Articles by Janet Hart Leonard

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 –…

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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…


That moment changed everything

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Have you ever had a moment in time that defines how your life moves forward? I stood there holding the harvest gold attached-to-the-wall…


Travelin’ on prayers & delays

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Thank you for your patience in holding for the rest of the story with Chuck flying to Tampa. After 18 holes of golf,…



Brambles & thistles

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Once upon a time, she held the happiness of someone for whom she cared, on her shoulders. Fragile and vulnerable shoulders. She tried…