by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 10, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Happy Monday and Happy Birthday. To. Me! Today I am 50-plus-three. And, here goes my annual "Journey with Grace" post on turning a year older….About 10 years ago, my quintessential Southern lady friend, Patsy, who always wore her long, blond hair...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 8, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Today I'm back over at MusicCityMoms.net. I'm talking about the labels heaped on special needs children and more specifically, their moms. And, then, what's the difference between. You. And. Me? Join me in considering the difference…or lack thereof....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 31, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality
"Happy Resurrection from Fear to Love, from grief to joy, from ego to Field, from separation to Unity. You are Loved and kept in the Light." Photo & quote originally published last, and a much warmer Easter, April 8, 2012. An Easter message...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 18, 2013 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
A hint of chlorine perfumed my daughter as we left the Y. Zippered and snapped into Gortex, flannel and down–a wool beret on my head, a hoodie on hers–we stepped out into the black night of Friday. A flash of memories streaked before my mind's eye. A...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 12, 2013 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Nature, Spirituality
There. There it was. A sign….A year-and-a-half ago, I walked down the sidewalk from my then rental condo. I had just months before moved out and moved on from Marriage 2.0. There. There on the sidewalk, lay a heart-shaped leaf. I took a picture of it, and shared...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 10, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Spirituality
It wasn't the site of the clustered brick, white-columned buildings nestled in a leafy hollow, spotted as I rode through the East Tennessee literal hill and dale to arrive at my 30-year college reunion, mid-October. The sight of of the small campus did cause me to...
