Happy August Birthdays 2023

Hey Friends,

This is Odie reporting from the road. Here we are on another Saturday. I hope you had a fabulous week and your weekend will be wonderful too.

We are looking forward to a great weekend in New York! It will be great to see friends we do not get to see often! I know we will be sharing the details about our weekend on Monday.

Well, last Saturday we had a birthday celebration for the July birthdays in our family and friends!

Today we will celebrate more birthdays. August is another busy month for birthdays for our family and friends. I want to take a moment to wish all of you celebrating this month a Happy Birthday! It thrills me to celebrate your birthday, blog style.😃

God has been good to you! He has blessed you with another year of life. I am grateful to have you in our lives. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face when I think of our friendship!

Thursday, August 3rd, was an extra special birthday. Mom's Dad, Danny Morgan, had a big birthday this year. This year marks milestone number 75 for him! That calls for a birthday celebration today!

Happy Birthday, Papaw We love you so much! A picture of an ice cream birthday cake will have to do right now. I will treat you to ice cream when I get home.

Papaw Danny is one of the kindest and gentlest men in the world. I wish there was a way every one of you could know him. He makes me smile every day. He makes the world a better place with his influence! We get the privilege of being part of Papaw's family. I count that as a great blessing! 

I was going thru my pictures of Papaw over the last year. I could not just pick a few favorites. Below is a sampling of the good ones I found on a quick search.

I had to include a picture of Papaw with our great friend Todd Patton from last summer.

We had a blast last fall when my parents visited us in Paducah, Kentucky.

Papaw and his brother Buster always have a Thanksgiving visit over a cup of hot apple cider.

Papaw loves Christmas!

Papaw is a very talented musician! I love hearing him pick the guitar or banjo!

Ice cream usually plays a part in our outings!

Christmas shopping fun with Mom's parents.

Picking and grinning, Papaw was trying to teach Mom a song.

Christmas Eve is the day for Morgan Family Christmas. A highlight of the evening is hearing Papaw read the Christmas story!

I love to have both my Papaw Eugene and Papaw Danny visit me! I am a blessed girl in the grandfather department!

I love my outings with Gran and Papaw! I treasure them so much. This day they had picked me up at the airport.

I always make him play the guitar when they come to my house!

Papaw loves his girls, Kelly and Kimberly.

I love my Papaw! We call each other Kid and have fun together!

Another guitar tune!

More picking, grinning and lessons.

Banjo time. The little ones in our family love his picking too. As you can see Jackson always stays close to Pap-Pap.

Thanks for joining me for this August Birthday celebration. I hope you enjoyed the look at my love for my Papaw Danny! He is an amazing person!

See you next week.

Odie

Happy Birthday Mamaw Martha 2023

Hey Friends,

This is Odie coming to you for another Saturday post. I hope you are doing well. We have been loving this tour of the northeast this time around! It is not over yet, and I am looking forward to the adventures ahead.

Can you believe we have reached the end of July? 2023 is zooming by, and it seems every day goes by in a blur. How in the world is it time for August already? Ready or not, August is knocking on our doors.

July has been a busy birthday month for many family members and friends. Every day or two, there has been another birthday or multiple birthdays to remember. I always try to call or text my family and friends. I like to celebrate their special day, even for a moment.

They are way too many birthdays for me to name them all here or post photos of those people. I will say Happy Birthday to the people celebrating in July. I hope you had a fantastic birthday and a blessed year ahead! We are thankful to have each of you as part of our lives!

Tomorrow is an extra special birthday in the Boggs family! This person deserves an extra shout-out today.

79 years ago, Bessie and Godfrey Isaacs welcomed their 16th child into the world. Martha Emma Isaacs was born on that very special day; she was the final girl in their family. One thing about it her birth had a significant impact on our lives!

Martha grew up to be a fine young lady and a beautiful woman. She is still beautiful today!

60 years ago, she caught the eye of Eugene Boggs. Soon they fell in love, married, and their family grew from there.

Today Mamaw, Martha Boggs, is the matriarch of our family. She is sweet, caring, loyal, and loving. We can not imagine life without her. Mamaw is always there to love on her family, pray for us and encourage us.

Happy Birthday, Mamaw! We love you to the moon and back! May this year be your best year to date! Thank you for being so wonderful!

Aunt Theresa recently sent the family this photo below of Mamaw and Papaw. I thought it was too good not to share in this birthday post. Theresa, thanks for the picture!

Many of you helped us pray earlier this year for Mamaw! Thank you so much for those prayers! Each and every one is very much appreciated. She has recovered exceptionally well from her fall. We thank God for helping her tremendously!

Please keep praying for both of my grandparents. I would love to see God heal them of several afflictions! I know nothing is too hard for our God, and He can give them new strength!

Thanks for stopping by to spend a portion of your time with me. See you next Saturday. 

Odie

A Birthday Tribute To Kelly Jo Boggs - 55 Pictures For 55 Years!

Normally you will find The Weekend Dispatch in this space on Monday unless something preempts it. Today, we have something special enough to push The Weekend Dispatch back to Tuesday!

A Birthday Tribute To Kelly Jo Boggs - 55 Pictures For 55 Years!

Today, July 3, 2023, is a very special day in the history of humanity. It has been 55 years since Kelly Jo came into the world and changed it with her very presence. She has touched thousands of lives with her amazing talent, sweet anointing, gentle spirit and unassuming manner.

She is absolutely the glue of our family and the most important human element of our family ministry. Odie and I would not be able to stand out front if Kelly Jo was not rock solid behind us. Every one of you that have had a real chance to know Kelly Jo already knows this for sure. She is the genuine real deal!

As many of you know, Kelly's parents, Danny and Betty Morgan were saved in a tent revival. KJo turned four years old the same week they were saved. That event changed their lives, her life, my life and some of your lives too.

Kelly Jo has spent most of her birthdays since 1985 in tent revivals, youth camps, camp meetings or revivals all over the USA. She has not complained one time. She is always ready to go, ready to work, ready to love and ready to reach someone for Christ.

She never desires to be first. In fact, it is like she never thinks of herself at all. If she is plotting and scheming for personal promotion, she must be playing the long game and has all of us fooled.😂

55 times around the sun and still going strong. May God bless Kelly Jo with many more years and may the next 55 be a little easier.

I have dug through archives from the last year and found a few KJo pictures for you. Some of them have never been on Mile Markers. I have added several on the end from long years past and from all over the world. 

55 pictures for 55 years. I hope you enjoy the picture tribute to Kelly Jo Boggs and her 55th Birthday.

Davy

Happy, Happy Birthday, Kelly Jo! I sure do love you, sweetheart! You are so beautiful!