Happy 30th Birthday Jacqueline

Hey Friends,

This is Odie coming to you from the BoggsMobile again today. I hope you are doing well. 

We have had an excellent week of campmeeting. Being with our friends, Pastor Eddie, Sis. Jan Stringfellow and their church people at Saint Thomas has been wonderful. They are precious people!

It was an honor for us to have a small part in the meeting again this year. I must tell you, Dad preached so good on Sunday and Wednesday nights. God helped him! I was wishing all of you could have been there too.

An added blessing to our family was getting to be with Pastor Kenny Morris, and to hear him preach 4 nights! Bro. Kenny is a phenomenal man of God! He has an extra special anointing. I love to hear him deliver the Word of God.

September Birthday’s

September is another month with several birthdays for our family and friends. I wanted to take a moment to wish all of them a happy birthday! Everyone celebrating this month, I am glad the Lord blessed you with one more year of life. I hope and pray this is your best year yet! I am so glad you are alive and part of my life. 

Happy 30th Birthday Jacqueline

There is one birthday I wanted to highlight today. Jacqueline Coffman turned 30 this week. I can not believe 30 years have passed since she entered the world on September 11th 1994!

Jacqueline is an amazing woman! From her first day of life until now I have watched her grow into the awesome person she is today. It is a honor to know her, call her my cousin and a dear friend!

When I think of her so many excellent qualities come to my mind it is had to wrap it up in a few words. Here is just a sample of the good qualities that come to mind when I think about Jacqueline. She is beautiful, sweet, dedicated, caring, a prayer warrior, kind, loving, compassionate, hard working, creative, thoughtful  well spoken and selfless. 

Jacqueline, I love you so much! Hope you had a fabulous birthday. Sorry I was not there to celebrate you in person. I hope to see you in a few days. Maybe we can celebrate your birthday milestone then.

I know you are embarrassed to read this right now. My little corner of the world needs to know how awesome you truly are! I want to be like you “when I grow up”! 😁

Thanks for joining me today. I hope you have a weekend full of blessings. See you next time.

Odie

Meeting Baby Carson

 Hey Friends,

This is Odie reporting from the BoggsMobile. Alabama is home for this week. 

Earlier this summer, I introduced you to a precious baby boy. You can see that post by clicking here.  

Carson Lee Shoemaker is the third child of my cousin Deidre and her husband, Ben Shoemaker. I have been looking forward to seeing baby Carson in person for two months.

Last Thursday the day finally arrived. I was so happy when we arrived in Thomasville, Alabama, where Deidre and Ben live. I love to be with our family. 

Carson is so sweet. I loved getting in my baby snuggles! 

I also talked to him while he was stretching in the stroller. 

One of Carson’s favorite spots is laying on his Papaw. It was very sweet to see Carson love his Papaw. 

He got to meet the Mayhans from Oklahoma. 

Carson was content with Sis Priscilla. It was like he knew she was a Mimi, and he rested easily with her. 

By the third day of our visit he was warming up to me. He really liked me when I had his bottle. 🤣

I am so glad that I got to meet Carson and love him. The baby snuggles are priceless. He is a precious gift from God. He made this Auntie’s heart smile. I am already looking forward to more fun times with Carson.

I will leave you with more sweet baby pictures from our Thomasville visit. Thank you for reading. See you next time.

Odie

Celebrating With Jonas and Kylee

Hey Friends,

This is Odie reporting in for this Saturday. It is good to spend a portion of my day with my friends on the blog.

 My "little" cousin Jonas is getting married next month. How in the world is that even possible? Jonas has always been my buddy, and I can not believe that he has reached this point in his life.

This spring, his whole life changed majorly in one day! Jonas graduated from college. The same afternoon, he popped the big question to Miss Kylee Akers. She said yes! 

They will begin their life as Mr. and Mrs. on September 21st. I have had the opportunity to attend a few wedding showers for the happy couple, and I have a few pictures from the showers.

In June, there was a bridal shower for, "The Bride to Be."

It was a beautiful bridal brunch. The hosts did a fantastic job putting the shower together to celebrate Kylee!

