Saturday Smiles 10/17/26

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. Every call, text, email, message, card, gift and hug is truly appreciated. I am so thankful! I know that I am very loved.

I thank God for blessing me with 41 years of life. He has allowed me to have a terrific life!

Here are some pictures from birthday-related things this week. These moments made me smile. 

We spent some time in the Branson area this week. I enjoyed special time with my Mama. We shopped, ate and relaxed. 

Thursday evening, we found our way to one of our favorite Tulsa area Mexican restaurants. Los Cabos was so good. The fellowship with Joy, Terry and Joy Cummins was excellent!

Terry is a brat, he made sure the celebration continued. Thanks for making certain I felt special. 

See you all later. 

Odie

Happy 41st Birthday, Odie!!!

Hello everyone 😄!

 KJo coming to you for a few lines. 

We are celebrating Odie’s birthday again. It seems like they keep coming around as fast as mine🤣. 

I love you, Odie, to the moon and back!

You are the greatest kid in the world. 

You display a beautiful face, beautiful spirit, beautiful attitude, beautiful girl, you are!

It is my privilege to spend the day with you celebrating!

Everyone feel free in the comments to bombard Oldie…. (Oops, I mean Odie) with birthday greetings!😁

We had lunch with some family on Monday to celebrate Odie’s birthday. Here are some pics. 

KJo 

Happy Anniversary to my parents, as well! We love you!! Happy 59th!

Happy Birthday Uncle Tommy 2026

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for spending a moment of your time with me. Today, we are celebrating a birthday. 

It is my Uncle Tommy’s birthday. I am probably going to be in trouble with him over this. He likes the background. 

Hey, this is my corner of the World Wide Web. I want to shout out the birthday boy. He is my uncle, and I love him. 

Happy Birthday, Tommy. I hope you have a great day and feel extra loved! 

Thank you for always being there when I need you. We appreciate all of your help with yard work and other stuff. 

Odie

Beckham Is One

 Hey Friends,

My regular readers will recognize Beckham. He is my cousins Jonas and Kylee's boy. You all have helped us pray hard for this little guy!

August 30th 2025, Beckham Porter Boggs was born. We were smitten from the beginning. We knew he was a special dude. 

Little did we know the health battles that laid ahead for him in the coming days, weeks and months. God brought him through a lot of stuff in the last year! Thanks for the prayers. Beckham is a warrior. He has rallied and persevered with courage. 

The war is not over. According to doctors he has a major battle to face. His rare genetic disorder makes him a candidate for a bone marrow transplant. We are still hoping and praying for divine intervention. God is well able to turn things around. 

Soon, they have an appointment with the  BMT specialist. Hopefully Jonas and Kylee will know more of a game plan then. The doctor wanted to wait until Beckham is one. Maybe another form of treatment will be available for his age now. 

Earlier this month they celebrated his big birthday. We did not get to be there, but I am so thankful for video and pictures. Thanks to Aunt Holly for supplying party pics! His 1 year photos are adorable. 

We love our little guy so much. He is a miracle boy! Here is a comparison of Beckham and his Uncle Davy the Great. I think they favor each other. 

See you later. 

Odie

Happy Birthday Deidre Faye

 Hey Friends,

Today is a special day in our family history. 8/26/92, the next Boggs grandchild entered the world. 

Here are my reflections on that day in 1992. We were evangelizing at the time. We just happened to be home on that day. We were excited to meet our newest family addition. Dad spent the day at the hospital with Steve and Karen. She was his first niece. 

I was 6 and a half years old, and I remember waiting impatiently at the house. I wanted baby news right now. Of course, we had to wait and wait and wait.

Finally, the call came, the baby was here. It was a girl! I was thrilled to no end. I had a new BFF! Deidre Faye Boggs changed my world for the better!

It took several years for our relationship to get to the sister/cousin bond we share 34 years later. She is definitely one of the greatest blessings in my life. 

We have laughed, dreamed, cried and prayed together. We have been through a lot of good days and rough days, but we have always havs each other's back. 

Lots of time miles keep us apart, but thank God for calls, FaceTime and text! I am so proud of the lady she is today. 

Deidre Faye Boggs Shoemaker wears many hats as a wife, Mama, pastor's wife, teacher and much more. She will always be my little sissy and answer to prayer!

So I pause to wish Deidre a Happy 34th Birthday! I love you so very much!! I hope you have the best birthday ever!

Thank you for your continued prayers for Deidre. From what I know, she still does not have all the answers to her recent health problems. 

We are thankful for every good day that she has had. I pray the continue to get better! God is well able to complete the work in her body. I know He is working on her behalf! 

Thank you, God for peace, strength and every answered prayer! May your grace carry Deidre and her precious family through this battle. 

See you tomorrow!

Odie

Happy Birthday And Sunday Sanity

Hey Friends,

First, happy birthday to my cousin. Lauren Osborn has entered her third decade! 

Happy 30th, Baby Lauren! We love you so much! We pray for you daily as you walk through life! 

You are so special to us! I hope you feel extra loved today!

Sunday Sanity 8/23/26

"There is nothing to look back for. but..................

There is everything to look forward for!"

Bro. Andrew Blevins 

Dryden Road Pentecostal Church 

Waynesville, Ohio. 

I've come to far too look back. I am looking forward to Heaven. It grows sweeter each day!

Odie