by LeisaHammett | Aug 18, 2018 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Uncategorized
“Ok riddle me this,” a smart friend posted on Facebook. “How is it possible that disability is completely foreign to the public at large when 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. have a disability that impacts major life activities?” Her question time...
by LeisaHammett | Aug 10, 2018 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
“I don’t know how this story will end, but I do know in my heart of hearts that this Earth Journey is precious, heartbreaking, joyful, deep, rich, terrifying, traumatizing…and ultimately about how wide we can keep our Heart’s doors open while proclaiming...
by LeisaHammett | Jun 8, 2018 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Uncategorized
In February, I stepped into a new role. Or, in someways a paid role of many of the things I was already doing. Here’s the deets as published on TennesseeWorks’s blog: What if, similar to the training families can receive about special education advocacy...
by LeisaHammett | Sep 4, 2017 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Travel, Uncategorized
A lot has happened in 30 years. Promotions, relocations; babies conceived and babies adopted. Two of the babies born with special needs. There’s been divorces, second marriages and second divorces. The babies grew up. Some flew the nest, a couple still remain....
by LeisaHammett | Aug 21, 2017 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Uncategorized
What a stark reminder: how far we have come in developmental disAbility services in our state. The pictured letter popped up in my “On this Day” Facebook feed this morning. It was two years ago that the state informed me that when I was 80, I’d get...
by LeisaHammett | Aug 14, 2017 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
“On this Day,” Facebook’s offering of what individual users posted two, three-plus years ago on a given day, sometimes surfaces things I’d rather forget. Today’s reminder felt good, however. A reminder of how far we have come and all the...
