by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 25, 2014 | Art, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
Through the building's glass walls, the greenscape of Atlanta back dropped our meeting. Around the table sat architects, interior designers, builders, and developers. There, in their midst, I had one of those moments: part "AHA!" Part warm fuzzy. One...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 13, 2014 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature
One year. Ten years. Sixteen. Eighteen. Nineteen. I remember those significant birthdays of my daughter. But, as a friend suggested yesterday, today's number is pivotal. Not only is my daughter no longer a child, she is no longer an adolescent. She is fully an...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 10, 2014 | Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Recently, I was a part of a good-sized group of women for a fabulous project. We had numerous photos taken of our group and were filmed several times. Which…gave us ample opportunity to do that thing that women nowadays do: self-deprecate. Some of us were...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 3, 2014 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
A small, rainbow-colored glass magnet attaches her picture to the side of our fridge. The photo freeze frames her donning a graduation hat, perched slightly crooked with a large bobby pin securing a cowlick-y clump of hair near the backside of her head. The girl in...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 18, 2014 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
Wow. Cleaning out the garage, Saturday, provided an opportunity to relish in seldom listened to Saturday NPR programming. Bob Edwards did a round up of the best graduation speeches ever. You'll be glad you took the time to listen to this. Turn it on while cooking...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 11, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Travel
Blush. My daughter, Grace, turns 20 in one month. And Easter weekend was the first time the two of us ever took off on our own together. Not for a winding interstate trip through the mountains to our South Carolina family. Just us two on an adventure, the destination,...
