Articles by Janet Hart Leonard

When the Hart Speaks

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart  48,474 words … it is finished. When the Hart Speaks is becoming a reality. That little girl who sat in Mr. Purvis’s English…


Lead me not to be funny turned

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart “Well, she is just a bit funny turned,” said my mother. Oh, I knew exactly what my mother meant whenever she said anyone…


Hearing the voice of God

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil for you are with me; your rod and your staff,…


Confetti & glittery moments

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Joy does not always arrive in the long-awaited moments which have been planned and designed, but in the brisk, out-of-the-blue moments of ordinary…


Love holds my hand

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Love is patient. Love is kind. Love holds my hand. Eight years ago, Chuck and I said our wedding vows before God and…


To jerk a knot

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart “I just want to jerk a knot in someone’s tail.” Oh, my goodness. Whenever I heard my mother say that she wanted to…



Confessions of a “fixer”

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Oh, how I can relate to Jehoshaphat. You know him. The king of Judah in 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament of the…


Opinions sprinkled with grace

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines communicate as: “to get someone to understand your thoughts or feelings.” Google defines communicate as: “to share or exchange information, news…