And then there was anger
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart A soft word turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. – Proverbs 15:1 If you come at me with harsh…
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Happy 40th, Emily!
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Oh, my dear daughter Emily, how can you be turning 40 this week when my mind still thinks I am 40? I don’t…
When courage looks different
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart This week, courage took on an entirely different look. The greatest of all time in gymnastics took a step back. It was the…
War of the sunflowers
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart The line has been crossed. The battle is on. I see him sitting outside my window. He’s staring at me, perched atop the…
Emotional stingers
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Oh, those words stung. Now Buttercup, whatcha gonna do? What do we do when someone says something to us that hurts our feelings?…
And away we no go!
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart I simply asked Elsa to let us go. She said “NO!” How is it that I seem to find myself in these “traveling…
The dog days of summer
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart “Mom, would you rather go to Aiden’s state baseball tourney 3 ½ hours away on the east coast of Florida and sit in…
From writer to author?
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart A writer is an artist who paints a picture with her pen instead of a paintbrush. The beauty is still a picture one…
A letter to heaven . . .
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart Dear Dad, While I know I can’t actually send this, as heaven has no email address, it just feels good to have a…
Perhaps happiness can be found in the hard times
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart “You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.” – Nightbirde, a.k.a. Jane Marczewski Perhaps you saw her…