by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 10, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Happy Monday and Happy Birthday. To. Me! Today I am 50-plus-three. And, here goes my annual "Journey with Grace" post on turning a year older….About 10 years ago, my quintessential Southern lady friend, Patsy, who always wore her long, blond hair...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 29, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Descending down the long-tall escalator at one of our local cinemas the other night, my friend and I glided by the guragantuan movie posters. We chuckled at the silly characters, such as the one-eyed, green monster wearing braces who was so ugly he was cute. Passing...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 27, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Graduation, weekend before this last, was one of those moments. Magnified by 10. Grace graduated classic Grace style. In sharing in this post, The Little Drummer that Graduated Yesterday, about my daughter with autism's many antics during the ceremony, I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 24, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Graduation came and went. Nearly a week ago. And, I am still processing it all. The day. This milestone. Very slowly processing. Yet, perhaps not yet willing to take the time to full process it all. I've been working on my book this week. By the time this blog...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 19, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
About to turn 19, this girl/woman ~ graduated Metro Nashville Public School system yesterday. And she did so to the beat of a different drummer. The same drum beat into which she entered this world. A very different, odd, quirky, funky beat. And, in Classic...
