by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 27, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Today is the 74th birthday of my friend, spiritual mentor and companion, Rev. Dr. David Kenneth Wheaton, Ph.D. But, no bother. He's not big on numbers because he's "not a number." Ken, rather, is 74-years-young. As we spend time together in public I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 19, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!
Last weekend Grace and I traveled to her show in Athens, Tenn., at the McMinn Living Heritage Museum. This small town hosts a featured artist for Autism Awareness Month each year. Chattanooga Times-Free Press reporter Randall Higgins made the hour-trek over to Athens...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 11, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
Thanks to WSMV Channel 4, Nashville, reporter Dennis Ferrier, for coverage that captured the passion as well as the essence of our national crisis. My addendum: While change is slow, I am sensing momentum and am feeling hopeful. It’s going to take all of us...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 8, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality, Travel
"Happy Resurrection from Fear to Love, from grief to joy, from ego to Field, from separation to Unity. You are Loved and kept in the Light." This email from my beloved spiritual teacher greeted me this Easter morning. I wanted to share...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 1, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature
No foolin,' today's the first day of April and the weather here and for almost all of March has been more like summer than spring. And then, there was winter, which failed to deliver much of a chill, giving us instead sprinter. Nontheless, I'm...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 28, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Spirituality
Grasping a few stolen moments, I busily typed away, entering into the computer the volunteer protocol for setting up communion in our small Lutheran church (ECLA). C. was new there and already active. She stopped and chatted and then, cocking her head to the side, she...
