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...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 30, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
I'm not going away. I'm just stepping back from this here. The blog, that is. It's a decision with which I've struggled for at least a year. To stop posting my regular, like clockwork, three-times a week on "The Journey with Grace" so...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 28, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
“You see, the big thing for me is to love reality and not live in the imagination, not live in what could have been or what should have been or what can be, and somewhere, to love reality and then discover that God is present.” ~ Jean Vanier, founder,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 23, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Nature
ADDENDUM: Unfortunately, the day I posted this story, I learned that Tennessee wildlife regulators voted to allow the hunting of Sandhill Cranes. It is not missed on me that these beautiful works of art were created by gentle souls that belong to an often silent...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 19, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss
"You need to use the 'A' Card! I'm serious!" I said it again. Between laughs she asked what was the 'A' Card." "It's when you say, my child is 'autistic.' (It's one of the few times I suspend PeopleFirst language...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 14, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
A bit belated congratulations to Nina Cardona of Nashville NPR affiliate WPLN FM 90.3. Nina recently won a Tennessee Associated Press first place writing award for her Spring, 2012, story on my daughter, Grace Goad's art. I was really impressed with...
