Articles by Janet Hart Leonard

A lesson in kindness

From the Heart “I saved you a seat.” Oh, the sweetness of those words. I was walking into Leah’s gymnastics meet and I had no idea where to go and…



Long live Grandma!

From the Heart I just read an article about how grandparents who babysit live longer. I would say that longevity is in my future. Having babysat for six grandmunchkins over…


Seeking words of wisdom

From the Heart As I picked up my well-worn Bible, several pages fell out. I was supposed to be spring cleaning but I got sidetracked. I had tucked away this…


Spring cleaning?

From the Heart As the pages of the calendar turned to April, my mother would begin her spring cleaning. Now her version of spring cleaning and mine are on two…


Once upon a time …

From the Heart Beware, this may get schmaltzy. It was Thursday morning when I was drinking coffee and enjoying a leisurely breakfast at Ginger’s with my friends, Patrice Lyttle and…


Try a little kindness

From the Heart I watched as she scurried from the kitchen to a table, table to cash register, grabbing the coffee carafe to refill cups. She smiled as she spoke…


Everyone has a story

From the Heart Seek and ye shall find … It takes time. The story is there. It is only when we take the time to find out what that story…


It’s all about the laughter

From the Heart I’m 10 days into the Lent season and as you know, I gave up whining. It was Friday morning at 8:00 when the phone rang, waking me…