Father’s Day 2025

 Hey Friends,

Happy Father's Day! I am so thankful for the many incredible men God has placed in my life! Words can not convey my appreciation for them!

In the last seven months, I have relied heavily on the love and support of my dear family and friends. They have been there for me anytime I need them! 

Father's Day is different for me this year! Thank you for the extra prayers! Several have let me know they are thinking about me! That helps me so much!

I have spent this holiday separated from Dad at other times, but I could always call him. This time, Ali gets to spend Father's Day with Dad!

Sometimes, I wish God allowed communication with our loved ones in Heaven, but then it would not be a perfect place! I am just anxious for the day we get to reunite!

Daddy, I love you more than I ever have! I always had a hard time convincing you that I loved you! I know you are saying " thanks" or "I am fond of you too".🙄 😂

Thank you for loving me! Your support and encouragement and guidance still rings in my heart and ears!

You are the best Daddy! Thank you for giving me an awesome life! You were my faithful protector, leader and soft rock to land on! You are still my superhero!

For the last seven months you have been missed 24/7. You will never be forgotten!

Here are some pictures of me and my Daddy. 

Forever Daddy's Baby,

Odie Podie Pickle Heimer Schmidt

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

Long Day Of Vocals

 Hey Friends,

We wrapped up our parts on our new album yesterday. Mom and I both worked all day to sing our vocals! 

Ben Isaacs is an award-winning producer for a reason! He is patient, encouraging, and a magician! He is a miracle working in the studio!

Now, he has a boatload of more work to do beforeit is done. Ben will add more instruments and vocals and get it ready for mass production. 

We hope you all love it! It will be a while before we have the finished product. Stay tuned we will share more details, as they become available. 

Here are a few pics from vocal day. 

Ben’s wife Mindy came and spent some at the studio. We were so glad to see her! She is a sweetheart!

Well, it is late Wednesday night, as I write. I will close for now!

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

Corwin Ohio Tractor Show 2025

 Hey Friends,

I hope you all had a great weekend! We were blessed with a wonderful weekend. Ours was full of activity. 

Most of our time was spent working on an important project. I will tell you more about tomorrow. 

Please keep us in your prayers for the next few days. They will be exciting days, but Mom and I need extra strength from the Lord!

I took a break for about an hour and a half on Saturday afternoon. My grandparents came and picked me up, and we went to the tractor parade. 

Saturday, was the 25th annual Tractor Show was held in Corwin, Ohio. This year over 50 tractors participated in the parade.

As you will see in the pictures, they are all different, makes, models, colors, and sizes. I had fun waving at the family and friends as they drive by on their tractors!

I really enjoyed getting to spend the time with Mamaw, Papaw and Aunt Theresa. The weather was perfect. It was the fun and break I needed!

Below our my pictures from the 2025 Tractor Parade. I hope you enjoy! Thanks for reading. I will see you all tomorrow.

Odie