Showing posts with label Special Friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Special Friends. Show all posts

Saturday, January 7, 2023

Pausing To Praise

Note From Davy:  A dear friend of ours, Mark Capps, was tragically killed Thursday and we learned of it on Friday. We are in shock and disbelief! Mark was a long time employee of the Isaacs and our friend for 12 years. There are more questions than answers concerning his death and I simply do not know what to say about it at this time. Please pray for the Isaacs and Mark's family and friends.


Now, here is Odie!
Hey Friends, 

This is Odie reporting in from the road. The BoggsMobile is Tennessee bound. I am excited to be on the road again. This week, we had a fabulous time with our precious friends in London, Kentucky. 

Pausing To Praise
Recently I was praying for some extra special needs of people close to my heart. The actual needs of people are endless! So many people need God to move desperately in their lives! The sufferings and afflictions of my friends break my heart! 

I wish my words had the power to move mountains, heal the sick and save the lost soul! I was reminded that you and I have the privilege of helping our brothers and sisters. We can bear part of their burdens by going to God in prayer! God does have the power to turn things around!

I felt the need to pause to thank God for answering prayers in 2022. Reflecting on so many answered prayers from last year, I began to rejoice. The goodness of God is amazing!

As I reminisced, my faith was growing one more time! We are one week into 2023, and I am excited to watch God move in the days ahead! God can do the impossible this year for you and me!

I cannot share all of the prayers He has answered! There are a few I want to share today! I pray this will help you believe that God to move in your needs too!

Chloe Jean Shoemaker
My sweet cousin Chloe Jean will turn 1 on January 20th. Click here to see some of her story. She has already traveled through some scary situations in her short life! The exact details of her troubles are too many to write here. God has already performed many miracles in her little body.

Many of you helped us pray for her and her family. We are so grateful! I still regularly get texts from people checking on her.


She is doing wonderful now! They had a checkup with the liver specialist last month. All of their tests came back good. Now she can go 6 months between the specialist visits! 

Both of these pictures were taken on Christmas Day. As you can see here, she loves food! She is growing quite nicely! I am so thankful for this little one! Her smile brightens my world!


Bro. Larry and Sis. Rosemary Landress
In November, our dear friends Larry and Rosemary Landress were in a horrific car wreck. I shared a prayer request for them here in this post. 

Thank God they are both doing much better! They are now at their home in Oklahoma. Their recovery is still an ongoing process. God has brought them a long way in the last two months! I know they would appreciate your continued prayers!


The first texts I received from both of them post accident, I cried tears of joy! Then a couple weeks ago, I was able to talk to them on the phone for a moment. I rejoiced in my heart! They have been our friends for so long! I am so thankful God allowed them to stay with us longer! I can not wait to hug them again!

Becky Isaacs Bowman
Many of you are fellow Isaacs fans. Some of you let me know that you have been praying for our cousin. Becky Isaacs Bowman was involved in a head on collision three weeks ago!

God was merciful and spared her life! The injuries she experienced were not life threatening! Although, the injuries were life altering for a while! She underwent major surgery to fix the damage to her legs and knee. 

We are thankful that God has helped her so much already! This picture was taken 13 days before the accident.
 

Becky spent 2 weeks in the hospital and rehab. She was released to recover at home on December 30th. She cannot put weight on her legs, and the predicted recovery time is extremely lengthy. 

I know Becky and her family appreciate all the prayers on their behalf! The prayers have carried them through this valley! For more updates, check the Isaacs and John Bowman Ministries pages. 

Friends, as we move forward this year, remember God is still doing miracles for His children. He really does hear and answer our prayers. Keep praying and believing!

Thanks for visiting with me today. See you next week.
Odie
                                         

Saturday, December 3, 2022

Burris Family Visit Odie

Hey Friends,

Welcome to another Saturday post with Odie. Thanks for the positive feedback I have received on the blog recently. Thank you to my faithful readers! You all are so kind! I appreciate you sticking with me!

