Articles by Janet Hart Leonard

When I’m 64

From the Heart Released in 1967 by The Beatles on their album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: “When I’m 64.” I was 12. I was in the sixth grade…

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Company’s coming!

From the Heart I believe the greatest motivational phrase ever spoken are two simple words … company’s coming! It was Thursday night when Chuck arrived home from choir practice about…


The kindness of “no”

From the Heart Toby Mac said it well: “You can be a good person with a kind heart and still say no.” After many years of being boxed into a…




Trust your gut feeling

From the Heart Sometimes I think there should have been a fourth character that Dorothy meets up with in the movie, the Wizard of Oz. It would have been a…


As I struggle to rest …

From the Heart My calendar had me meeting myself coming and going. I kept tripping over my feet as they tried to go in several directions, all at once. My…


My Rainbow Baby

From the Heart Recently I asked Emily if she knew she was a Rainbow Baby. Emily had no idea what I was talking about. I explained to her that a…



Thoughts from Mr. Purvis

From the Heart It was Sunday evening and Chuck and I were watching the Tonys when I began checking my emails. Oh. My. Goodness. Tucked in between ads and blogs…