Articles by Janet Hart Leonard

“Don’t just do something. Stand there.” It’s a quote from a sermon my husband heard many years ago. I believe it offers a clever twist on a well-known saying. Do…

What if … You could read a book that would calm your anxious heart and help you navigate life as a people-pleaser and fixer? You were told you could put…

Dear Friends, In a few days, my second book will be published and ready to purchase around town, and yes, on Amazon. The name has been changed. Stay Tuned. The cover…

This week, I have a question for my readers. I’m the inquiring mind who wants to know … what would you have done? As we got off the elevator at…

Dear Grandson Aiden, I sat on the bleachers at your freshman baseball game and had a few thoughts. It’s February, and we are enjoying a baseball game. No, we are…

A funny thing happened during the Snowmageddon of 2026: I finished a book. I was not reading one, I was writing one. For the past several years, I have struggled…

For the last 12 years, my readers have come to expect a schmaltzy column in February, the anniversary month of our wedding. I don’t want to disappoint anyone, but I…

“I want every kid out there who feels overlooked, underestimated, to know I was you. I was that kid, too. I was in your shoes. The truth is you don’t…

Write softly and do not carry a big stick. – JHL Does that sound like a twist on a quote we have all heard before? Sorry, Teddy Roosevelt. Whenever I…