by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 8, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
Parents, teachers express concern over MNPS cuts NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Around 130 Metro special education professionals are out of a job and wondering what happens next. Metro Nashville Public Schools announced positions would be cut, because federal...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 7, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
If you live in Tennessee, now you can wear your autism consciousness on your bumper–and not just via a magnetic ribbon or a sticker….We're talking a beautiful license plate (matches me blog right nice, eh?) co-designed by the talented Mary Sweeney of...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 30, 2012 | Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics
So, this event was Saturday and while many of my admirable, courageous sisters–whom I hold in highest esteem–were down at the capitol, I was driving back from Athens, Tenn., taking down the first of two GraceArt shows dismantled this weekend. But, the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 11, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
Thanks to WSMV Channel 4, Nashville, reporter Dennis Ferrier, for coverage that captured the passion as well as the essence of our national crisis. My addendum: While change is slow, I am sensing momentum and am feeling hopeful. It’s going to take all of us...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 3, 2012 | Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Ahh, Facebook, you sly devil, you. I thinks you've gone and done it again. You've changed things on me, just when I least expect and just when I thought I was beginning to settle into the new from the last time you upset my ol' apple cart. I got a message...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 13, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
Despite my self-pledge to post less and keep it lighter this holiday, today's post today is published in honor of the thousands of Tennesseans living with disAbilities who receive minimal but important funds from The Family Support Program, which is currently on...
