by LeisaHammett | Mar 23, 2015 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality
You matter. Of course you do. But somewhere in the course of parenting, self-care for moms and dads (especially moms) is often forgotten. Here’s the deal: You are the foundation of your family. If the foundation is not sturdy, how will you support your...
by LeisaHammett | Feb 17, 2015 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Nature, Technology/Blogging
Day two here in Nashville’s worst ice storm in two decades. Area public schools are cancelled for the week as we thaw from phase one and brace for two and possibly three more hits of this epic winter event. Early afternoon Grace and I braved the roads and found...
by LeisaHammett | Feb 1, 2015 | Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality
Potent message that covers a vast arena of problematic cultural issues.
by LeisaHammett | Aug 16, 2014 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Nature
Seeing pictures of myself at this week’s art event, I thought it time to hit “publish” on this post written earlier this summer. Never one to routinely look at others and guess their age, I have begun to spot the signs and see the changes in women...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 1, 2014 | All The Rest of Life, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
Lean into it. One of my former adopted mentors used to advise us to feel our physical pain. She was the leader of a group of women who all were experiencing symptoms of systemic yeast syndrome, which, back then, in the late 80s, was a newly recognized health...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 13, 2014 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature
One year. Ten years. Sixteen. Eighteen. Nineteen. I remember those significant birthdays of my daughter. But, as a friend suggested yesterday, today's number is pivotal. Not only is my daughter no longer a child, she is no longer an adolescent. She is fully an...
