by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 17, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Grief & Loss
Lucky was the day I discovered the music and songwriting talent of John Mayer. (He's pretty hot, too.) Ahem….I realize he's been in some disturbing controversy in recent years. But the dude can write music. Recently I Googled the spelling of...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 10, 2012 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
Funny. (Ha. Ha.) I thought I'd arrived on the summit of wisdom when I turned half a century two years ago. I wrote a post about being dubbed a "baby crone" by an older friend. Little did I know I was about to make a less than optimal choice that would...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 6, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
It was one of those "Kodak moments." A photo that will be treasured, framed, put on table and seared into memory: Julian, handsome. Cap and gown. Mother, Julie, beautiful, smiling. Father Billy, handsome, smiling as well. Proud. Pride. I gushed in my...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 5, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
It's time to step into the confession booth. I only recently confessed this to my own self. And, now, I'm confessing it to you. I'm not asking for pity. I feel it not for myself. I'm not inviting you to a party here. I'm not hosting one. I just...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 1, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Motherhood, Nashville!
My last post update on our book, From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Living with Autism, is here. I also wanted to show you how pretty our book looks–see above–at internationally recognized Parnassus Books–Nashville's new little gem...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 30, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
"Grief is like a roller coaster. You loop around more than once. And, it can be triggered by milestones." Looping: So reads a power point slide from the Autism Parent Orientation I co-lead for the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee every other month. And...
