Articles by Janet Hart Leonard

My dearest Alecksa, For eighteen years I’ve been giving you advice. I remember, when you were little, telling you to stop walking where the sidewalk ends. In just a few…

As a little girl, the day we now call Memorial Day, was known as Decoration Day. I remember going, early on that day, to Crownland Cemetery, just a few blocks…

T-minus 8 days and counting. The Leonards are coming! The Leonards are coming! Yes, on Saturday the 27th at noon, the flight from Tampa arrives in Indy. On that flight…

It is a prayer that I never thought I would pray . . . but I am praying it. “Lord, help Emily and Drew’s house to sell quickly.” You see,…

It was our first date. Chuck followed me to my side of his car. He opened the door. And from that point on I have come to realize just how…

So it was this past Sunday when my granddaughter, Alecksa and I pulled into the drive thru at a fast food place to get my mom a Mexican Pizza (no…

The tee shirt reads, “I watched April during the entire month of March.” Who is April? And why is there a tee shirt about her? You see, in early March…

And so it was on the third day, the Sunday after Jesus’ crucifixion, that the stone was found to be rolled away from the tomb. The veil at the temple…

Don Rickles passed away this week. You know, Mr. Warmth. I would guess to say that anyone age 50 or younger has no idea who that is. I was standing…