Eagles versus Patriots: naming John's Jeep

A few weeks ago, I asked John if he ever gave his car a name. He told me he didn't and I said him he should! "Actually I was thinking about it the other day." he replied.

About a week ago, I asked him if he had come up with a name. He hadn't yet. "You should name it something patriotic! It is a Jeep Patriot after all." Then we came up with a bunch of patriotic names.

• Martha Washington
• Paul Revere (my personal favorite)
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine
• And who knows what else!

Then Moriah "got an idea, a perfectly wonderful, awful idea!" I coerced John into saying yes to my plan. If the Patriots won the Super bowl, he could name his Jeep Patriot. And as I'm from the land of the Jordan-Elbridge Eagles, if the Eagles won, I would name the car.

So Sunday rolled around, and for the first time in my life, I watched a football game from start to finish. 😉

I was feeling pretty confident that I would get to name the car.

I mean look at the score! 

 Then John got happy, because the Patriots were ahead for the first time the entire game it seemed! That's when I thought to myself, wow....

Next thing I knew, the Eagles won!!! Wahoo! Little did John know, that I forgot my ideas for the car and were silently googling them towards the end of the game. 😂

As he drove me home, I asked if I could still name the car and he said yes. So I told him the 4 names I had for it. The Revolutionary War/Patriotic remained a theme.

• Uncle Sam
• Lexington (of Concord and Lexington fame)
• Remington
• Charleville (A musket the French gave us Patriots in the Revolutionary War)

And drumroll please....

...he picked...

Lexington!!!!

Hats for the Holidays! Day 25 & Beautiful Blessings - 11/25/15

A jaunty hat that I think might have turkey feathers! Im not sure, so dont quote me! lol! Tis ostentatious to say the least!

Blessings for the day:

~ Prepping desserts ahead of time for tomorrow!

~ Yummy leftovers for dinner!

~ Watching "Holiday Inn" with the girls! They enjoyed it!

~ That my friend was protected when his car broke down!

~ God is good. No matter what. 

1 Chronicles 16:34 (ESV)

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

    for his steadfast love endures forever!

Trust God Always

Sometimes it's hard to trust God. We turn to the world, to our friends, to our money, and to our "love life" for consolation during tough times. And by doing so, we forget we have an awesome God who has created everything. 

Recently my friend was really upset. Over a year ago she had a broken headlight on the car she was driving. She was pulled over, warned, and ordered to have to fixed as soon as she got home. She took care of it, sent in paperwork and it was resolved. Just a few days ago she got a letter saying that they never received the paperwork. She told me what had happened, and was clearly upset. I told her I'd pray about it with her. A few hours later she told me that she had forgotten to trust God and talk to him about her problems. When she realized and remembered that he had everything under control, she felt peace and was able to trust God. 

I've had several friends come to me recently, for advice and prayer. I will tell you this: I'm always willing to talk and pray with you, but never forget that God is always there. He's always in control. He's always there with open arms, waiting for you fall back into his unfathomable love, mercy, and grace. Don't let the worries of the world stop you from trusting in God. He'll be there for every problem, for every heartache, for every eensy-weensy sniffle, and every terrible disease. 

Proverbs 3:5-6

 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.

Some of our adventures on camping trip!

Saturday we were packing, and preparing the cars for camping when we realized that the one car had a hole in the front tire. We had to get it patched and at 5:15 pm we were off!

The ride up was really nice. The fog and cloud were gorgeous!

We got all settled in our cabin and went to bed. 

Sunday we went to the Church for service and then came home to head to the beach! The air was slightly cool, but the lake water was a similar temperature so it felt good. 

There was a wasp nest on the porch so we got some spray and got rid of it. 

We also went fishing Sunday evening.  Only 1 fish was caught, a sunny about 3 inches big.

The sunset was breath taking!

I also got electrocuted a couple times (slightly :) So a couple of electricians came over yesterday and I shan't be able to have that happen again.

Our adventures have been fun, and we are getting ready to do some star gazing!