Football And Nylons
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE My daughter complained about her nylons twisting. “I feel sorry for you having to wear those things,” I said. She rolled her eyes. “Dad, you...
View ArticleThe Touch Lamp
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE My daughter, Heather came out of her room all bleary-eyed one morning. “What happened to you?” I asked. “My touch lamp is broken,” she said....
View ArticleComforting a Child
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE We were in New York one summer, a long way from our home in Idaho, when it happened. Our little four-year-old daughter, Elliana, broke her arm...
View ArticleThanksgiving and Freedom in 1941
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE The year was 1941. There was news of the carnage in Europe and Asia, and many were grateful America was not involved. The country faced the...
View ArticleThe Computer Mystery
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Because I worked part-time for a government computer contractor doing internet development, the college where I worked decided to make use of...
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A Competition for Good
It had been a hard year in our rural community. Lots of older people had passed away, leaving their spouses alone. There had also been quite a few farm accidents from which people were recovering. To...
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The Friendly Cow
When the economy started going down in 2008, my wife, Donna, thought we ought to consider getting a milk cow. We called around and found a Jersey dairy and asked if they might sell us one. “I’m sure...
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Together Forever
Being a foster parent can be both a heartwarming and heartbreaking experience. That was the case with a nine-year-old boy who lived with us for whom I will use the name Charlie to protect his...
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A Fast Sled
I had nine brothers and sisters, and there wasn’t a lot of money for new things. But living on a farm with that many siblings meant we found ways of having fun that didn’t cost a lot. One was with an...
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A Friendly Cow, Again
Justin, a young man who was a friend with our daughter, learned that we had a pond stocked with fish. In the fall, the water is cut out of the canal that feeds the pond, so we have to catch all the...
View ArticleThe Friendly Cow at it Again
Our cow, Leah, demanded to be petted. Justin, our daughter’s friend, learned that when he came out to fish in our pond. Leah chased him until she had him cornered. I arrived just in time to pet her and...
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A Group Rate
After a long day of work, Jay sat down to read the paper. The big headline was the news of Apollo 8. NASA had finally been able to have astronauts travel from the earth to the moon. Jay was sure it...
View ArticleAt Any Price
Don’s wife called out to him. “Don, the phone’s for you.” Don picked up the receiver and said hello. “Don,” the man’s voice on the line said, “this is Charles. You delivered a load of hay to me today.”...
View ArticleNot My Day To Die.
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE To visit Richard Paul Evans’ blog, CLICK HERE. Our trip to the Caribbean seemed to be cursed from the onset. I wanted to surprise my wife,...
View ArticleWrestling Dilemma
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE February always reminds me of wrestling. That was the month for district and state tournaments when I was young. I remember one wrestling...
View ArticleCompeting With Confidence
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Our high school wrestling team was gathering to board the bus when Coach came out of his office. He walked over to me. “Howard, Hardy has the...
View ArticleA Little Bit Out of It
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Dora and Frank were some older neighbors that I often visited. They lived in a little trailer house. In the winter, I would haul wood from...
View ArticleOf Good Cheer: Lessons from the Free Throw Line
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE 241 days ago I left Rexburg, Idaho in a moving truck bound for Texas. The details of what brought the Lemon family to the Lone Star state have...
View ArticleThe Gift of a Violin
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE I went to the high school orchestra concert and visited with people before it started. But when the lights dimmed, we all moved to our seats...
View ArticleOf Good Cheer: If you want to make a good cookie…
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE No matter how hard we prepare and try to follow directions, there are times when all the preparation in the world and following the directions...
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