by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 22, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
Gratitude is "good." It is heartfelt and lovely. And somehow I missed the call out that the 30 days of November would be a social media exercise for sharing one's daily gratitude via Facebook. So much of the messages on the medium are any thing but...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 15, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
It was one of those AHA! moments. Not exactly of the EUREKA! variety. You know, where the legendary bulb suddenly lights up the contents of one's formerly clouded cranium. This was more like a dimmer switch that was slowly turned up to it's full capacity. The...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 8, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Nashville–In a continuing effort to “make the invisible visible,” The Arc Davidson County and The Arc Williamson County join together in co-sponsoring The Sprout Touring Film Festival, an evening of short films by and/or concerning, people with...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 31, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
We’re still experiencing the double fall-out of an Epic Move! But, Monday night, we took time for FUN at the Brentwood YMCA’s Full Circle program for youth with disAbilities. This special program collaborated with the sweet, kind and gracious men’s...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 30, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood
Are you a visual person? Chances are, if you are a parent of a child with autism, you’re visual like me. If you’re an artist, ditto. Here’s a coping strategy I developed early in my journey with my daughter. Most all our special needs children are...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 23, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Nashville!
The guest band was rocking. I stood by the ice cream truck watching my daughter do her wacky dance. She'd led us over to the truck and kept periodically asking for ice cream and pointing to the pictures on the truck, but just about the time we'd cue up for a...
