by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 3, 2013 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Technology/Blogging
This feels like Americana, eh? It was taken at the Williamson County Fair two years ago. I love it. I've used it here, on "The Journey with Grace," at least one other time, including last Fourth of July. Tomorrow's a day for Americana. It was snapped...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 1, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nature, Spirituality
With permission, I'm sharing and linking to a wonderful post by fine art painter, Buddhist meditation teacher and friend Lisa Ernst of Nashville. I'm enjoying sharing other bloggers' perspectives on disAbility this summer (here's one, if you missed...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 26, 2013 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Yep. I've been a bit grousey here this summer. But, I'm on the uphill swing for a week-and-a-half now and creating and celebrating little pleasures have gone a long way in the mood elevation department. Little things like: sitting in the porch glider and...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 21, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Wow! With a shock I realized this week that we are half-way through our summer. The new Metro Schools' summer. You know. The one where the parents were allowed to vote on year-round school and they voted "no," and the system decided to do it anyway by...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 19, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
We've been through a lot, this friend and I. His son, a year younger than my Grace, was diagnosed about six months after I first heard the word "autism," or at least officially in connection to my daughter. Soon, a friend who began helping us, began...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 17, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Kudos to filmmaker friend Jon Kent and The ARC of Davidson County. This short video says it all: "Hire Me" Arc of Davidson County Employment Video from Kent Creative on Vimeo.
