by Leisa A. Hammett | May 7, 2010 | Art, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Fridays here usually focus on the Arts. Mothering is an Art. And my Mother was a work of Art. And right now, I'm missing her a hell of a lot. (And no she wouldn't approve of me saying h-e-double-hockey sticks here.) I'm not missing my mother–who died...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 30, 2010 | Art, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Nature, Technology/Blogging
Writer, author, blogger, editor, Kathy Rhodes , (front,) meeting life's turbulent waters head on! Photo: First Draft.Why do I write so much about Grief? I've experienced a hefty share of it. It's given me an opportunity to learn from it. Grief has...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 21, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Travel
A British human rights journalist and horse trainer, his American wife–a university professor of psychology–and their son with autism "do something crazy." They travel across the world and ride horseback across Mongolia seeking a shamanic...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 19, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
For nearly a year I've been reading a very visually appealing blog called Ordinary Courage by a very smart woman with a thought-provoking message. Happily, I stumbled upon a PBS interview on YouTube interviewing Dr. Brene Brown, Ph.D., talking about...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 16, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Motherhood
Photo–protected by copyright: From Heartache to Hope photographer and book collaborator, Rebekah Pope The Blade Family At 17, Logan Blade is somewhat intense–not much on chitchat. Earphones plugged in or not, the rising senior is tapping a perpetual...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 14, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Obama/Politics
*photo: Mishelle Lane of Secret Agent Mama I've got a Bee in My Bonnet. And it's a BIG'un! We've entered a new phase of our disAbility journey. We're in high school now. All those years of attending workshops, seminars, classes and conferences,...
