KJo Survivived Fern At The Ohio Beach Cottage

Hey Friends,

Last week, while I was on vacation, I saw several people that we know! I was asked a few different questions on multiple occasions.

1. Is your Mom with you?

2. What is she doing this week?

3. Is she bored without you at home?

I would show them this video in response to their questions.

My Mother’s shenanigans crack me up! She wasn't bored stiff at all! She stayed busy the whole time. After this video she may have been frozen stiff. She thawed out and worked hard at home while I was gone. 

No! My mother has not lost her mind! While I was on vacation, in Florida, I was eager to send warm sunny pictures of the beautiful 75° weather to my mom, Kelly Jo.

This video was her response to my somewhat gloating pictures while she stayed behind and rode out "Winter Storm Fern". I thought it was hilarious and wanted to share.

I guess she was finding joy in the midst of a storm. 😂😂😂

I find it amusing, my beautiful weather was short lived. It turned very chilly on me and my jacket was necessary with the illusive sunshine.

Let me know if you enjoy this!

Odie

Odie Is Home

 Hey Friends,

My friend Michelle Bostwick and I had a fantastic vacation. It was much cooler than planned, but extremely better than the negative temperatures back home. We were thrilled to get a break from the winter nastiness. 

I will share 2026 Singing At Sea pics in the coming days. I have not had the chance to go through them all and edit them for the blog yet. 

Saturday was a hurry-up-and-wait travel day for us. Thankfully our flight was not canceled or changed due to weather. Many of our cruising friends experienced cancellations or driving route change due to winter weather. 

Here's an Orlando and Waynesville, Ohio weather comparison from Saturday morning. 

Now here are a few flight pics from that night. 

We were thrilled to close to home once our plane touched down at CVG airport Saturday night.

It was Sunday when we actually arrived home. I was so glad to crawl into my bed and hibernate. Our travel day started and ended in the early mornings. Thankfully our God it was smooth. Our luggage and us got to our final destination. 

Thanks for checking in! I will see you all tomorrow!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 2/1/26

 Hey Friends,

Happy February! Time is zooming by. I hope you are warm and well. We are not expecting more snow in Ohio this weekend. I know some people got snow, but we have frigid temps. 

Here is a nugget of truth for today. This statement spoke to me recently. I have pondered it for days. 

God’s will is not just a destination, it is a journey 

Bro. Tyler Austin

Lebanon, Ohio 

Dryden Road Pentecostal Church 

I desire to be in the perfect will of God always. It is definitely possible to be in His will for our lives! It is a journey I will keep traveling. 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Odie’s Flying To Vacation Pics 2026

 Hey Friends,

I am supposed to be getting off the Carnival Freedom this morning. I will have Singing At Sea reports later. I will have to go through pictures, edit and compile some posts. 

Later tonight, Michelle and I are supposed to fly home. Please pray for safe and smooth travels.

Last Friday, Mom and Papaw Eugene took us to the airport. I am so glad we chose to leave earlier than planned! Our travel day was smooth from beginning to end.

It was a fabulous day. The check-in and security process was quick. Soon, we were at our gate waiting for go time. We did not experience delays or gate changes. Everything went according to plan. 

Our flight was straight to Orlando. The flight was smooth almost all the way. Soon we were in Orlando. I thank God for a great day. 

I will close with pictures from our travel day on January 23rd. See you later. 

Odie

DRPC Kids Choir Sing Famous For

 Hey Friends,

I hope you enjoy this video of the DRPS Kids Choir. I captured this from my front row seat. 

Sis. Emily Roberts does a fantastic job leading the kids. They love to sing, and do so with all their hearts! 

It is precious to see them learning to worship! God rewards their worship with a special visitation of His Holy Spirit during the choir’s singing. 

I love this song! I just had to share the video with my friends.  I hope you have a great day. 

See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Throwback Thursday 1/29/26

Hey Friends,

This is Odie checking in. All the talk about bad weather recently reminded me of 2011. We experience the Tulsa Blizzard. Fun times that I will never forget.

We are throwing it back below. This is a post Dad published on February 1st 2011. 

Dad would not have been excited about this week’s weather! His weather is perfect I am certain. Who knows, maybe just maybe Dad is loving snow in Heaven?!

I will let Dad close out. See you tomorrow. 

Odie

 “We are in the midst of a historic blizzard in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As of 3:00pm the snowfall is at an all time record of 13.8 inches and it is still falling. The wind is gusting up to 40 mph and will be for quite a while so the blizzard is still on. As you can see from the pictures below the snow is drifted several feet. The BoggsMobile has drifts of several feet on one side and the door has 2 feet in front of it. It won't be going any where for quite a while and the Cheap Jeep is stuck as well. We are warm, well fed and hunkered down. There will be no church of course. 

So far we are having fun. 

Davy”

Pause and Praise 1/28/26

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for stopping by to visit. I saw a sign the other day that made me pause and praise. 

Dad always said, “A worshipper is a thinker!” This sign caused me to think and worship. I am beyond grateful! Thank you, God, for answered prayers!

Yes, I remember the days, weeks, months and years that I prayed for what I have today! God answered those prayers in the manner they needed to be answered. 

He has not changed in 2026! I am going to keep praying for the things that I am praying for now. I believe they will one day be answered prayers!

When I think about what I have been through. I have overcome by the grace of our Almighty God. I have been blessed abundantly! 

I know you could say the same in your life as well. Friend, let me encourage you today: keep praying! God is not a respector of persons. He will answer your prayers too!

Thank you for reading!

Odie

Ezra Daniels 13th Birthday Party Pics

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for coming by our, neck of the woods. It is great to have you visiting!

On the 13th of January, my cousin Ezra turned 13. I wrote about him HERE in this post.

Later that week, we were able to gathered with family to celebrate Ezra. He is a fine young man! I blinked and little Ezra is almost grown. 

We had fun it was so good to spend the afternoon with our Morgan clan. I will close with some pictures from Ezra’s 13th birthday party. 

See you next time. 

Odie