by LeisaHammett | Feb 1, 2015 | Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality
Potent message that covers a vast arena of problematic cultural issues.
by LeisaHammett | Jan 28, 2015 | Art, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Really, now—? Was being a member of the inaugural cast of Nashville’s Listen to Your Mother (LTYM) in April, 2014, truly “life changing,” as I and others involved had dubbed it? Last week, in an internal dialogue, I pondered the question. In the days...
by LeisaHammett | Jan 19, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Spirituality
In a society increasingly driven by the culture of social media, it’s easy to find ourselves living in a fictitious world of Pinterest Perfect and Fantasy Facebook. You know what I’m talking about. Kitchens that are never dirty, family life pictured as...
by LeisaHammett | Dec 29, 2014 | Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Travel
Sssshhh! Can you hear it? Can you feel it? Or, is it just me? This year more than ever, I’m in touch with a stillness this post-Christmas/pre-New Years week. I’ve named it the “Tween Time.” There’s a hush in the air that feels sacred,...
by LeisaHammett | Nov 20, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality
Today, Christine Mather, writer and theater educator, returns here, to “The Journey with Grace,” sorting aloud “the tragedies and controversies besieging the autism community.” Christine thought this post was too off-topic for her blog, Autism...
by LeisaHammett | Nov 6, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Really? My eyes widen and I freeze frame, attempting to wrap my head around the context and stern request, to no one in particular, that some woman has just made at a gathering, index finger wagging; or delivered as a warning or hashtag on Facebook or some other...
