Articles by Janet Hart Leonard

Honoring Mrs. Jane McFarland

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart On Thursday night, Sept. 29, Heaven heard the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. Tucked in the basement choir room at the Noblesville First…

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The superpowers of an apron

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. I’m not sure about that, but I will tell you…


The words we speak

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart The words we speak become the house we live in. – Hafiz Those words, written by Persian poet Hafiz, have made their way…


Just another Janet adventure

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart “Remember the Titanic” was my first thought. My second thought was, “This might not end well.” I had just set sail in my…


Every plot has a story

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Have you ever walked through a cemetery and thought about the stories that lie in the plots of the gravesites? My childhood –…


Finding goodness

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart I love your voice  You have led me through the fire  In the darkest night You are close like no other  I’ve known…


The Secrets of Audrey Grace

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Audrey Grace peeks out the window of her beauty shop before she pulls down the Venetian blinds. They’ve seen better days and so…


The valley of disappointment

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Have you ever had a moment when something you wanted, so badly, didn’t come to fruition? Talk about spoiling the fruit of your…


The parable of the big toe

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Will I ever dare to put my big toe into the crack of another person’s opinion? Will I allow that toe to even…


Sports bras don’t play fair

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart If laughter is the best medicine, you may get a good dose of it today. It’s a sunny day and I just had…