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Shopping for a Wedding Dress with Boys

Tricia Lott Williford March 29, 2016 3 Comments

“Guys, I have a super important invitation for you. I have to tell you, it’s not something most children get [...]

A Diamond Ring

Tricia Lott Williford February 22, 2016 26 Comments

Once upon a time, there was a curly girl and a handsome man, a cup of coffee and a diamond [...]

Better than a Thousand Cups of Haagen Dazs

Tricia Lott Williford February 16, 2016 4 Comments

We were in that post-bedtime crazy-making part of the day. I had given them all I’m going to give, I [...]

How To Get Your Girlfriend to Watch Football With You

Tricia Lott Williford February 9, 2016 5 Comments

History unfolded on so many levels on Sunday night: the Broncos won SuperBowl 50, and I watched the game. Greater [...]

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The Story of Peter and Tricia, by Tucker

Tricia Lott Williford January 30, 2016 1 Comment

Today I am teaching Tuck the grandiose beauty of the Working Lunch. We each have writing deadlines we’re working on. [...]

How Does Love Happen?

Tricia Lott Williford January 26, 2016 3 Comments

How does love happen? How does anything like this ever happen? How do friendships start? How do two people find one [...]

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Driving Home on Christmas Day

Tricia Lott Williford December 30, 2015 11 Comments

We were driving home from my parents’ house at the end of Christmas Day. It was late at night, and [...]

Four

Tricia Lott Williford December 16, 2015 5 Comments

Four: Everybody has Somebody.

Tricia Lott Williford December 15, 2015 6 Comments

I made Mexican Queso tonight for dinner, and you would have thought the circus was coming to town for the great [...]

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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Earthquakes, Aftershocks, and Falling in Love

Tricia Lott Williford December 8, 2015 3 Comments

Falling in love is a little bit terrifying. And sometimes a lot bit. Remember that story of the morning when [...]

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The Many Pieces of This Beautiful Mess

Tricia Lott Williford November 30, 2015 3 Comments

There’s just so much to us. Legos on the floor. Seatbelts. Spilled Gatorade. Unfinished homework. Incomplete grocery lists. Leftovers for [...]

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