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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
