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

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