by LeisaHammett | Nov 20, 2015 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality, Uncategorized
“All news is good news.” We are grateful for the coverage by News Channel 5 of Grace Goad’s art and a blurb for our inclusive nonprofit social enterprise we’re launching to support artists with disAbilities to create, exhibit, and sell their...
by LeisaHammett | Nov 16, 2015 | Midlife and Beyond, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Travel
I don’t know what to say about Paris. So, for two days I have written nothing in my social networks. What can I do but hold the victims in my heart? Practice staying in the moment. (I say practice because it’s not something I’ve yet fully mastered.)...
by LeisaHammett | Oct 29, 2015 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Indie Lens Pop-Up in Partnership with The Arc Tennessee brings a FREE Nashville Screening of Mini and Dona with a panel discussion following on November 20. “Heart-wrenching. The film is as unflinching as it is beautiful, chronicling difficult decision-making that...
by LeisaHammett | Aug 14, 2015 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Uncategorized
The term “savant” is often misused. In recent history, it was combined with the term, “idiot savant.” As such, it was insensitive and …politically incorrect. The combination label was eventually reduced to just one word. Yet, the original term more...
by LeisaHammett | Jul 30, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Right now, many hearts across Nashville and beyond are broken. Hearts are hurting because that was the kind of lasting, tender magic Joanna Stanfield Montgomery bestowed upon those around her when she was living. That heart-felt glow is no longer physically present,...
by LeisaHammett | Jun 21, 2015 | Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
Mid February this year, icy conditions of Winter Storm Octavia confined millions within their home, including my only remaining family members of origin. From Tennessee to North Carolina to South Carolina. It was the latter state, where my oldest sister lives, that...
