by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 21, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
"igbok" is the brainchild of uber talented and nice guy artist-painter David Arms of Nashville. Previous posts referencing igbok are here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 28, 2011 | Art, H2H, Our Book, Technology/Blogging
"Can it text?" "Blog? "Scroll? "WI-FI? "Tweet? No…it's a book." The above is an except from the back cover of It's a Book. The short story's dialogue takes place between a mouse, a monkey and a donkey. Rather than...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 26, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Motherhood, Nature, Travel
At last, the Nashville theater premiere of "The Horse Boy" occurs Tuesday, Sept. 28, 6:30, Sarratt Cinema at Vanderbilt University. John Shouse and I will be on a panel following to discuss the impact of autism on families. The initial debut was cancelled...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 19, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book
Seventy-five percent of special needs families who would attend a faith community do not because they've been asked to leave, lack physical access, have been scorned…the list goes on. Fortunately, more faith communities have realized that one in 100...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 27, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, H2H, Our Book
Catina Wells — despite adversity and being a single, never married mother of four — remains undefeated, proud and honest about who she is – “a mother willing to sacrifice for her children.” –From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Living with...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 1, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, H2H, Our Book, Technology/Blogging
This spring, the talented Mary Sweeney, of mSweeney design, created this small video from our book, From Heartache to Hope. It showcases my collaborator, Rebekah Pope's beautiful photography, paired with snippets of my writing from the book. Mary, another...
