by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 22, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
So call me "Cougar." He was pretty easy on the eyes. He wore tall, caramel-colored boots. Skinny-legged jeans tucked in. By his side was a high-end, sleek model motorcycle helmet. His lap-top shouted his renegade politics: bumper stickers brandishing...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 17, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
This beautiful image: …was taken by this young man ~ Matthew Drumright, above, has been taking pictures since he was age 10. His talent was nurtured by a teacher who "gets it." Marti Proffit-Strueli is also my daughter's art...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 15, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood
In well-meaning moments of empathy, friends and acquaintances often offer up an "I'm sorry" for another's (sometimes assumed) pain. I wrote about that here, in regards to recent events in my Life. A Facebook comment about my daughter reminded me...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 13, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Psychologist Kristin Neff is the mother and wife featured in the book and movie, "The Horse Boy." The movie was reviewed here on "The Journey with Grace." I found Neff's work via a Google search after I first viewed an advance copy of the film....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 10, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood
It's about about the timing, they say. My Facebook plea for help went out no less than the night of The Super Bowl. Crickets….I've been writing since I was at least 10 and professionally since 1980. But the request from the Seattle gallery, HeART of the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 8, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Uneven stacks of paper protruded from the cradle of my arms. I left the small, crowded exhibition room with more than I'd initially intended. I'd tried to be careful and not to pick up stapled batches of paper, flyers or brochures unless I was fairly certain I...