In August, Dryden Road Pentecostal Church hosted a shower. It was a great afternoon to honor the happy couple. They were blessed with some great gifts, which I know will be very helpful to Jonas and Kylee.

I had to get a quick picture with two of my wonderful friends! I love Amanda and Everly Alexander!

The following weekend, my Uncle Tommy Boggs had a small gathering with a few family members to celebrate his son and future daughter-in-law. It was a fun evening with the happy couple. Tommy fixed yummy food and decorated his place nicely.

Selfie with "Baby Lauren",  as we will forever call her.

Jonas and Kylee, I love you both dearly. May God bless and keep you is my prayer for you!

That wraps up my wedding shower fun. Please join me in praying for Jonas and Kylee as they soon begin life together.

Odie

Happy Birthday Papaw Danny And The Isaacs July 2024

 Hey Friends,

This is Odie coming to you for another Saturday post. It is great to visit with you today. I hope all of you are doing well today.

Happy Birthday Papaw Danny

August 3rd is the birthday of Mom's Dad. The biggest of all, happy birthdays to my Papaw Danny!

We are so blessed to have this excellent man in our lives! Papaw is a fantastic person!

Once again, happy birthday! We love you so very much, and I hope you feel extra loved today. I could not let this day go by without celebrating you, at least a little bit!

The Isaacs July 2024

Recently, Mom and I decided to take a road trip at the last minute. We drove to Grayson, Kentucky, for the afternoon and evening. The Isaacs were singing at Kentucky Christian University. We were excited to see our family and spend some time with them. Here is a quick picture that I snapped during their soundcheck,

Being in Grayson also allowed us to see some Boggs family members. That was an extra special treat! George and Diana Boggs sat with us. We love our dear cousins!

Also, our cousin Rhonda Oney was there with some of her family. It was great to see her again!

Ready and waiting for concert time.

The KCU president started off the night by greeting the crowd.

The Isaacs then took the stage. They started the night off with Ain't No Grave.

Josh Swift is the Dobro master.

Greg Ritchie is a phenomenal percussionist. He has been special to us for many years, playing drums on all of our studio albums. We love Greg!

My beautiful Aunt Lily! I  love hearing her sing and give her testimony!

It was neat to watch Levi and Becky Bowman, a mother and son, play guitars together.

The one and only Ben Isaacs! He is a man of many talents, and he does all of them exceptionally well!

Sonya Isaacs is an amazing singer, musician and person! I am always left in awe of her! It is an honor to know her!

I always have a great time listening to the music and singing. It never gets old to me! 

The Isaacs' talent improves every time! I do not know how it happens when they are already the best!

Josh Swift has been an excellent addition to the group since 2020. He joins right in on the family antics on and off stage.

Geg Ritchie joined the Isaacs in 2022. He also fits right in with the family! 

They sang Three Bells, honoring a special request from a member of the audience.

Becky did a marvelous job on the Good Shepherd! That is a song from her solo record. I praise God for a miracle every time I see Becky perform! The Lord has helped her recover amazingly from the horrible car wreck in December of 2022. She is a trooper, overcoming the lasting complications from the accident daily!

Levi Bowman sang a song from his upcoming solo project. Levi has always been my buddy, and he is very talented.

The concert was outstanding from beginning to end. I hated to see the night end on the last note of Nothing But Good! I am already checking The Isaacs' schedule for the next time I can see them.

I love my Ben, Sonya and Becky more than I can express. It is always a joy to spend time with them!

They argue over who loves me the most and which one I love more. It has been a long standing discussion. 

I am blessed to have each of them in my corner. They all go out of their way to make me feel loved!

We had to get a couple photos with our Boggs Family before we said goodbye to them! We love George and Diana. They are some of the sweetest people that we know.

 

Soon, it was time to say our goodbyes for the night. Here is a picture of their bus as we left.

Then we pointed the Jeep toward Waynesville. Thanks to Mom for being my chauffeur! We talked about the exceptional day all the way home. I am so grateful that we got to make this road trip work! We missed Dad being with us!

That wraps up my Isaacs July 2024 recap. Thanks for tagging along. See you next week.

Odie