I hope you are having a grand weekend. I am doing well. My weekend is scheduled full of activity. I look forward to sharing it all with you next week.

Last Saturday I  told you about the wedding of my dear friends, Emily and Nathan. Check it out here if you missed that post.

Today we are rewinding a couple weeks. I wanted to tell you about a fun Sunday. I was able to spend time with the Burris Crew. I had a fabulous afternoon with some of my favorite people!

Gunner Burris and I wanted to introduce his Virginia and California family to Alcapulco. We have been trying to figure out a way to accomplish it.

I also wanted to show several of the family my home. Many of them helped us behind the scenes during the building process. They were an incredible support team. I wanted them to see my beach cottage for themselves.

It worked out to where we combined a visit to Alcapulco and the beach cottage on the same day. After Sunday morning service, over 20 of us headed to Alcapulco. 

We were able to get right in and have wonderful fellowship and food. The food was spot on that day. I did not hear any complaints. That is amazing with a group that large. The star of the show was salsa! It was magnificent that day!

Dad even joined us for a few minutes via FaceTime. We had him pray over our food. It was hilarious because Grandma Cindy said, We need Davy here to pray for our food." Then he called right as the food arrived.







It was fantastic to also have Bro. Mike, Sis. Sharon Whitley and Hadley at lunch with us! They are always a bundle of fun!



Then it was time to visit my house. I did not get any of my own pictures. I was busy showing 17 people around. These were taken by Constance, Miriam and Laura. Thanks for letting me use your pictures.

This is Bobby, Odie and Constance.


This is the Rushing family and Odie.


I was happy to show them the highlights of my home. I was pleased that they loved everything! 


This is Odie and Laura Burris.


It was wonderful to visit with my friends for the afternoon! I had not been able to spend time with all these people together for a long time! This time together made my day!

Thanks to the Burris Family for making time for me! I love all of you so much! Thanks for adopting me into your family! I thank God for allowing us to connect!

I will close for now. May God bless you this weekend.
Odie

Saturday, November 26, 2022

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan and Emily Burris Roberts 11/18/22

Hey Friends,

Happy Saturday, thanks for stopping by to visit with me. I hope you are ready to see wedding pictures.

November 18th 2022, was the wedding day of my dear friends Nathan Roberts and Emily Burris. This was a gorgeous wedding! It was a joyous occasion. I was so happy to be there to celebrate with them.

We were not only there to celebrate their marriage, but I was there to thank God for answering prayer! I sat there with a smile as I watched dreams come true! 

I am thrilled for Nathan and Emily. Now I can not wait to watch God move in their life together. I will be cheering them on and praying for them on the sidelines!

Nathan and Emily, I love you all! Thanks for being my friends! I am excited to see what is ahead for your family!


Our church fellowship hall was turned into an exquisite winter wonderland!


Emily's Grandma made this fantastic cake. It was four different flavors.


It was wonderful to see Ben Templeton.


My friend and sidekick Stephanie Stancell. Thanks, Stephanie, for all the rides to church.


Below are some of my pictures from the wedding. You can also see the wedding on YouTube. Leave them a comment and let them know Odie sent you.


Grandparents





Parents



Wedding Party











Emily surprised her Dad by singing to him. 













Elliott and Odie


Rachel Taylor and Odie


Constance and Bobby Morris


Bro. Noah and Sis. Carla Martinez

Savannah Burris and Odie


Valerie


Jessie Taylor and Odie


Amanda and Everly Alexander


Hannah Loyd and Odie


Here is a picture with the happy couple.


Grandma Cindy Burris and Odie


Odie and Jacqueline Coffman


The scrumptious food


Time to cut the cake.



Ava, Emma and Odie


Calvin



Lizzy and Clayton Burris


Blake Burris and Odie


Ava Burris and Odie


Michael and Everly Alexander


Bro. Hilton


Valerie and Ashley


Rachel Thompson and Odie


The Templetons


That wraps up my recap of the beautiful wedding! Congratulations again to Nathan and Emily Roberts!

Thanks for reading. See you next time.
Odie