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 18, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville Flood, Spirituality
Our British buddies over yonder across the big pond were on to something. The ol' stiff upper lip, at least, got them through World War II. I'm referring to the British Governmental campaign "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters that had limited...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 11, 2013 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Day One. Day Two. Day…and so on. My Facebook feeds are peppered with friends "practicing gratitude," as they were last year. I'm intrigued by this public, intentional "practice" of gratitude during the launch of the winter season. When...
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,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 2, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality
Leading a Special Needs Ministry: A Special Guide to Including Children and Loving Families, Amy Fenton Lee. Guest Post/Book Review by Donna Reagan* Everyone, it seems, loves babies, especially fresh, new ones that can be held, comforted, cuddled and nurtured into...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 25, 2013 | Nashville!, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Nashvillian Becca Stevens is a woman of faith. Not a flowery faith that simply flows from one's lips. But a faith that grew arms and legs and encompassed an unseen sector of our city and then grew and grew and embraced people of all classes and races and even...
