My favorite gal authors
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart I wish I could write like her. Erma Bombeck or Fannie Flagg or Shauna Niequest or Ann Voskamp. They are my mentors. These…
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What about Saturday?
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart It’s Saturday of Easter weekend. The day after Good Friday and the day before Easter. This week I was thinking about the significance…
Dealing with Brillo pad people
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart “Do not allow the coarseness of others to scratch away the kindness you have in your heart.” – From the Hart, 2022 Have…
It’s how my story begins
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart My story doesn’t begin with my birth, but with the story of my parents. As I began writing my book, I realized I…
Neither a techie nor a fashionista
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Sometimes understanding technology is truly like understanding rocket science. I am challenged. Tuesday afternoon I sent a text to my oh-so-smart daughter-in-law, Angie:…
My invitation to the circus
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart “Not my circus, not my monkeys” As I read the sign, I am quite glad I am not drinking anything as it would…
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…