by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 7, 2011 | Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Nature
Oh. February. You–the second month of 2011. You've done it again. Delivered your annual numerical tease. First, You dump upon my already frozen body more white stuff. I think. January and December snowed so much, I lose track of it. On day 14, You blossom in...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 2, 2011 | Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
Photo: david.nikonvscanon At last, my father is at peace, as are we, members of his family who watched him struggle with the brutal onslaught of Parkinson's. He died Tuesday night, March 1, one-and-a-half weeks after his 88th birthday. The post...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 24, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
Daddy & I, Walker Family Reunion, 2006 After a two-year struggle with Parkinsons, "Daddy Gene," my father, is, at the time of this writing–Wednesday night–in the process of transitioning from this Life. Last Thursday marked his 88th birthday....
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 26, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Assumption Number One: Yes, I've been Divorced. No, he was not/is not a scoundrel. No, I was not left Desperate. Destitute. Or, Deeply Depressed from The Big D. We had a healthy, peaceful, professionally mediated Divorce. We conducted ourselves like adults...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 3, 2011 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality, Travel
On her Facebook page, Jana Stanfield describes her music as "pyschotherapy you can dance to. […] Stanfield says that her goal is to use her music to give people a 'faith-lift.' Her fans say the music is the ideal alternative to Prozac… all the mood...
