by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 22, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood
Over bowls of chips and salsa, “the queen mother” quietly recommended that I read this book. A year went by and over some other assortment of waist-widening grub–a buffet spread prepared by one of our sister Mothers From Hell, the queen mother, our...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 15, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Nashville!
Today's post is the fourth in a weekly summer series (here, here & here) of featured guest posts about disAbility. Lacey Lyons is an Belmont University adjunct professor of English who has partnered with Courtney Taylor Evans and I at several workshops...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 8, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
You know those extra special moments of your child's growing up years? The ones that are forever seared into the memory banks of motherhood? Yeah, those. I have one that is particularly special to my daughter's childhood. Last month my girl turned 19. But this...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 26, 2013 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Yep. I've been a bit grousey here this summer. But, I'm on the uphill swing for a week-and-a-half now and creating and celebrating little pleasures have gone a long way in the mood elevation department. Little things like: sitting in the porch glider and...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 24, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality
Grateful am I for the local blogging community and once-local annual conference, Blissdom, which tutored me into the blogosphere. That’s where I met the beautiful and gentle-spirited artist/jewelry artisan Lisa Leonard, whom I’ve long featured in my...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 21, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Wow! With a shock I realized this week that we are half-way through our summer. The new Metro Schools' summer. You know. The one where the parents were allowed to vote on year-round school and they voted "no," and the system decided to do it anyway by...
