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The Things We Might Say

Tricia Lott Williford September 14, 2021 4 Comments

If she tells you she wishes her car got better gas mileage, that doesn’t mean she wishes she’d never learned [...]

Locked in a Bedroom: A Good Friday Gone Wrong

Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2020 2 Comments

It’s been more than a decade since this Good Friday situation, the day Baby Tyler locked Toddler Tucker and me [...]

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 [...]

“It gets better.”

Tricia Lott Williford July 29, 2019 33 Comments

“Mom, I wish you had some kind of record of the things I said when I was little.” The incredulous [...]

Why I Won’t Get the Award for Mother of the Year

Tricia Lott Williford June 28, 2018 3 Comments

Throwing it back to a post from 2008,when my babies were two and almost-one, I was sleepless and underfed, Robb and [...]

She said, “Oh, honey, I’m not going to tell you.”

Tricia Lott Williford March 29, 2017 2 Comments

This conversation happened on a Sunday morning nearly a decade ago. This couple sat near us, and I met them [...]

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Remembering the First Ever Mother-Son Flashlight Party

Tricia Lott Williford September 23, 2015 No Comments

I found this little ditty hiding in the archives. Look at this very sweet story. * * * Robb was [...]

4 Things I Learned When My Toddler Locked Me In His Bedroom

Tricia Lott Williford June 30, 2015 5 Comments

It’s a blast from the past, you guys: one of the favorites from the archives of my life as a [...]

The Monster at the End Of This Book

Tricia Lott Williford May 14, 2015 3 Comments

A Throwback Thursday Dialogue with Tyler * * * “Mommy, how many humps do camels have?” He’s sitting in my lap [...]

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Just Three Things. That’s All I Ask.

Tricia Lott Williford October 27, 2014 1 Comment

“I hate you!” I hear one brother mutter to another in the backseat. I gasp dramatically and pull the car [...]

Talking Cereal and Dancing Spoons

Tricia Lott Williford September 17, 2014 1 Comment

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

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?” [...]

Solid Advice in the Grocery Aisle

Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2014 1 Comment

Tonight, a woman at WalMart stopped me. Twice. The first time, she said, “I just wanted you to know that [...]

Prepare Him Room

Tricia Lott Williford December 16, 2013 4 Comments

From the archives: Teaching Tuck and Ty, December 2011 Joy to the world, the Lord has come. Let earth [...]

Small Blue Snow Boot

Tricia Lott Williford June 29, 2013 No Comments

From the Archives of Teaching Tuck and Ty * * * We decided to do a family trip to King [...]

The Art of Multi Tasking

Tricia Lott Williford June 8, 2013 1 Comment

* * * from the archives of Teaching Tuck and Ty * * * You know who excels in [...]

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