Stop Doubting and Believe

Kelly Bixby
Stop Doubting and Believe
COVID-19 positive, Dad’s been lying in a hospital bed for nearly three weeks and fighting for his life. I’m not allowed to see him. Visitors aren’t allowed whatsoever into the hospital, even if their loved one is dying. I won’t accept that Dad falls into that category, but I hear his suffering in moments when a nurse props a phone... Read More

Annual Report 2018

Kelly Bixby
Annual Report 2018
Spring and summer are extra busy times for us at Remembering Janet. This is when we file our 990-PF with the IRS, write an annual report, review scholarship applicants, and provide awards. Some of those things--maybe even all of them--may not sound very exciting. But all are necessary to stay in compliance with the government, share our progress with the... Read More

Faithfulness in Prayer

Kelly Bixby
Faithfulness in Prayer
One of my prized possessions is a children’s prayer book that used to belong to my mother. The cover has a picture of a beautiful girl with long blonde hair. She’s wearing what I’ve always thought is her nightgown, but which may actually be a choir robe. The girl’s hands are folded before her in the manner proper for Catholic... Read More

Amazing Grace

Kelly Bixby
Amazing Grace
My father-in-law, Ken Bixby, recently died. Years ago, he requested that “Amazing Grace" be sung at his funeral. He hadn’t told our family, however, which of the twenty-eight versions he had collected was the one we were supposed to use. That he would leave out such an important detail was surprising, because Ken was a master list-maker, organized, methodical, set in... 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