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...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 16, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Travel
*Fall, 2009, Our Beloved Grayton Beach. Copyright: M. Dee Hamilton One week after I moved into our new home, I turned half a century. At this point I'm maybe shin deep in boxes, but the Big Day–I was still over at the Old House culling out 16 years worth of...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 3, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
(Key: Order of Moves mentioned–East Tennessee/College to Nashville to Atlanta, then back to Nashville) The last time was 16 years ago. The movers has just pulled out the driveway of my Atlanta home and were headed to Nashville. I remained in front of my...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 25, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville Flood, Spirituality, Travel
When I delivered some supplies to River Plantation, one of the hardest-hit regions of my community, I noticed these trucks. I went back to photograph them a week later. A volunteer at the site, when asked about his team's denominational affiliation, said they were...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 9, 2010 | Art, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Spirituality
Disclaimer: this is an independent review. I was not paid or asked to provide the following endorsement.In Spiritual Divorce: Divorce as a Catalyst for an Extraordinary Life, New York Times bestselling author and life coach Debbie Ford writes from hard-earned...