Sunday Sanity 8/24/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! I hope you’re having a great day! 

Here is a little nugget of goodness to start your day. This was the title of Bro. Michael Switzer’s message on Friday night. 

“Satan cannot stop what he did not start!”

Pastor Michael Switzer

Bristol, Virginia, Grace PHT

God Bless!

Odie 

Sunday Sanity 8/17/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! I hope you can spend at least part of your Sunday in the house of God!  I love to start the week by praising our Savior with my brothers and sisters in Christ!

Sunday sanity this week comes from Reverend David Noe. Bro. Noe has an excellent way of putting things into perspective that makes me think! I have been mauling this statement over the whole weekend!

“Fear is faith in the enemy”!

Bro. David Noe 

Danville, Kentucky 

 

Fear can destroy us! Lord, please cast out every ounce of unhealthy fear in my life. I do not want to allow the enemy any power over my life! God alone is my hope and salvation! In Him alone will I trust! 

Thank you for reading!

Odie

A Week Seeing Friends At DRPC

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for stopping by! I hope your weekend is off to a great start! Tonight, we are off to Hillsboro for a birthday party. The rest of the weekend is shaping up to be full of activities.

I am here today to tell you a little bit about our week. It has been busy but great!

On Tuesday night at church, it was wonderful to see Bro. Levi and Sis. Taylor Webb Hackworth are a wonderful young couple! It was so good to see them!

Thursday night we were excited to be in service with Bro. David and Sis. Karen Noe! They have been dear friends to our family for most of my life! 

They have honestly been more family to us than friends over the years! We have laughed together, we have cried together, we have worship together and more of the same! The Noe family have always been in our corner! we love them so much!

Bro. David was one of Dad's personal encouragers!  Bro. David has had his own health struggles and recent years! We all prayed for our dear friend! I can say Dad honestly prayed earnestly that our friend would get a kidney. He rejoiced so much when that prayer was answered! Bro. David got a good report on his new kidney this week!

Watching Bro. David Noe preach last night, I could not help but think of my Daddy! He would have been thrilled to see a miracle in action! Bro. David was preaching under the one of God! It was incredible to see!

We had one more big surprise last night! We had Oklahoma visitors at DRPC. Bro. Denny and Sis. Nancy Haddox stopped by. It was great to have our Claremore friends and church with us!

There you have just a peek into our week at our church. 

Wednesday night we visited at church here locally. I will tell you more about that tomorrow!

Odie

Thoughtful Thursday 8/7/25

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for dropping by today. Remember I have mentioned Pastor Brent Gabbard weekly devotion? 

You can find Voices From The Valley on the BHC YouTube channel. New episodes

are posted on Tuesdays. I highly recommend this weekly devotion series. It is something my Dad loved for years!

Mom and I watches this week’s episode together. It spoke to our current day situation. We were both encouraged and challenged!

Pastor Brent Gabbard pointed out so many great things. I could have probably done a month full of Sunday Sanity’s from this one devotion. 

I decided to share the devotion here before we were even finished. Please watch this short video. You will not be disappointed. 

I kept saying, “Oh, Dad would have loved this so much.” Psalms 90:9 was one of his favorite scriptures. We heard him preach it to the youth, old and in between. It was even a common funeral text from Dad.

Thanks for reading and watching! Comment and subscribe to Voices From The Valley!

 

Odie

Odie’s Saturday Travels To Boston

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for joining us on this beautiful Tuesday. We are traveling home today. Please keep us in your prayers!

Saturday was my travel day by airplane to Boston. I appreciate Aunt Theresa and Papaw Eugene for taking me to the CVG airport! Mom was already in Boston.

Thank you to many who prayed for me to have a great day. Your prayers were answered. 

The only tiny hiccup was a slight delay leaving Cincinnati due to the plane’s arrival. The straight flight from Cincinnati to Boston was great!  

I had never flown into Boston, so this was new scenery for me. The views were incredible! I had a window seat all to myself. 

A portion other boats in Boston Harbor.

It was good to see some Oklahoma friends for a couple hours. 

Yes, it is the Mayhans! The visit was too quick, but we will see them down the road. 

Stay tuned for Saturday night’s fun. See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Remembering Bro. Jeremy Sipe

 Hey Friends,

 “Sunday Sanity” is a little different this week. Today, we are choosing to live “Jeremy Strong”.

 “Jeremy Strong, " a phrase coined a few years ago to support our dear friend Bro. Jeremy Sipe. He was diagnosed with Glioblastoma in his early 40s. 

Glioblastoma is a very aggressive form of brain cancer. The prognosis is never good. From what I have heard, it usually takes someone quickly.

Bro. Jeremy, Bilita and Tom were missionaries to Kenya. They were the hands and feet of Jesus in Kenya. It is amazing the work God has done through their ministry, Project Holy Nations!

They were home in Elkton, Virginia, when he received the diagnosis. In an instant, their world was changed! Our family and thousands of people began asking God to give the Sipe Family a miracle!

Bro. Jeremy fought his battle with extraordinary grace and courage. He was a hero. With God’s strength, he surprised doctors so many times. 

God performed many miracles for them. I can not remember them all! It was amazing to watch God work on their behalf from a distance! I would see God touch Bro. Jeremy during services on YouTube at BHC. I have cried and rejoiced with them!

