“I Do”

Photo: Port Orford, Ore., three months into our relationship...As our sister B&B guest and new friend snapped this photo she chanted: "Ya'll are gettin' married...." Yeah. We knew it then....Three years ago from this past May, the subject line of...

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Held CAT-ive In Our New Home

Presenting: Princess Itty Bitty. Photo, copyrighted, by The Fiance, M. Dee Hamilton. (I told The Fiance I was posting his photo of Itty on the web and asked if he thought it was safe. "Only," he said, as long as I didn't publish her social security...

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“Leisa & Dee’s GRAND Adventure”

Three generations of our new home. Photo taken MLK Weekend, 2010, Chattanooga 3-D Aquarium's IMAX Theater.   WELCOME to Dee & Leisa's Grand Adventure! Starring Dee and Leisa and Ruth, the wacky 83-year-old in-law of Leisa, and mother of Dee, plus, an...

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More Reflections on Aging

Blond, bespeckled and of calm demeanor, she greeted me as I walked through the doors of the furniture store. In the 10 years since I last purchased furniture, we had traded places in a sense, or at least now I was the one who sported 5-0. She had lost her husband and...

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Blessings to ALL

*Illustration: my1ene"God Bless America"...AND ALL NATIONS of the World! Happy 4th of July, Dear Readers! Thank you for your support during my 2.5 (?!) years of blogging here and for hanging with me during this summer of moving and marrying and thus scaled...

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Heartache to Hope Mini-Video

This spring, the talented Mary Sweeney, of mSweeney design, created this small video from our book, From Heartache to Hope. It showcases my collaborator, Rebekah Pope's beautiful photography, paired with snippets of my writing from the book.  Mary, another...

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Loving Family

 Photo: copyright, Leisa A. Hammett, Western Lake, Grayton Beach, Fla.Simple. The question: "Why are you Grateful for your family?" It was asked on my client social media site on Mother's Day. I loved answering it so much that I decided to share my...

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