Celebrating Ezra's 12th Birthday

Hey Friends,

Thank you for checking in on a winter Monday! It is always great to visit with our friends in this space. Please make it a habit to visit! I truly appreciate all of you who regularly check the blog. Your public and private comments have been super encouraging to me.

Mom and I are staying busy living life. Most of which has not been pictured here. On many days, Mom conquers ministry and family work at home. I help where possible or stay out of the way.

We are enjoying more family time than usual, which is one of the few positive aspects of our recent life change. On Friday night, we were on hand in Hillsboro, Ohio, to celebrate Ezra's birthday.

Below is my last selfie from a couple weeks ago with an 11 year old Ezra. I am glad we actually got to celebrate with him this year!

He turned 12 last week! Where did my little guy go? Wow, it does not seem feasible that he is that age! He was 4 when he joined our family! Time has flown by in a couple blinks of an eye.

Ezra is a kind, polite, helpful and handsome young man! I am so proud of him! He is smart and inquisitive. In 2025, he is knocking on the door of being a teenager.

Here are a few more pictures from the night! I had fun with all my cousins!

To close out this post, here is a picture of me with my cousin Courtney. We have always known that we look alike, but we are hearing it more often!

Well, that is all for now. See you tomorrow!

Odie

Odie’s 2 Months Post Surgery Report

 Hey Friends,

It is great to see you here today! Thanks for the sweet comments about this week's posts. 

We truly do appreciate all of our wonderful friends! All of the thoughts and prayers from our friends encourage us immensely. We feel God's strength from the prayers!

Some of you have asked how I am doing physically. Thursday marked 2 months since I had emergency surgery. I have not given an update since December. 

The report from my doctor at 4 weeks was excellent! She was extremely pleased with my recovery and released me from restrictions. She says I am an easy patient. I do not go back until my 6 month check up.

I am grateful that my incision has healed perfectly. That could not have been the case because of all the lifting I have to do to get around. I only experience occasional soreness and tenderness. 

The doctor does have me on a couple of medications to regulate things after surgery. Thankfully, I have not experienced any adverse effects!

I thank God for every good report. My recovery has been smooth. That is a massive answer to prayer!

I just wanted to take a moment to praise the Lord for His help! Once again, He has been with me in another area of my life! I am so thankful that I have God to lean on. He is my rock and my healer! 

See you later. I pray that you have a fabulous weekend.

Odie

Foodie Friday 1/17/25

 Hey Friends,

How are you all doing? I hope you are doing well today. I am happy to report that Mom and I are doing very good. The Lord is our strength and our help daily!

Have you seen our previous post this week? If you have not read them yet, please take a moment and look black. 

This has been a week of reflection for us. Here are the link to the posts from Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We also posted a new video to our Boggs Family Ministries YouTube channel yesterday. I have posted it below. You can also find it in yesterday's post.

As most of you know, yesterday was Dad's first Heavenly birthday. We spent the day honoring Dad and remembering him.

Thank you to everyone who reached out to us yesterday, letting us know that you were praying for us! We did read each message and found it encouraging! I apologize that I did not get to respond to each text message or comment individually. I will try to get that done today.

It was great to spend time with our family yesterday! We thought it was only fitting to enjoy a good steak from Longhorn on his birthday. Longhorn was his favorite chain restaurant steak. His favorite order was an outlaw ribeye from Longhorn. Mom and I split one yesterday. 

Just as I suspected the food was delicious and the family time was even more precious! I also predicted that we would laugh a lot, cry some and reminisce even more. We did all three of those things! I think it was a fabulous way to spend Dad’s birthday, surrounded by those that we love!

Mom and I finished out the day by going to church with our church family at DRPC! Church was the normal thing to do on his birthday! If I had to guess Dad spent more of his birthdays going to church than not. 

Today being Foodie Friday on the blog, I thought it only right to share yesterday's pictures with you. 

I hope you enjoy! Let me know if it flings or craving on you for a Longhorn!

See you back here tomorrow.

Odie

Happy Birthday Daddy 2025

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for dropping by for a visit! We have been in reflection mode this week. A couple of big days are here this week, back to back. 

January 15th, last year, Daddy came home from the hospital after the stroke. Click here to visit yesterday’s post

January 16th is my Dad’s birthday! Dad did not like a lot of attention on his birthday. He always wanted to make a big deal about mine or Mom’s, but not his! A blog post is just about all I could get by doing for him.

He does not get a choice this year! We are spending today honoring the great man I got to call Daddy!

Mom and I sat down and reflected on Dad’s last days on earth. He taught us to love God and His greatness always! Dad’s love for his Great God was evident until the end. 

