by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 4, 2013 | Grief & Loss, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Our feasts ended, our families dispersed. The Thanksgiving holiday was over. Late November winds blew in a change of energy. More frenetic. I, and others, braced for the madness. December delivered her, each week ramping up the frenticism to a new level. I gave up...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 27, 2012 | Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
It's the fourth one without her. The day came and went before I realized that it was the anniversary of mother's death. She left us before Christmas, 2008. Time passes. Life goes on. But at times, the volume of memories surrounding her increases. Like now....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 18, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
Angst. Just heart-wrenching angst. That is how I would describe this past weekend. There were moments of joy that I deliberately infused into my days and evenings. It was especially important to me to separate from the media mania surrounding the Newtown shootings. I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 2, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Why, my sister bemoaned, do the theaters release a gazillion new must-see flicks at the time of year we busy ourselves the most? My companion and I took Grace to see Life of Pi last night. I remember where I was and what year it was when I read the novel. (It was...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 22, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
Gratitude is "good." It is heartfelt and lovely. And somehow I missed the call out that the 30 days of November would be a social media exercise for sharing one's daily gratitude via Facebook. So much of the messages on the medium are any thing but...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 19, 2012 | Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
My heart was full from the day I spent in the East Tennessee valley on the campus of my alma mater. That night, posting photos of shoulder-to-shoulder mug shots of friends, the comments were pouring in on Facebook from alums who had been there, and those who...
