Finding Joy

Kelly Bixby
Finding Joy
As this most wonderful time of the year--Christmas--inches closer, many of us don’t feel the joy we’re entitled to. Some are better at masking inner pain than others are. But grief is no less a burden just because we’re good at hiding it. Personally, the stress my family and I are going through is like nothing we’ve faced before. We’re... Read More

Beyond Coincidence, We Present 2018’s Merit Scholars

Kelly Bixby
Beyond Coincidence, We Present 2018’s Merit Scholars
I like to think coincidences are purposeful, close encounters with God. We can view them as less-than-subtle reminders of The Almighty; or, more concretely, picture them as divine thumps against our thick skulls – wake up calls letting us know that God is, indeed, present and active in our world and in our lives. As the One Who Is, fully... Read More

Swayed by Our Scholarship Applicants

Kelly Bixby
Swayed by Our Scholarship Applicants
Before I began writing to you today, I needed encouragement. You see, August was the month that Remembering Janet selected our latest scholarship recipients. I knew that the notification letters, mailed yesterday, would soon be eagerly opened by all the candidates, but only five would be elated to know that they had swayed us and won awards. The rest might... Read More

Congratulations to Our Scholars

Kelly Bixby
Congratulations to Our Scholars
Remembering Janet's board of directors extended congratulations to our first scholarship recipients on February 12, 2017. Board members were guests at Spring Arbor University, where Mr. Danny Lacy, the university’s Director of Planned Giving, arranged for us to meet our scholars—Quinn Colvin and Shyanne Savage—for lunch and fellowship. Flowers adorned the center of our table, and a quiet corner location allowed... Read More