by Leisa A. Hammett | May 10, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
"And it is my hope that each one of you may experience the incredible gift of the friendship of people who are poor and weak, that you, too, may receive life from them. For they call us to love, to compassion and to community." –Jean Vanier I'd say...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 4, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood
"Where design and motherhood and intersect." That's the tagline for DesignMom, one of the internet's most intriguing, savvy blog-enterprises and blog owners–Gabrielle Blair. She's a designer and mother of six–the youngest just...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 27, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood
It was a rough morning that started out good enough. Grace had an 8:15 dental appointment, so we slept in until 6:30. For many years, we literally had to drug her with a dentist-prescribed medication so that she could tolerate having her teeth cleaned. After her...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 25, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Spirituality
Check out the name of the website at the end. Wow!: Attitude is Altitude !
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 22, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Big(er) cities should have everything, right? I'm always amazed when some tucked away pocket in my adopted homestate of Tennessee has some innovative service that our capitol city, Nashville, does not. One such case would be the work that Cookeville area...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 20, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Obama/Politics
"Jus' telling our truth," candidly explained my autism parent friend about the blog post featuring her family's healthcare plight. I cannot even recall now how I discovered the blog post excerpted with permission below….Late 2010, I...
