Weekend Wrap Up 6/15/25

 Hey Friends,

 

Did you catch our posts for Father's Day?  Mom wrote one for Saturday, and I wrote one yesterday. You can see them here and here. 

Hello from Iowa! We are here to sing for a revival in Sigouney, Iowa. We are excited to be here with Pastor John Stringfellow and his family!

I will post more about the revival later in the week. Please pray for Mom and me. We desire an extra special anointing this week!

Here are a few pictures from our weekend.

I was craving delicious salsa and Mexican food, so we headed to Alcapulco. 

Friday evening, we took a break from laundry and packing. We spent the evening in Hillsboro, Ohio, with Mom’s family. It was a quick but great visit. 

We hit the road late Saturday morning. The travel day was smooth. We stopped for lunch, several restroom breaks and we snuck in 30 minutes of shopping. Thank God we had a fantastic travel day. 

By Saturday night we were close enough to our final destination. We decided to stop and stay in one spot for two nights. Mom found a good deal on a fabulous room. The hotel just opened. I had to document the room.

Yesterday was for resting. Lunch was the biggest event of the day. Mom ordered Longhorn to go. I did not want to fight the crowds. It was delicious!

That’s a wrap on our weekend. Thank for riding along with us. 

Odie

KJo’s Father’s Day 2025 Thought

Here is a random Father’s Day thought. If you are a father, remember you are the glory of your children!

I can hear my Mother’s voice today calling out, “DANNY!!…,the Bible says for fathers not to provoke their children to wrath!”.  

We were just playing and having fun antagonizing each other. To this day we still play! 😁😂

He is the best and definitely someone I can glory in. I am so very thankful for the Dad that God gave me. It is an incredible blessing. 

My Dad has always been so much fun and a steady person we can count on. 

During our loss of Davy, my Dad and Davy’s Dad have stepped in to be there for Odie and me. 

Whatever I need or even think about needing they are ready to help me. 

I want to give honor to these two great men in my life. The character they show is exemplary of a good man and good Father. 

I wish they both could know how much I love and appreciate them. 

Proverbs 17:6 says, the glory of children are their fathers. I can definitely take pride and have respect for these two great guys!!!!

Thank you for having such good character. Thank you for loving us and helping us!

I love you both!

Kelly Jo

Family Anniversaries And Food

Hey Friends,

Thank God we made it safely home last night! We are always so thankful for His protection. God is so good!

We were not in any hurry yesterday, so we could take it easy in the morning. After spending two long days in the studio recording, it was a reward day!

Our travel day was smooth! We were craving a good steak dinner to cap off our trip. Several of our family members were already planning to meet up at Longhorn. They invited us to join them, and we gladly accepted! That was the perfect way to end our day!

Yesterday was Mamaw and Papaw's 62nd wedding anniversary. Today is Jay and Theresa’s 33rd wedding anniversary! Happy Anniversary to both lovely couples.

We were celebrating their marriage milestones with an excellent meal and great family time! It was a precious evening!

I can never stress enough how much I love my family! I am so blessed and thankful that God gave me a wonderful family! I love all of them so much!

Now we are home and gearing up for the next adventure that starts soon! Here are a few pictures from last night's dinner.

I will see you all next time!

Odie

Tracking Day Done

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for your prayers! We were in the studio most of yesterday. Tracking day was a success, and we are thrilled with everything! We did music for all ten songs. 

Ben Isaacs was at the helm as producer.

Marcus Hyatt was at the controls. 

Yesterday, the band consisted of 

Kelly Jo- piano 

Brandon Taulbee- bass 

and Greg Ritchie- drums and percussion.

More instruments will be added later.

I was singing both mine and Mom’s lead parts so the band knew where to play and match the vocals

It was a great day! We had a blast! We shared lots of laughter, smiles and  shed some tears.  We also made  lots of memories! 

Our team was fantastic! We had a blast! The guys were all so encouraging and helpful!

Thanks also to Aunt Lily Isaacs and Becky, Isaac Bowman, who stopped by the studio to hang out with us! They cheered us on! We appreciate you taking time from your busy schedules to visitwith us! You made our day! We Love you lots!

Tomorrow we will be in the studio doing vocals all day! We appreciate more prayers!

I will write about our time in the studio, when I have time to process it all! Right now my brain in toast!

Thanks for reading!

Odie

Recording Preparation

 Hey Friends,

Here is just a tiny peek into our recording preparation this weekend.

We have recorded several projects over the years. The last one we did as a trio was in 2013. We hoped to do another one, but life kept getting in the way.

Ben Isaacs has been encouraging us to record an album since December. When he started talking to us about doing one with the two of us, I did not know if we could do it. 

We had not even sung one song in public since Dad had passed away. We did not feel ready to cross that bridge yet! Several people encouraged us not to let our song die!

At our pastor's leading, we soon began singing at church. The first few times were extremely difficult, and I still have moments where I struggle! The God we sing about, the messages and the songs have not changed!

Ben has been persistent and stayed on us. He encouraged us to get our songs together for a project.  We sent him our list of songs to him last month.

All of the pieces began to fall into place quickly last week. Less than a week later, we are headed to Ben’s studio today and tomorrow. Hopefully, we will get all of our parts done with music and vocals on the project.

We love Ben Isaacs! He is our favorite producer, and we are honored that he would want to work with us! 

Today will be dedicated to music. Tomorrow, we will focus on vocals. Please oh please keep us in your prayers! We desire anointing and God’s strength!

We are excited and scared to death, all at the same time! I know there will be some moments that it will be hard to keep our emotions in check, as well. We will definitely miss Dad Immensely!

We are still trying to figure out our sound now. There is something massive missing! We know it definitely does not sound the same! 

Music has played a large part in my healing journey, through the grief! Many of the songs that we have chosen for this album have helped us, along with many more! We hope and pray that the songs encourage someone else along the way!

I will do my best to share photos from our time in the studio later. We will also share details on the project, as they become available!

Odie

Happy 18th Birthday Seth Evans

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for visiting us today. I hope you are having a great day!

Today is a big day for my cousin Seth! He is 18! Happy Birthday to my Sethie! 😀

June 6, 2007, Seth Erickson Evans entered this world in Hillsboro, OH. I was so excited for his arrival! 

We were in Missouri when he was born. I think everyone around me knew when he arrived. I was waiting any moment for news of the new baby in the family 

Seth, we love you and hope your birthday is wonderful! We are so proud of you! 

You brighten our world with your smile and sense of humor. All the Seth stories are flooding my memory right now! 🤣 

This summer will be memorable for him. He has his 18th birthday and his graduation. Click here to read about his graduation celebration last weekend.

My little buddy boy has grown into a handsome young man. Where did the time go? Now Seth is making his big Cuz feel bad old!

I went down the Seth Evans memory lane in my Google Photos. There are so many great ones, I had to share some of them with you today. I will let the pictures finish out the post. 

See y'all tomorrow. 

Odie