by LeisaHammett | Oct 27, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
The journey of motherhood is meant to be shared with fellow travelers. I believe that sharing, through community, is essential to thriving as a new mother. Today I’m blogging over at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt about the importance...
by LeisaHammett | Oct 16, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
The autism community, especially, understands the need for compassion. At least when it comes to our sons and daughters with autism. We’re not the only ones with this need. Mothers, daughters, fathers, sons, anyone, everyone, needs and deserves compassion....
by LeisaHammett | Sep 9, 2014 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
Sunday, I cried a lot. Not tears of sadness and pain, but outpourings of joy. The night before, Shimai Pottery & Gifts, in their “Studio Shimai” gallery, on the grounds of the nationally famous Loveless Cafe ,hosted EMERGING: Three Young Artists with...
by LeisaHammett | Aug 21, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Spirituality, Travel
Growing up, our family was the go-to hosts for our faith community’s visiting speakers. Often the guests were international. Many years have passed—three decades—since I hosted international visitors, the last time being in my 20s while I lived in Atlanta. I had...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 9, 2014 | Art, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
A warm-ish late February, 2014, was fading into March when 80 women and one man auditioned for Nashville's inaugural cast of Listen to You Mother. Thirteen of us were chosen to share the stage in voicing our experiences of motherhood, having a mother, choosing not...
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...
