by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 5, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
I'm grateful for my former neighbor, the complainer. No, really. I am grateful that every time I rounded the curve on my daily walks and saw her, she complained. Specifically, she complained about the weather. It was either too hot or too cold. Pick any season....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 16, 2013 | Art, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
Winter. She is the finer artist. For her palette, no adornment of leaf. No riches of color. She must etch frozen earth, burn glow of sun onto naked fingerling branches. Some, self-concerned, are blind to her beauty. Trite, yes, but beauty is in...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 13, 2013 | Art, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
winter sun seeking kisses from a silent soul
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 9, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!
GraceART is happening all around and about NashVegas and here's some highlights of where you can find the work of Grace Walker Goad, my 19-year-old daughter with autism. This blog post never made it to the light of day this past week to let you know that you could...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 25, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Material "blessings" often tend to be the focus of our culture during this Thanksgiving season. True, some focus on the non-material: love, family, nature. Stretch with me to the next stepping stone here in the disAbility community: For some time, a few...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 6, 2013 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Spirituality
Sssshhh! Have you heard it? I did. Last week. On an evening walk. Our Mother is preparing for sleep. The chorus of crickets—the last hold outs–sang a lullabye, one last repeat performance from summer. The Maples outside my patio,...
