THOSE CRAZY MEEHANS

Joel and Tim all tuckered out after 8 softball games and a golf tournament.

Carissa and Maggie teaching the guys a thing or two.

Heidi and Chad (awwww...how cute).

Joel's book meme

1. One book that changed your life: "Don't Waste Your Life" by John Piper (it almost made me want to throw away my tv...almost).

2. One book that you’ve read more than once: "Where the Red Fern Grows" (why does he always have to go hunting that night??? if i read it again maybe they won't pick up the trail of the devil cat)

3. One book you’d want on a desert island: "Robinson Crusoe" (maybe it would give me some ideas), also the Bible

4. One book that made you laugh: "Praise of Folly" (laughed at the author)

5. One book that made you cry: "Where the Red Fern Grows"

6. One book that you wish had been written: "John Wilkes Booth: An Autobiography". 2) "Never Start a Land War in Asia" by Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great, and Adolf Hitler. 3) "Why Are Our Ships in the Harbor Flying the French Flag?" by Lord Cornwallis

7. One book that you wish had never been written: The Scrabble Dictionary (it perplexes me when people accidentally find "new" words on the triple word score while foraging for words that start with a different letter), also "Lord of the Flies"

8. The book you are currently reading: "God's Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards" (just started it)

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: "Blue Like Jazz"

Maggie's book meme

1. One book that changed your life: "Mere Christianity" (it was the first "Christian" book that i ever read...and it made everything much clearer for me)

2. One book that you’ve read more than once: "Is Your Mama a Llama", "Brown Bear Brown Bear", "Hop on Pop", and most of the baby name books at Barnes & Noble

3. One book you’d want on a desert island: "The Worst Case Scenario Handbook" and, of course, the Bible

4. One book that made you laugh: "Emma" by Jane Austen and "The Owl and the Pussycat"

5. One book that made you cry: "Captivating" by John Eldrege (if this question were about music, my list would be a mile long - music affects me much more)

6. One book that you wish had been written: I know that God inspired the Bible, but how awesome would it be if one of the books had actually been written by Jesus and from his perspective?

7. One book that you wish had never been written: Self-Help books

8. The book you are currently reading: Haven't finished "Captivating"...took a hiatus to read "Blue Like Jazz" and "Where the Red Fern Grows"

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: more of the Bible

Almost six months old already...in some ways it seems longer. I can barely remember not having her around. Those first couple of months were pretty rough, until the smiles and giggles began, and her quirky little personality made its appearance. I'm not going to lie, she can be a royal pain, and a huge handful at times. But I love her, and having her here has taught me so much about how God loves me. Marie is completely dependent on us in every way, although she doesn't realize that quite yet. And so it is with God. What can we do for him, or give him, that he loves us like he does? Nada. But when Marie is content and delights in having me around, and spending time wrapped up in my arms, it reminds me that that's what God wants from us, too. To delight in our relationship with him, and to desire to spend time getting to know him. I think most of us are aware of this, but having a child has really made it more of a reality for me.

I'm (not really) looking forward to another aspect of parenting that will teach me more about God - discipline and obedience. Any helpful advice is welcome at this point. She's beginning to be defiant at the whopping age of 6 months :-)

We changed the format of this site so that people without a blog of their own can leave comments (anonymously or with their name). A couple of people have mentioned that they have tried in the past, but were unsuccessful because they weren't registered on this site. Anyway, have at it.

Aww...I love you, too, little stinker.

Marie the butterball. She's roughly the same size as a Thanksgiving turkey.

5 1/2 months old, and sooooo much fun

sticking that tongue out, as usual

marie can sit up now
(under heavy supervision - she's very wobbly)
sometimes we put pillows around her and let her fall over -
it's quite amusing.

okay, so this is the cutest thing i've ever seen.
i love my husband.

this is absolutely her favorite activity -

and it was free! (joel's boss gave it to us)

rolls and rolls and rolls and rolls...

A VERY UNPROFESSIONAL PHOTO SHOOT