by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 10, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Happy Monday and Happy Birthday. To. Me! Today I am 50-plus-three. And, here goes my annual "Journey with Grace" post on turning a year older….About 10 years ago, my quintessential Southern lady friend, Patsy, who always wore her long, blond hair...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 5, 2013 | Nashville!, Spirituality
Honestly, I never knew a whole-whole lot about Will Campbell who died yesterday–a life well- and long-lived in irreverence and in service of the just God in which he believed. I had friends who were friends of his, reporter colleague-friends who'd...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 3, 2013 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Spirituality
Since about the time I plunged into the blogosphere, in 2008, I've been following a number of artists and photographers. Kelly Rae Roberts, being one of the more spectacular. Instagram has helped me reconnect with many of these artist bloggers and more. Here's...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 29, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Descending down the long-tall escalator at one of our local cinemas the other night, my friend and I glided by the guragantuan movie posters. We chuckled at the silly characters, such as the one-eyed, green monster wearing braces who was so ugly he was cute. Passing...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 24, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Graduation came and went. Nearly a week ago. And, I am still processing it all. The day. This milestone. Very slowly processing. Yet, perhaps not yet willing to take the time to full process it all. I've been working on my book this week. By the time this blog...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 6, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nature, Newtown, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Two months ago I shared on "The Journey with Grace" that my artist friend Pam Jolly Haile was collecting 3,000 thumbprints to create a mandala for a project called "One." This, below, my friends, is the result of her work: Stunning, huh? Here's...