Thank God, Bro. Jeremy and Sis. Bilita were able to make a couple of short trips to Kenya! That was a major answer to prayer. I know their Kenyan friend are so grateful!

Bro. Jeremy was not expected to live a year post-diagnosis. This summer was 3 years. Every milestone we celebrated with our friends. With each bad report, we prayed and believed harder!

Tuesday, Bro. Jeremy received his ultimate healing! I cried for the family and friends left behind when I received the news that morning. I rejoiced, because he is suffering no more!

It comforts me to think Dad is seeing another friend in Heaven. Dad prayed long and hard for Bro. Jeremy! Today they are rejoicing together!

Please join me in praying for Sis. Balita, Tom, their ministry, family members, the BHC church family, and many who are grieving the loss of a great hero! There will be a funeral today at BHC Elkton, Virginia. Sadly, we can not be there. I will watch it on YouTube here!

I will close by sharing a couple of videos BHC shared on YouTube this week. You can get a glimpse of the courageous soldier, Bro. Jeremy Sipe. 

We have a reason to rejoice! He made it through the valley.  We will see you again my friend!

Bilita, Tom and BHC, we love you all! You are in our prayers!

Odie

Foodie Friday Friends Family And Furry Friends

Hey Friends,

Happy Friday! Welcome to August! 2025 is sailing right by. I find it hard to believe that fall is right around the corner!

I have had an incredible week! It has been wonderful to fellowship with family and friends. We have enjoyed some delicious food along the way! It is a joy to experience laughter and friendship!

My friends Emily and Nathan Roberts came to get me on Wednesday evening. We had wanted to go out for dinner for a long time, and Wednesday was the appointed day. Mexican was on the menu, and I was all for that!

Alcapulco was just as good as ever! Our friends there took great care of us. Pictures do not do the food justice. I apologize that you cannot taste or smell this food! 

I enjoyed the evening with Emily and Nathan! Thank you so much, my dear friends for spending part of your day with me! You will never know how much it meant to me!

On the way home from Acapulco, a sudden heavy rain popped up. We had to wait it out for a few moments in the car. 

Wednesday, my cousin Lauren Osborn sent me this picture of the beach cottage. This was taken from the Dodds church parking lot. 

Thanks, Lauren, for capturing this beautiful picture. I love to see a rainbow! I am reminded of the promises of God every time! 

Also, here is another photo that I captured that evening. it was cool enough for me to enjoy my porch and a beautiful sunset!

Thursday, it was time for more family and fellowship! The rain continued so the party came to me! The beach cottage became the party house.

They brought Raising Cane's with them too! It was scrumptious. my friends spoil me! 😂

I was thrilled to have my cousins Sarah, Bethany, Rebecca, Emerson, Grace Brylee and Clayton visit me! I think we all laughed until we hurt. It was just what the doctor ordered for all of us!

I say it a lot, but I am so thankful for these ladies and their families! They have been my heroes since I was a girl. We have grown up together and experienced a lot of life. I'm so thankful for them! Thank you for taking time for me! I love you all so much!

Yes, we missed you, Rodney, Philip, Brandon and Bryson! I knew I would get that question from them. 🤣

Here is one more visitor to the beach cottage I caught on camera this week. 

I have seen rabbits often. This little bunny stayed in this spot for a long time! I guess he was being my guard rabbit that night. I usually see them down by our barn, not in front of the house.

Thank you for reading. See you all tomorrow!

Odie

Celebrating Multiple Birthdays

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for joining us today! It is a busy birthday season around here! I told you yesterday that it was my Mamaw Martha Boggs' birthday. 

Click here if you missed Mamaw’s 2025 birthday post. We had a birthday breakfast yesterday to celebrate her birthday. Thanks to Uncle Jay and Aunt Theresa Osborn for inviting me to tag along with them.

We visited a new place to me, The Breakfast Club, in downtown Lebanon. It was really good! I highly recommend! I have noticed the restaurant a few times, and wondered about it. The restaurant has been there since 1993, but I had never been there. It is only open for breakfast and lunch.

Are you ready for more celebrating?July 31 is the birthday of two very special ladies!

Our First Lady of DRPC, Sis. Jane Sutherland turns 81 today! she is a saint of a lady! It is a privilege to have had her in my life! Her prayers and love have helped so many people! We are blessed to have her in our lives!

Our church celebrated her with a special service on Sunday morning. Then with a dinner following the service. We all dearly love, Sister Jane!

Here are pictures that I snapped Sunday. 

My Great Aunt Connie Miller is 80 years old today! Happy birthday, Aunt Connie, we love you!

Connie is the mother to my cousins Deb, Lisa, Delmar and Geneva. She is a precious lady!

Saturday afternoon I joined several family members and friends to clebrate this wonderful 80th birthday milestone! We had a great time honoring Aunt Connie! 

Here are the pictures from of the birthday party at Marion's Pizza. I took most of these pictures. My Aunt Patty Boggs took a few!

I hope and pray that all three of these lovely ladies had wonderful birthdays! it was a privilege to be there for their celebrations!

Thank you for reading! I will see you all tomorrow!

Odie