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Goodbye Old House: Thank you for the Life Lived Within Your Walls

by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 3, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging

  (Key: Order of Moves mentioned–East Tennessee/College to Nashville to Atlanta, then back to Nashville) The last time was 16 years ago. The movers has just pulled out the driveway of my Atlanta home and were headed to Nashville. I remained in front of my...

A Personal Flood of Tears

by Leisa A. Hammett | May 25, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville Flood, Spirituality, Travel

When I delivered some supplies to River Plantation, one of the hardest-hit regions of my community, I noticed these trucks. I went back to photograph them a week later. A volunteer at the site, when asked about his team's denominational affiliation, said they were...

Our Book, Signed, Auctions @ $450

by Leisa A. Hammett | May 5, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, H2H, Our Book

On Friday night, we partied, as celebrated below. But come Saturday morning, the rains began. They didn't stop until Sunday night. My attempt to pre-publish Monday's post (as I did this one and Friday's) was thwarted when we lost power Sunday...

Local Book Tour Winds Up-Almost

by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 28, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, H2H, Our Book

Apologies to subscribers, this was accidentally published on Sunday. You may be receiving this for a second time as a result. Perhaps it was listening to Kelley dish on Oprah that distracted me….Information regarding the canceled event, last graph, has been...

Nashville Premiere: Horse Boy, The Movie

by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 21, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Travel

A British human rights journalist and horse trainer, his American wife–a university professor of psychology–and their son with autism "do something crazy." They travel across the world and ride horseback across Mongolia seeking a shamanic...

From Heartache to Hope: Featured Story

by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 16, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Motherhood

 Photo–protected by copyright: From Heartache to Hope photographer and book collaborator, Rebekah Pope The Blade Family At 17, Logan Blade is somewhat intense–not much on chitchat. Earphones plugged in or not, the rising senior is tapping a perpetual...
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GRACE GOAD | AUTISM ART:

Shimai Gallery of Contemporary Craft
8400 Highway 100, Nashville, Tenn.
(Little cottage in the far corner of the Loveless Cafe complex.)

FEATURED POSTS

  • Blossoming: All New Grace Goad Works, Shimai Gallery
  • Message of the Mammoth Moth: Grace in the Time of Corona
  • Year Two—Still Seeking the Resurrection: Grace in the Time of Corona
  • Lessons of the Lenten Roses: Grace in the Time of Corona
  • Self-Love on V-Day: Grace in the Time of Corona

FROM HEARTACHE TO HOPE

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.

Grace Goad Autism Art

ABOUT LEISA HAMMETT

Hi! I’m a writer and a speaker, and I represent the art of my young adult daughter, Grace Goad, who has autism. We’ve been featured on The View, Al Jazeera America, and in numerous television, radio, magazine, newspaper, and online features. I’ve written one book about autism and I’m working on spiritual memoir about living with autism. Hope you’ll hang out here online with us.

 

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