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Practically a Tradition

This past Monday, our family loaded the trappings of college dorm life into our two cars. It was time to move Nathan back to campus for his junior year. As we prepared to leave home,…

Phyllis Cole-Dai In Poetry

Happy New Year! Like so many holiday travelers (perhaps you?), our family had unexpected adventures, trying to visit my mother in North Carolina at Christmastime. Happily, we eventually made our way to her.

Phyllis Cole-Dai In Mindfulness

The Turning Hinge

When your big, slender hand slips into mine, joy spills through me. I soak it up like a new sponge, resisting the urge to squeeze. You’re a young man of eighteen, soon to graduate high…

Phyllis Cole-Dai In Grief

A Great Stack of Wood

"What we’re running toward is partly behind us. What’s behind us is partly ahead of us, and it isn’t standing still."

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