by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 5, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Obama/Politics
That's Husband 2.0 before we met, circa 2005, giving our just stepped down two-term Tennessee Governor, a pink slip. And here's why Dee flashed an undergarment at the Gov.–courtesy of The Tennessean: "A series of enrollment cuts, beginning in 2006...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 31, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Spirituality, Travel
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 29, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss
photo: RebekahPope.com* The dishes were cleared. The nightly biomedical supplement routine completed. I stood in the kitchen face to face with a tall girl playing a spur-of-the-moment version of patty-cake. Our own version. She was getting it, I thought as I looked...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 24, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Spirituality
"United We Stand" by talented, engaging Nashville plein air painter and land supporter Kim Barrick, www.KimBarrick.com, featured at Auld Alliance Gallery....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 22, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss
"What do your children want for Christmas?" The discussion board posed the question. For several years after my daughter's diagnosis of autism, Christmases were emotionally challenging. It's a holiday keenly focused on children. And our child...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 18, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability
"Sunshine," by Grace Walker Goad Grace's drawing, above, is displayed at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, near the Polk Theater entrance, downtown Nashville, until January 7, 2011. It can easily be spotted before or after a show or during...
