by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 7, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!
Typical Teen Trauma. That's the subplot of our lives these past couple of weeks here in GraceLand. The supporting cast members include myself, The Wuzband–Grace's father–and the personnel who assist Grace in school. The role of the antagonist is...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 5, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
"Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness." — Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth Tornadoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, droughts and other natural and man-enduced disasters; record heat;...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 31, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
The sun is smiling, reaching us through the slats of our open blinds. It begs us to get up, out and start this precious last weekend day. It's nearly noon. But my long-legged daughter with autism is still swaddled in a purple comforter, asleep on her bed. I go to...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 24, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!
Fourteen years ago, I began a lifestyle that I had intentionally set out to avoid. I suited up, so-to-speak, buckled in and merged into interstate traffic each morning. A preschooler with newly diagnosed autism rode in the back seat. Sometimes kicking and screaming....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 17, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Spirituality
This. Is. SO important. Despite that some would consider me's a heathern, I tenaciously believe our sense of spirituality and need for many (including myself) to connect to something greater than ourselves is a fundamental human right. For too long, faith...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 15, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
Eckhart Tolle wrote about A New Earth. Christian fundamentalists talk about End Times. New Agers speculate about the Mayan Calendar….2012. Tsunamis. Floods. Record heat that's predicted to become the norm. World economies in crisis. An American government...
