by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 27, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, H2H, Our Book
Catina Wells — despite adversity and being a single, never married mother of four — remains undefeated, proud and honest about who she is – “a mother willing to sacrifice for her children.” –From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Living with...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 10, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood
Greeting blog peeps! Thank you for being here and reading. Obviously, remote blogging during our honeymoon did not happen. I didn't have it in me. We came back one week ago and it took that much time to stop feeling fatigued. Not that our wonderful 12 days in the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 8, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Three generations of our new home. Photo taken MLK Weekend, 2010, Chattanooga 3-D Aquarium's IMAX Theater. WELCOME to Dee & Leisa's Grand Adventure! Starring Dee and Leisa and Ruth, the wacky 83-year-old in-law of Leisa, and mother of Dee, plus, an...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 1, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, H2H, Our Book, Technology/Blogging
This spring, the talented Mary Sweeney, of mSweeney design, created this small video from our book, From Heartache to Hope. It showcases my collaborator, Rebekah Pope's beautiful photography, paired with snippets of my writing from the book. Mary, another...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 29, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Travel
Photo: copyright, Leisa A. Hammett, Western Lake, Grayton Beach, Fla.Simple. The question: "Why are you Grateful for your family?" It was asked on my client social media site on Mother's Day. I loved answering it so much that I decided to share my...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 22, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Umm, I never know how to talk about divorce, marriage and motherhood in the context of having done it once before and on the precipice of doing it again (minus the new baby part). Finally, in about my seventh year post divorce, I figured out what to call my former...
