Good coffee, good conversation
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart There is something about a good cup of coffee and a good conversation. A few days ago, my city councilman, Aaron Smith, asked…
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A hymn … medicine for the soul
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart I can name that hymn in five notes. Actually, it takes a few notes more than five. Perhaps it was all those years…
The parable of burnt biscuits
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart “Well, I’m not going to let that burn my biscuits.” – Janet Hart Leonard We were leaving the house and I said that…
The beauty of an uncomplicated life
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart “I like old bookstores, the smell of coffee brewing, rainy day naps, farmhouse porches and sunsets. “I like the simple things that remind…
To jerk a knot
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart “Well, someone needs to have a knot jerked in their tail.” Oh, my goodness, whenever I heard my mother say that, I knew…
A look back at normal
From the Heart “We interrupt this wonderfully normal life …” What? It was March 13, 2020 – the day I entered The Covid Twilight Zone. My “normal” would never look…
The journey of grief … continues
From the Heart “Grief never ends. But it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor lack of faith. It’s the…
On the road . . . again
From the Heart Just when I thought the harrowing experience on the mountain in Kentucky would be my one and only road trip to write about … Honey, hold my…
Remembering the music
From the Heart “When you’re down and troubled (You’ve got a friend) You’ve got to get up every morning with a smile on your face (Beautiful) Doesn’t anybody stay in…
Justified fear
From the Heart “So, first of all let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is … fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, Inauguration…