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Forgiveness: A Mother’s Day Gift for Both of Us

Forgiveness: A Mother’s Day Gift for Both of Us

by LeisaHammett | May 11, 2015 | Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality

Mother’s day. This year’s Hallmark celebration came and went. And, my own Mother’s been gone for seven years now. Oddly, I feel closer to her now than I may have ever felt when she was living. That’s due mostly to the shifts within me. I spoke...
Random Thoughts on Autism Awareness Month, 2015

Random Thoughts on Autism Awareness Month, 2015

by LeisaHammett | Apr 27, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality

Funny how time renders perspective. Even a different way of looking at things once held as definitive truth and “the way.” The “right” way. I now get it. I totally get why that older mom was so miffed and would mouth off against research versus...
The Silver Tsunami & #AutismPost21Crisis

The Silver Tsunami & #AutismPost21Crisis

by LeisaHammett | Apr 16, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality

  In our nearly two-decades-old, small, local meet-up group of moms with sons and daughters who have disAbilities, (plus a dad or two, and a few friends who work on behalf of our community,) we call her the queen. Not just any queen, but the Queen Mother. Or,...
The Art of Spring Break: Exhibits, Travel, Presentation

The Art of Spring Break: Exhibits, Travel, Presentation

by LeisaHammett | Mar 19, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Spirituality, Travel

Here, in Nashville, there’s a muted silence in the air these chilly, crisp pre-spring days. I’m calling it in between time. The few intermittent days of warm, glorious sunshine brought the buzz of activity. Now, there’s a hush in the air again. A...
The Inability to Run From Life: A Midlife Blogger’s Perspective

The Inability to Run From Life: A Midlife Blogger’s Perspective

by LeisaHammett | Mar 12, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality

  We bonded during the last hour of the day. A panelist at the close of the first-ever conference for midlife bloggers asked the audience of 100 women if any of us found certain types of stories that resonated with their readers. I raised my hand. But, Cathy...
Buddha & the Icepocalypse Revisited

Buddha & the Icepocalypse Revisited

by LeisaHammett | Mar 5, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging

  Ready? Cue the eyeballs to roll. I’m sure some of my Facebook friends knew this blog post was coming. So, what does The Buddha have to do with the Icepocalypse, as we called Storm Octavia here in Nashville? And Pandora. And Thor….Opportunity, my...
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GRACE GOAD | AUTISM ART:

Shimai Gallery of Contemporary Craft
8400 Highway 100, Nashville, Tenn.
(Little cottage in the far corner of the Loveless Cafe complex.)

FEATURED POSTS

  • Blossoming: All New Grace Goad Works, Shimai Gallery
  • Message of the Mammoth Moth: Grace in the Time of Corona
  • Year Two—Still Seeking the Resurrection: Grace in the Time of Corona
  • Lessons of the Lenten Roses: Grace in the Time of Corona
  • Self-Love on V-Day: Grace in the Time of Corona

FROM HEARTACHE TO HOPE

From Heartache to Hope: middle tennessee families living with autism, a book by Leisa A. Hammett & photographer Rebekah Pope. Click here for more info plus ordering details.

Grace Goad Autism Art

ABOUT LEISA HAMMETT

Hi! I’m a writer and a speaker, and I represent the art of my young adult daughter, Grace Goad, who has autism. We’ve been featured on The View, Al Jazeera America, and in numerous television, radio, magazine, newspaper, and online features. I’ve written one book about autism and I’m working on spiritual memoir about living with autism. Hope you’ll hang out here online with us.

 

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