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 25, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Nashville!
The lights were off and the chirping cricket chorus was deafening. For a year, my dear publisher and collaborator-photographer and I had a serious disagreement with the charity benefiting from our book, From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Living...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 23, 2012 | Art, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality, Travel
Thanks to my Atlanta friend, Joe Westbury, a lover of all things cultural, I learned about the initial film in the brilliant Qatsi series. In commemoration of Earth month, last week I shared on The Journey with Grace, the amazing film Koyaanisqatsi. Subtitled...
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 17, 2012 | Art, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
Yes, I review films ocassionally on "The Journey with Grace." They are films that strike me as poignant, artful, funny, that communicate an important message and/or deal with autism/disAbility. I share them when I feel they are worth your viewing, too. But,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 13, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Great coverage by Tennessean reporter Jessica Bliss who got it, as are other media reports and reporters these days. It's been a long road since 2000, when we began getting deserved coverage. Reporters are getting that autism doesn't go away. It's not all...
