by LeisaHammett | May 1, 2021 | COVID-19, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tonight’s back porch visitor was a Cecropia, the largest moth native to North America. I relish these cool evenings. If we’re lucky, they’ll stretch into June, as they’ve done a handful of past summers. Cool enough to keep the back door open...
by LeisaHammett | Feb 22, 2021 | COVID-19, Grief & Loss, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality, Uncategorized
“As with the season of Lent itself—a wintry season of contemplation, spiritual focus, and petition—these symbols of new life, out of the deathlike state of winter, are emblems of the newness of spring, rebirth, and rejuvenation. — James Theodore Farmer III The...
by LeisaHammett | Feb 14, 2021 | Art, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Online Dating, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging, Uncategorized
As I dumped the water, noticing how thirsty the roses, and as I refilled the vase, I thought: these are some of the most beautiful roses I’ve ever had. And. Funny: I bought them for myself. Then I realized how fitting…. Whether you have a partner or not...
by LeisaHammett | Jan 1, 2021 | Art, COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Online Dating, Spirituality, Uncategorized
2020—What did you learn? What did we learn? What did I learn?: I may have just been accused of being Pollyanna. I question that of myself regularly. Yet, again and again, I justify my thoughts based on my experiences—which have included my own share of grief,...
by LeisaHammett | Dec 22, 2020 | Art, COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Online Dating, Spirituality, Uncategorized
As we approach 2021 with held breath and fingers crossed, I’ve compiled a series of mostly Facebook posts that I wrote between January 2019 and April 2020 and publishing them here. I’ve been wanting to do this for some time. The feedback received was that...
by LeisaHammett | Dec 20, 2020 | Autism/Disability, COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Uncategorized
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” —Oscar Wilde Increasingly, autism research produces “aha” moments for the scientific community. And, as a recent joint study from University of California, Santa Cruz, and the...
