by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 16, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
…This is the blog post that once upon a time I dreaded writing. Back last early June when I moved out of the house I shared with Husband 2.0, I dreaded the thought of coming here and posting this very personal and once very painful news. And then, over the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 13, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability
Gangbusters! That's how it's going in the land of GraceArt* over here. Why? A lot of reasons, but in part kudos and gratitude goes to a pioneer autism mom who is making her way across the country and world, driven by her passion for "artism." ...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 11, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
"Please. Let's not do this to each other." In an Oprah Magazine article by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, those are the words said by one mother to another when one mother watches the other organize a scavenger hunt and claims,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 5, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss
Swiftly, we entered my condo and like seasoned professionals began a triage of sorts. Instead of doctors, it was The Wuzband and I and the patient was our 17-year-old daughter with autism. She'd just had oral surgery to remove her wisdom teeth. I pulled out old...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 29, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Western Lake, Grayton Beach, Fla., Fall 2009, copyright: Leisa A. Hammett "I am aware, there is but One Life, I am this field of creative potential in all Its' power, glory and possibility. "I accept there is always a way to greater good. I act like it,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 27, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Spirituality
It happens every January. Like clockwork. The phones of the local Autism Society begin to ring. Frequently. The January Autism Orientation, which I co-lead, has more than it's usual numbers of reservations. It's time, people figure. The holidays are over....
