by Leisa A. Hammett | May 25, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville Flood, Spirituality, Travel
When I delivered some supplies to River Plantation, one of the hardest-hit regions of my community, I noticed these trucks. I went back to photograph them a week later. A volunteer at the site, when asked about his team's denominational affiliation, said they were...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 21, 2010 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Similar posts and effort: The Dressing Room Project. (Apologies if this post is a duplicate for subscribers. Posting boo-boo.)
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 19, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville Flood, Spirituality
"Hands." Grace & Leisa, Photo: Rory HamiltonA stranger. As he rushed by me during the performers' exit from the stage, he reached out, grabbed my hand and squeezed it. "Your daughter touched my life today." Wow. That was unexpected....
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 17, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Nashville Flood, Nature, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
**Photography: Tamara Reynolds Photography, www.tamarareynoldsphotography.com We are the people of River Plantation who laid the contents of our homes curbside, the stench of mold rising in our condo-maze complex turned war zone. We are the working class folk of...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 13, 2010 | Art, Grief & Loss, Nashville Flood, Spirituality
Week Two. Peeling back the layers. Still. Painfully. Oh. So. Layers of flooring, walls, possessions, lives. And, Grief. I'm turning the wordsmithing and photo artistry over to some other blogger and photographer friends for my second #NashvilleFlood post:...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 12, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality
To another special needs mother-writer, I once joked about writing a piece entitled: "They stared bad." She choked, almost spitting out the sweet southern iced tea she was sipping as we waited for the arrival of our lunch order. If you have a special...