Also, we included Dad singing If You Could See Me Now. This video was recorded as part of a church service at my house in April of 2020. We also played it at Dad’s celebration of life. Some people have requested to hear the song again. I figured his birthday was a great day to share it again.

I will close with a note for my Daddy. See you tomorrow. 

Happy birthday, Daddy! I love you, “More than a hog loves slop”! You will forever be my superhero! 

This is the first time in my lifetime that I could not celebrate your birthday with you in person. Over the years we have celebrated your birthday in a myriad of states and ways! You may not physically be here, but we are still marking this extra special date on the calendar. 

In a while we will enjoy a delicious dinner with several family members in your honor! I know there will be tears, laughter and lots of memories! I so wish you could be here with us! You are always dearly missed!

 Love Your Baby Girl, Odie!

Remembering Januarary 15th 2024

 Hey Friends,

Welcome to a frigid Wednesday check in. I hope you are staying warm if you are in the cold areas of the USA.

January 15th, 2024, was on Monday. The weather was also an arctic blast! Something happened on that date in history that still warms our hearts! We still look back on this day and rejoice!

Dad was released from his stay in Atrium Hospital and in-patient rehab! The brainstem stroke happened on December 29th, 2023, and Dad was rushed to the hospital for treatment. He remained there for several days, working toward recovery.

One of the many miracles God worked during that time was insurance coverage was approved for Dad to receive in-patient rehab. He was on the rehab floor for 11 days! Daddy worked so hard during rehab and beyond. He was determined to regain everything!

Dad requested to leave the hospital in dress clothes. He said, "I did not come in here with much dignity, so I want to leave with dignity." Mom made that happen. He left there looking good!

Mom and I were overjoyed at Dad's progress and help that came only from the Lord! We were so very proud of Dad then, and we still are proud today! He worked excruciatingly hard to be the best patient he could be!

Dad did not want a lot of attention or hoopla about his rehab release. We had to make him stop and ring the bell on the way out! His release was a victory for him, our family and the hospital staff! Go home day was worth celebrating!

We are so thankful for all the fantastic staff at Atrium Hospital! They were so kind to our family! Most of all took fabulous care of Dad! We can not adequately thank them for their loyalty, care, and concern for us! Many wonderful people were there every single day!

Katie, Tracy, Phylis and Emma were the therapists who helped Dad conquer so many tremendous obstacles! We left that hospital stay with a great appreciation for them and friends for life! Pictured below is Katie on his last day of in-patient rehab.

Today, a year ago, it was a giant milestone. We wanted to look back on a joyous occasion and remember the great times! Thanks for reading! See you tomorrow.

Odie

Thankful For Our Pastor And Church Family

Hey Friends,

Thanks for visiting with me today. It is good to see you again! If you are new to the blog, welcome. Please stop by every day. I am posting daily blogs, hoping to give you a glimpse into the lives of Kelly Jo, Odie and Boggs Family Ministries.

Today, I am here with a heart full of gratitude! It is impossible for me to tell you all the ways God has blessed us in the last 9 weeks since life suddenly took an unplanned turn! 

Mom and I are incredibly grateful! God has been so good to us, and many people have been Jesus' hands and feet. Their help and prayers are invaluable to us. Every call, text, email, comment, piece of snail mail and hug is greatly appreciated. I pray for God's blessings on each person!

We stop and thank the Lord multiple times a day! The future is still unknown, but we are doing our best to walk daily in His grace and plan for that particular day!

I want to publicly thank Pastor Bennie Sutherland and the Dryden Road Pentecostal Church. Our Pastor and church family have rallied around us, and we are overwhelmed by their love! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We love our church family!

The loss of my Dad has been painful for our Pastor and church! I wish I could ease your pain, too! Thank you for standing with us! We are suffering together, and we will persevere together!

Bro. B.D. Sutherland has been our Pastor and DRPC has been our church home for 36 years. They have been with us through good times and bad. I do not know where we would be without them!

Dad taught me the importance of a Pastor and a church home. He lived by example, teaching me to be submissive to a Pastor and work hard to stay connected to a church family.

Over the years, we have gained many road churches that feel like home. We have special connections with several dear Pastors. Their friendship, love, counsel, prayers, and support have been needed and appreciated! Boggs Family Ministries has many great men of God in our corner. We love them all!

The top of the list was right at home, where we belong: Pastor B.D. Sutherland and DRPC. Today, I am extra grateful to belong to DRPC!

See you right here tomorrow!

Odie

Gran’s 2025 Birthday Dinner

 Hey Friends,

I hope you had a great weekend! Mom and I had a good one. On Saturday, we spent the day with our cousin Lisa. 

