Memorable Notes from My Students
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Most of my college students are bright, fun to teach, and hard working. But each semester I get interesting letters, emails, and phone calls...
View ArticleThe Perfect Sisters
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE They were the perfect sisters. They were both kind and pretty, and both were cheerleaders. Sally was my age, and Martha was a year younger. I...
View ArticleHow to Make Indoor Plumbing a Priority
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Goren and Lilly had been married for just over a year, and Lilly was growing annoyed with Goren. He had promised that he would put indoor...
View ArticleA Desk Full of Memories
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE As we moved furniture recently, a small white desk brought a flood of memories to my mind. My wife, Donna, and I had only been married about a...
View ArticleA Pregnancy Adventure
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE One of my daughters is expecting a baby, and as with each new addition to our family, we are really excited. There are only a few weeks left,...
View ArticleAn Old Friend
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Recently I was traveling a long, dusty road when I stopped at a place in the middle of nowhere. The road from our high school in St. Anthony to...
View ArticleFinding Peace from Life’s Troubles through Poetry
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Through the years I have written poems that allowed me to pour out my concerns and deepest feelings. At some point others wanted copies of them...
View ArticleNo One Knows Why
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE I played offensive guard and defensive tackle on my high school football team. On special teams, I was on both receiving and on kickoff. I was...
View ArticleMissing a Halloween Party
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE As school was ending on Friday, Lenny stopped by my locker to see me. “Do you want to join us for some Halloween fun tomorrow?” “What are you...
View ArticleGoing Solo
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Jacob loved music. He sang while he milked the cows, changed sprinkler pipe, or rode his horse. But he lacked confidence in his ability. One of...
View ArticleA Failing Weight Loss Center
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Sam was tired of working his boring job and wanted to strike out and become an entrepreneur. He had a great idea for a business venture. He was...
View ArticleAn Unusual Holiday Assignment
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE It was the day after Thanksgiving. As a police officer, Samuel was preparing to go on patrol, but he had to fill out the required reports...
View ArticleIt’s a Beautiful Day
To all Readers: What other publication in the world understands you and your context like Meridian Magazine? Will you please help us keep publishing? It’s our annual voluntary subscription campaign:...
View ArticleMutton Chops
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Cover image: ‘A Christmas Carol’, 2009, directed by Robert Zemeckis. All of this fall people have asked me why I looked like I do, so let me...
View ArticleThe Old Truck
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE I saw a friend of mine, Alex, driving a new pickup, and I was excited for him. But I was also somewhat surprised. I knew he loved his old...
View ArticleA Very Good Reason for Being Late
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE When eight-year-old Katherine walked into class, the teacher looked at the clock. It was almost noon. Few students came to school that late...
View ArticleNew Year Commitments
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Even though it had been a few years since I had been a scoutmaster, I always tried to go on campouts with the boys when an extra adult was...
View ArticleVacationing in Winter
It was cold in Idaho that year when we left for California for the Christmas break. The thermometer read fifteen below zero. This vacation was going to be a big event for our children since we planned...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Home
This week I helped my son as he moved his family across the country to a new home. He has a one-year-old daughter, and the whole episode reminded me of our first move after my wife, Donna, and I were...
View ArticleAn Embarrassing Event
One of my scouts asked me about my most embarrassing moment. I could think of many, but because I had just been to a wrestling match, I thought of one that had to do with that sport. The year before...
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