by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 9, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!
GraceART is happening all around and about NashVegas and here's some highlights of where you can find the work of Grace Walker Goad, my 19-year-old daughter with autism. This blog post never made it to the light of day this past week to let you know that you could...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 25, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Material "blessings" often tend to be the focus of our culture during this Thanksgiving season. True, some focus on the non-material: love, family, nature. Stretch with me to the next stepping stone here in the disAbility community: For some time, a few...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 18, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville Flood, Spirituality
Our British buddies over yonder across the big pond were on to something. The ol' stiff upper lip, at least, got them through World War II. I'm referring to the British Governmental campaign "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters that had limited...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 6, 2013 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Spirituality
Sssshhh! Have you heard it? I did. Last week. On an evening walk. Our Mother is preparing for sleep. The chorus of crickets—the last hold outs–sang a lullabye, one last repeat performance from summer. The Maples outside my patio,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 21, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
“We are smart, intelligent, loving people who just want to be treated like everyone else.” ~ Joanie Crowley Crowley, a woman with intellectual disAbilities who attended last year's Spout Film Festival in Nashville, is well aware of the chasm in media in regards to...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 2, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality
Leading a Special Needs Ministry: A Special Guide to Including Children and Loving Families, Amy Fenton Lee. Guest Post/Book Review by Donna Reagan* Everyone, it seems, loves babies, especially fresh, new ones that can be held, comforted, cuddled and nurtured into...