Sunday was spent at church with our incredible church family. We are extra blessed to be part of the DRPC family, and we have had some excellent services lately!

Between services, we had time to celebrate a special lady's birthday, which was yesterday! 

That special lady is Mom’s Mother and my Gran, Betty Jo Morgan! Happy Birthday, Gran! We love you so much! 

It was wonderful to spend a couple hours with her on her birthday. I can not tell you the last time that happened. Possibly 20 plus years!

This year it actually worked that most of the Morgan crew was there for Gran’s birthday dinner. I think the total was 20! We had a great time with family!

I cherish these moments, always have, but they are even more special now. Life is fragile. The loved ones surrounding us are valuable treasures!

I hope you enjoy a small glimpse into our celebration of the World’s Best Gran! Thank you to Joey Danies for allowing me to use a few of your pics!

See you all tomorrow!

Odie 

Tribute To Davy By The Walker Family

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for visiting with us today. It is always good to chat with my friends!

Two full months have passed since Dad reached his Heavenly home. We are still trying to wrap our feeble minds around this reality. 

What is normal life? Dad was our life. Each day is a process. Digging out of what someone called an “earthquake” that rocked our world last year.

Last night, I spent a moment reading some of the tributes that have been sent my way. They warm my heart! 

Dad was well loved and touched countless lives! He impacted the world for good the best he could. Dad was always searching for one more lost soul or hurting person. He loved to bring a smile to somebody else's face. Mom and I had the privilege of having a front seat to witness it firsthand.

Today, I have chosen to share a tribute posted by the Tony and Annie Walker Family of Moultrie, Georgia. They initially posted this online in November.

We cherish our fun times with their family! Bro. Tony and Sis. Annie are special friends to the Boggs Family. We do not talk all the time, but our connection is real. We love them!

The Walkers' sons, Dallon and Landon, always held a special place in Dad’s heart! Dad was thrilled to hear from either of them and know they were working for God with their families! He would often show me pictures of their children!

Pictured Below is Davy with Bro. Tony Walker. This picture was taken at First Assembly in Douglas, Georgia.

The Walker Family can finish this post out with their tribute. See you right back here tomorrow. 

Odie

“ To know Bro. Davy Boggs was to love him. You couldn't help it. He had a way of drawing you in and making you feel like part of his family. He, Sis. Kelly Jo and Odie have blessed our family and church so many times. I would always get so excited when I knew they were coming for revival because they lifted the load from our shoulders and encouraged us in so many ways.

And we had FUN!! From building towers at every restaurant, listening to their many fun adventures, and Sis. Kelli Jo's Chinese imitations, they were just a joy to be around. Bro. Davy always made my boys feel special. He would sit and take up time with them and talk with them. Those times meant so much to Tony and I because PK's need to feel seen too, and Bro. Davy did just that.

A BIG hole has been left in the Walker family's hearts. This world will never be the same without Bro. Davy. I know He has finally reached that land of which he sung and preached about, but he will be missed.

Please lift Sis. Kelly Jo and Odie up to the Lord, and pray for all of Bro. Davy's friends that will miss him so” 💔

2025 Beach Cottage January Snow

Hey Friends,

Thank you to everyone who has watched, shared and commented on our latest YouTube video. We appreciate your support and encouragement! 

The video went live early Monday morning. Mom and I are still learning, but we are having fun in the process! Others will never see our bloopers, but they give us lots of laughter! 

This was our second duo video. You can watch it below if you missed it on Monday.

2025 Beach Cottage January Snow

I hope you have had a great week. It has been a week of digging out here, literally! Like many of the United States, snow covered Ohio earlier this week. 

The weatherman got this storm right. There was lots of snow, but thankfully, the ice part of the forecast was not included. We were well stocked and prepared if we lost power, and we are grateful that was not the case! 

Thanks to Mom for working hard Saturday! She had us storm ready! Thank you also to our dear friends Timmy and Rick, who helped with our preparation!

Snow started Sunday morning. By Monday, 8-10 inches of snow was on the ground in Waynesville. Mom captured these pictures in the afternoon. At this point, it was still beautiful!

Uncle Jay Osborn showed up after these pictures were taken. He shoveled my driveway, porches and sidewalks, and he made sure Mom had a path to the barn if she needed to. 

Jay's act of service in the frigid temperatures was amazing to both of us! Thank you, Jay, we love you! Several others called and texted to check on us. We appreciate their thoughtfulness!

Today, the snow is still on the ground! I am staying tucked safely inside our warm home. We are stocked on food and supplies. I have no plans to leave the comforts of home right now.

Thanks for stopping by to visit with me. See you tomorrow!

Odie