The valley of grief
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. Psalm 23:4 The room is eerily quiet. It’s my day to keep vigil….
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Handling anger
Lord, lead me not into wanting to jerk a knot in someone’s tail. That prayer may seem a bit strange, but I can assure you, it is sincere. It may…
My fear factors
“… the only thing we have to fear is … fear itself,” said President Roosevelt in 1933 at his inauguration. Obviously, he never suffered trauma in the dentist’s chair when…
Soren McLaughlin finds her voice
By JANET HART LEONARD For The Reporter For 16 years, the Great American Songbook Academy has welcomed 40 of the top high school vocalists in the nation to spend a…
A walk in the rain
I set out for a walk on a warm, sunny day. Two blocks and five minutes into my walk, there was a sudden opening of the clouds, and it poured…
Try a little kindness
And just like that, the sun began to set over the Gulf of Mexico. Oh, my goodness … look at the clouds. We were on our way home. It had…
Creatures of habit
Harrison Street, 16th Street, Maple Street, 19th Street, Cherry Street. They are the streets we take to get out of town on Noblesville’s east side. On Wednesday, it’s Maria’s Mexican…
The Three of His … still singing
Because He Lives, I can face tomorrow… We had no idea the songs we sang as teenagers would find their way to be sung in a hospital room more than…
Finding gumption
I wish you all could have met my mother. I loved being her daughter. If you knew Audrey Hart, you would say she was the sweetest lady, but you also…
Packing Faith
She will have no fear of bad news; her heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. Psalm 112:7 I watched my friend as she walked into the hospital this week….