Articles by Janet Hart Leonard

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…



Crying over spilled water

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops…


Finding joy, hope in a weary world

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart “A thrill of Hope, the weary world rejoices.” Oh, how weary the world is today. How weary I am. It’s been a hard…