by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 6, 2010 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond
Blond, bespeckled and of calm demeanor, she greeted me as I walked through the doors of the furniture store. In the 10 years since I last purchased furniture, we had traded places in a sense, or at least now I was the one who sported 5-0. She had lost her husband and...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 22, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Umm, I never know how to talk about divorce, marriage and motherhood in the context of having done it once before and on the precipice of doing it again (minus the new baby part). Finally, in about my seventh year post divorce, I figured out what to call my former...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 20, 2010 | Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond
Daddy and me at the Walker Family Reunion in 2006.The question posed: "What's a great memory of you and your father?" Again, the social media site I help moderate inspired another post here. And, my answer to the question is that I credit my love of...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 16, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Travel
*Fall, 2009, Our Beloved Grayton Beach. Copyright: M. Dee Hamilton One week after I moved into our new home, I turned half a century. At this point I'm maybe shin deep in boxes, but the Big Day–I was still over at the Old House culling out 16 years worth of...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 13, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
photo: copyright–Leisa A. HammettGetting dressed. I look in the mirror at the girl sitting on the edge of the tub behind me. Short, dark hair. Tall, long and thin. She wears a tee-shirt from spring break camp and Chico's jeans that I grew out of and she grew...
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...
