Tricia Lott Williford - Just. You. Wait.: Patience, Contentment, and Hope for the Everyday

When Tricias book found me, I wasI am!in a season of waiting. Unexpected, unchosen, unwanted waiting. And in the pages of Just. You. Wait., I discovered a good guide whos weathered waiting with God, in all its comfort and discomfort. This book is a gift to all of us who are a little peeved and disheartened by the wait, because in its pages, we discover were not alone.

MARGOT STARBUCK, author of Small Things with Great Love

Tricias ability to simultaneously strike and soothe the human heart is nothing short of extraordinary. I wasnt particularly struggling with impatience when I turned to the first page of Just. You. Wait.or so I thought. But I needed this book. With raw authenticity and quirky humor, Tricia avoids offering trite answers to unanswerable heartaches and instead shares quiet, poignant insights that make you suck in your breath deeplyand ponder and wrestle and shift. As I face my own season of waiting, with patience and hope sorely lacking in my own soul, I am grateful for the gift of Tricia, who has gone before me and paved the way. I am not the same for having read these pages.

SEPTEMBER VAUDREY, author of Colors of Goodbye

Tricia Lott Williford has created something special here, something true. If you have ever been in a difficult waiting season or are walking with someone through a painful life stage, you will find a soul companion here. With her signature humor (yes, testicles are mentioned more than once) and vulnerability, Just. You. Wait. is not a how-to book or a book of trite answersas we see so often from books in these categories. Instead, Lott Williford holds raw courage in one hand and real heartbreak in the other, while offering it all as a gift to the reader. Unwrap this gift, reader. You will be grateful you did.

AUBREY SAMPSON, author of The Louder Song and Overcomer

Modern Western culture, with its blurring advances, has tried to jettison our need to wait for anything. Thats why this book is so important. By bringing us into her own familys story, Tricia Lott Williford reminds us that waiting is a good thing. With candidness and humor, Just. You. Wait. points the way to the many hidden treasures that lie ahead for those who embrace a lifestyle of patience, hardy laughter, and stubborn hope.

JASON HAGUE, author of Aching Joy

Reading Tricias writing is like sharing a cup of coffee with your best friend or sisterher experiences speak wisdom into your own. Waiting is a natural part of life, but its one that we dont like. We pretend that it doesnt existbut it does, and we must be ready for it. In Just. You. Wait., Tricia beautifully and winsomely shows us the value in waiting.

CATHERINE MCNIEL, author of Long Days of Small Things and All Shall Be Well

Tricia is the most compassionate writer I have ever read. She forges a sincere friendship with the reader, writing as a tender survivor of waiting rather than an expert on it. Somehow, Tricia manages to strike the perfect balance between consolation and hope, nudging us forward without hurrying us along. For those who feel stuck, sidelined, or distracted by the ache of longing, Just. You. Wait. offers the solace and perspective you need. Thats exactly what it gave to me.

BEKAH DIFELICE, author of Almost There

Just. You. Wait.: Patience, Contentment, and Hope for the Everyday

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For Peter,

my favorite.

Maybe

the best thing

Ive ever done

was wait.

I made an art form

out of

endurance.

You were worth

every single

moment.

Tyler Knott Gregson

I start the morning with such a friendly disposition. I promise you, I do.

Good morning, guys, I say with my gentle morning voice. I scratch their backs as they stir and open their eyes. I even give each of them morning warnings: You dont have to get up quite yet, but pretty soon. You can sleep a little longer, lovey.