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In Her Image

LisaPullenKent — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 02:00:43 +0000

Sometimes I feel like a motherless childSometimes I feel like a motherless childSometimes I feel like a motherless childA long way from home African-American Spiritual I’m going to lose my mother. It’s an inevitability I never used to think about. … Continue reading →

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To Believe or Not to Believe

LisaPullenKent — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:26:37 +0000

“Mom, is Santa real?” My youngest shouts this over the top of Katy Perry’s “Roar” playing on the radio as I’m dodging traffic on Providence Road, trying to get to gymnastics. I shouldn’t be surprised that questions of this magnitude … Continue reading →

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Let It Go

LisaPullenKent — Fri, 02 May 2014 11:17:05 +0000

Before moving to Columbia, Missouri, spring break meant a week off school to hang around the house and catch up on projects. I soon learned this is not the case in the Midwest. In CoMo, it’s ‘hasta la vista, baby,’ … Continue reading →

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Give and Take

LisaPullenKent — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:44:52 +0000

You are my love and my life. You are my inspiration. Just you and me. Simple and free. Baby, you’re everything I’ve ever dreamed of. Just You And Me by Chicago “Al, I need ice.” With a white … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Places She’ll Go

LisaPullenKent — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:08:28 +0000

Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! Dr. Seuss By the time Sydney was born I knew firsthand how quickly babies grow up. The journey away from their mothers and towards their own … Continue reading →

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