by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 5, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss
Swiftly, we entered my condo and like seasoned professionals began a triage of sorts. Instead of doctors, it was The Wuzband and I and the patient was our 17-year-old daughter with autism. She'd just had oral surgery to remove her wisdom teeth. I pulled out old...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 3, 2012 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
There's the standard fare of black-eyed peas (the edible version you stir in a pot) and greens. Opening and closing a door to let out the old, jumping from a perch at midnight to leap into the new….And while I usually incorporate those fun things into the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 29, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Western Lake, Grayton Beach, Fla., Fall 2009, copyright: Leisa A. Hammett "I am aware, there is but One Life, I am this field of creative potential in all Its' power, glory and possibility. "I accept there is always a way to greater good. I act like it,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 27, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Spirituality
It happens every January. Like clockwork. The phones of the local Autism Society begin to ring. Frequently. The January Autism Orientation, which I co-lead, has more than it's usual numbers of reservations. It's time, people figure. The holidays are over....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 15, 2011 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Pandora played carols quietly in the background. Cider simmered wisps of cinnamon and clove into the atmosphere. With our fingers, we consumed chunks of warm, moist gingerbread. It had been about Christmastime last that we three had met like this. Only last time we...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 13, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
Despite my self-pledge to post less and keep it lighter this holiday, today's post today is published in honor of the thousands of Tennesseans living with disAbilities who receive minimal but important funds from The Family Support Program, which is currently on...
