by LeisaHammett | May 11, 2015 | Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Mother’s day. This year’s Hallmark celebration came and went. And, my own Mother’s been gone for seven years now. Oddly, I feel closer to her now than I may have ever felt when she was living. That’s due mostly to the shifts within me. I spoke...
by LeisaHammett | Apr 20, 2015 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
Nashville Film Festival Features Documentary About Youth w/ Autism in Transition 4/23 A first kiss, a first dance. These are the rites of passage of American youth that hold the promise of magic, romance, and initiation into adulthood. For youth from all walks...
by LeisaHammett | Apr 16, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
In our nearly two-decades-old, small, local meet-up group of moms with sons and daughters who have disAbilities, (plus a dad or two, and a few friends who work on behalf of our community,) we call her the queen. Not just any queen, but the Queen Mother. Or,...
by LeisaHammett | Mar 23, 2015 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality
You matter. Of course you do. But somewhere in the course of parenting, self-care for moms and dads (especially moms) is often forgotten. Here’s the deal: You are the foundation of your family. If the foundation is not sturdy, how will you support your...
by LeisaHammett | Mar 12, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
We bonded during the last hour of the day. A panelist at the close of the first-ever conference for midlife bloggers asked the audience of 100 women if any of us found certain types of stories that resonated with their readers. I raised my hand. But, Cathy...
by LeisaHammett | Mar 5, 2015 | Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
Hello, again, beautiful fallen, Snow, piled atop epic Ice. Hello, beautiful, quiet Earth. You ssshhh my mouth and mind chatter. Hello, bulging-bellied birds perched and chirping cheeriness on the patio-garden dogwood. Hello, warm, flannel jammies; fuzzy socks, and...
