Over bowls of chips and salsa, “the queen mother” quietly recommended that I read this book. A year went by and over some other assortment of waist-widening grub–a buffet spread prepared by one of our sister Mothers From Hell, the queen mother, our...
What do I think? I'm often asked by those curious about my views on autism. One of the specific questions I'm asked with some regularity is what I think of Jenny McCarthy. The former Playboy model, turned actress, turned autism activist and anti-vaccine zealot...
Our family–which in this case includes Grace's father–from whom I am divorced–his wife and my dear oldest sister and her husband and I–have managed to create a nice little summer rhythm for our beloved Grace. In late May, Grace ends her...
Today's post is the fourth in a weekly summer series (here, here & here) of featured guest posts about disAbility. Lacey Lyons is an Belmont University adjunct professor of English who has partnered with Courtney Taylor Evans and I at several workshops...
You know those extra special moments of your child's growing up years? The ones that are forever seared into the memory banks of motherhood? Yeah, those. I have one that is particularly special to my daughter's childhood. Last month my girl turned 19. But this...
Yep. I've been a bit grousey here this summer. But, I'm on the uphill swing for a week-and-a-half now and creating and celebrating little pleasures have gone a long way in the mood elevation department. Little things like: sitting in the porch glider and...
From Heartache to Hope: middle tennessee families living with autism, a book by Leisa A. Hammett & photographer Rebekah Pope. Click here for more info plus ordering details.
