t make organic [...]

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Things I Want To Tell You

Tricia Lott Williford August 5, 2015 8 Comments

There are things I want to tell you. Except for this dialogue in my head. Part of me has thought, [...]

Fresh Bouquets of Kindness, Dried Leaves of the Opposite

Tricia Lott Williford July 6, 2015 4 Comments

I have seen an unusual potency of kindness and unkindness in the last couple of weeks. I suppose they are [...]

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This One Important Thing

Tricia Lott Williford July 1, 2015 2 Comments

To read this article in its entirety with PJ Parenting, click here. I was drinking iced coffees at Starbucks with [...]

Variations on Psalm 13

Tricia Lott Williford June 28, 2015 9 Comments

The psalms are my favorite. Every emotion is represented in those songs and poems, and sometimes all of them at [...]

When Opportunity Knocks, It’s Too Late To Prepare

Tricia Lott Williford June 6, 2015 7 Comments

”You realize you’re never going to be invited to speak at this writer’s conference, right?” We are peers, each of [...]

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Tricia Lott Williford: “Lifestyle Columnist”

Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2015 5 Comments

You guys, I have big news: I am officially a lifestyle columnist. Starting today, I have launched my first piece [...]

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The Answer I Didn’t Know I Needed

Tricia Lott Williford May 15, 2015 7 Comments

A writer’s conference is a the craziest mixed bag of personalities. It’s like a store-bought bag of mixed Jelly Belly [...]

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People are Real.

Tricia Lott Williford April 24, 2015 1 Comment

“Every crowd, sooner or later, will let you down. The crowd contains a shoplifter, or a heckler, or an anonymous [...]

Maybe It Wasn’t Writer’s Block

Tricia Lott Williford April 14, 2015 1 Comment

Last week, shortly after the UPS man delivered my copies of Let’s Pretend We’re Normal, my writing mind stopped working. [...]

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Let’s Pretend We’re Normal: A Book Giveaway Contest!

Tricia Lott Williford April 6, 2015 2 Comments

So, the UPS guy came this weekend, which always makes me every kind of happy, and especially when I’m within One [...]

My Heart Rate and Computer Memory and I Bet He Tries That At Home

Tricia Lott Williford April 1, 2015 1 Comment

I called the Apple Support line in a frenzied state of panic. Things were on the fritz with my beloved [...]

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At The End of The Day

Tricia Lott Williford March 30, 2015 11 Comments

“Mommy, I wish you weren’t an author.” (Ouch.) I had just finished an evening of teaching. It’s been a long, [...]

Great Big Amazing News

Tricia Lott Williford March 19, 2015 3 Comments

“Hey, guys? I have some great big amazing news. Want to hear it?” I taunt them because every great bit [...]

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If It’s Not One Thing, It’s His Brother.

Tricia Lott Williford February 26, 2015 4 Comments

When my kids are sick, I get twitchy. It’s not because I’m terribly afraid of my kids getting sick, since [...]

You Don’t Have to be Brave

Tricia Lott Williford February 9, 2015 4 Comments

My friend Katy wrote this morning about a FaceTime conversation with her granddaughter, Juniper. (Let’s just take a moment to [...]

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