prayer Archives - Remembering Janet

Stop Doubting and Believe

May 1, 2020May 6, 2020 Kelly Bixby

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

Faithfulness in Prayer

February 28, 2019April 27, 2020 Kelly Bixby

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

Beyond Coincidence, We Present 2018’s Merit Scholars

September 30, 2018April 27, 2020 Kelly Bixby

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

August 31, 2017April 27, 2020 Kelly Bixby

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

Scholarship Recipients, 2016

January 18, 2017April 27, 2020 Kelly Bixby

We did it! Two young women attending Spring Arbor University were the first recipients of Pastor Janet Noble-Richardson Memorial Scholarships. Just before the end of our inaugural year, 2016, Shyanne Savage and Quinn Colvin each received $2,000 towards their educational expenses at SAU.Remembering Janet’s advisors spent the days surrounding Christmas reviewing candidates’ applications--including essays, work and volunteer experience, and references. We... Read More