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Family Devotions: The Recipe for Crazy Making

Tricia Lott Williford April 18, 2017 5 Comments

We gave the boys new Bibles for Easter, because it was time. They needed to graduate to a version that [...]

It Is Well.

Tricia Lott Williford March 10, 2017 11 Comments

When peace like a river attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll, Whatever my lot, Thou has taught [...]

Fierce Love and Mickey Bars

Tricia Lott Williford February 21, 2017 6 Comments

I’m freshly home from a Disney vacation, and I have a confession: it’s a little bit ridiculous how much we [...]

A Gift for You: My Grandpa’s Fudge

Tricia Lott Williford December 17, 2016 No Comments

My grandparents made fudge so often that they became known for it. They brought it as housewarming gifts. They served [...]

“Pivot” : A Story of Love, Emotional Attachment, and a Couch

Tricia Lott Williford November 29, 2016 No Comments

This is the story of how most of our family lost all perspective because we loved a couch too much. [...]

Helicopters, Cattle, and Neapolitan Ice Cream

Tricia Lott Williford November 25, 2016 No Comments

Snippets of dialogue at our Thanksgiving table. Characters: Me, Peter, Tucker, Tyler, my Mom, and my Dad. (But characters are [...]

Oh, The Flu: Sick Just Got Real

Tricia Lott Williford October 31, 2016 No Comments

The flu hit us in a big way this week. Big and loud and fast came that monster. There’s nothing [...]

The Dumbest Way to Lose Five Bucks

Tricia Lott Williford October 5, 2016 No Comments

I’m on the east coast this week for our annual pilgrimage to Atlanta for the Catalyst Leadership conference. It’s the [...]

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Tackle Football: A Whole New Frontier

Tricia Lott Williford August 3, 2016 4 Comments

Football is in his blood, and I held him off as long as I could. It was only a matter [...]

“Mom, Who Are You Voting For?”

Tricia Lott Williford June 23, 2016 1 Comment

Last night at dinner, the dinner conversation turned to politics, which is a new phenomenon since I’m apolitical. I don’t [...]

Drinking Big Gulps of This Life

Tricia Lott Williford June 21, 2016 3 Comments

I have a friend who says her favorite days of life are the days following a headache. She has chronic [...]

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Once Upon a Second Time, I Got Married.

Tricia Lott Williford June 9, 2016 19 Comments

And then there were four.

From My Brother’s Perspective

Tricia Lott Williford April 4, 2016 11 Comments

“Rob, how do you feel about this love story of your sister’s? How do you feel about all of this?” [...]

The Legend of the Dollar Bet

Tricia Lott Williford March 7, 2016 1 Comment

Dollar Bet: n. an act of daring another person to do something mildly ridiculous but not illegal, thereby attracting attention and [...]

Well, now I obviously need a Cactus.

Tricia Lott Williford March 4, 2016 2 Comments

I just got home from several days in Phoenix for a wedding. (Not My Wedding, you freaker-outers.) My cousin got [...]

Who Lives In Your Phone?

Tricia Lott Williford February 11, 2016 1 Comment

When I talk to about my brother in a conversation with anyone, I have to hold my phone in my [...]

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Dinner Games, Fortune Cookies, and Ridiculosity

Tricia Lott Williford January 19, 2016 1 Comment

“Let’s play The List Game. Category: Muppets.” “Mom, you always pick that category.” “It’s because it’s the best one. Go.” [...]

Four

Tricia Lott Williford December 16, 2015 5 Comments

Photo with a broken heart protected with straws

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 [...]

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My Very Best

Tricia Lott Williford September 22, 2015 1 Comment

I read sometime ago about a woman who begins each day with a simple prayer: God, let me be the [...]

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