Glacier National Park Check In

 Hey Friends,

Our Thursday was fabulous. We toured Glacier National Park. The scenery blows me away every time I visit. God's creation is magnificent!

We are worn out. I think we were away from the motel for over 12 hours. I do not have the brain power to compile pics. Our signal is extremely slow. 

Mom gave me orders to write a short post for today. Hopefully, I can have a longer post tomorrow. 

Here are a few random Glacier pictures to hold you over. See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Travel Day To Hungry Horse, Montana

 Hey Friends, 

Yesterday was fantastic. We traveled from Helena to Hungry Horse, Montana. The scenery is amazing. 

We arrived and got settled in a home for our stay here. The Mini Golden Inn is a local establishment. The people are extremely friendly. The rooms are clean, comfy and cozy!

In the evening, we went for a drive. We got a Glacier National Park appetizer. Thursday and Friday, we will be exploring it a bunch more.

I will try to post a couple of pics. I am struggling with the signal and the Wi-Fi. 

Odie

Hello From Helena, Montana

 Hey Friends,

Hello from Montana. We had a smooth travel day. Thank God for answering our prayers. I appreciate your prayers!

Everything went exactly as planned. We did not have any delays; our luggage arrived, and our rental car was ready for us to pick up. We are so grateful.

Here are a few pictures from our travel day. I hope you enjoy. 

I will have more great pictures later. Thank you for reading. 

Odie 

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Montana Bound

 Hey Friends,

Later this morning, dark and early, we will be headed to the airport. I have time for a quick nap before my 3AM wake-up call. We would definitely appreciate your prayers. 

Here's my prayer this morning.  God, please grant us a smooth travel day free of problems, hiccups or delays! I pray for my fellow travelers, pilots, all airline workers and machinery. Please help everyone and things to work properly. Help us to be a light for you as we travel. Also, take care of things at home for us, too. I am thankful for the family watching over things for me. 

We are taking Gran and Papaw to see Glacier and Yellowstone. This is a bucket list trip for them. We are anticipating a full but fun couple of weeks!

Mom has lots of fun things on the itinerary. She has us rolling, covering as many highlights as possible. We are planning to cross paths with some dear friends too!

Time for some sleep. Bye for now. 

Odie

Hello From Indiana

 Hey Friends,

Thank the Lord we made it safely to Indiana yesterday. Campmeeting starts tonight. Mom had to be here last night for practice. 

It was a shorter travel day, which was nice. I am always grateful to God for traveling mercies. 

I will try to report in from campmeeting this week. Thank you for checking in with us. 

Odie

Foodie Friday 5/8/26

 Hey Friends,

Hello, from the road. Mom and I are still on our way home. We plan to get home later today. 

We traveled partway yesterday. Thankfully, the weather was beautiful, and things went very smoothly for us. It was a great day for traveling. 

By dinner time, we were nearing Nashville. I was excited to eat at one of the 4 In-N-Out Burger locations in the area. 

I love In-N-Out Burger. We first ate there in California. Then we had it in Arizona and Texas. Now they are in other Western states. The move to Tennessee for the restaurant was huge. We were excited to get them “closer” to us. 

I really enjoyed getting to taste 

In-N-Out again. I felt a little closer to my California friend. 😀 I have been missing it for years! It is still on my favorite burger list!

In-N-Out Burger knows how to move the crowd through. It is amazing! This place was packed.

This location has a big overflow parking lot, and that is where we had to park. People were waiting for tables both inside and outside. Plus, the drive-thru line was crazy long. 

We had our food in about 15 minutes. 

Here are a few more cool things about the chain. The burgers are made fresh. The meat is never frozen. Their restaurants are clean and the employees are super friendly. Their soda cups have John 3:16 reference printed on the bottom. 

 A symbol in front of their restaurants is two trees crossed. 

Here are a few pics from yesterday. 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

A Thursday Check In 5/7/26

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for stopping by to visit. We are going to be on the road traveling home today. We appreciate your prayers!

Weather

We had planned to head home yesterday after Sis. McDonald's funeral. Upon reviewing the forecasted weather along our route, we decided to stay an extra night in Mississippi. 

I am so glad we made that decision. The weather did get rocky for a while. I did not want to be on the road in bad storms. We were not scared but cautious. We had to take cover.

 Thankfully we were safe. Others not far from us got hit by a bad tornadoes. My heart hurts for those people. I know they could use extra prayers right now!

One More Thing

Before I close I want to say Happy Birthday to Kylee Boggs! We love you, Kylee! Hope you have a fabulous birthday. 

See you all tomorrow. 

Odie

A Praise Report For Sis. Ann Gabbard

Hey Friends,

Yesterday was a beautifully smooth travel day for us. We thank God for protecting us. 

We are excited to see several friends this week! I will share pics from our weekend later. 

Last week,

Thankful For Gods Traveling Mercy

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for visiting. We appreciate your prayers yesterday. Our travel day went smoothly.

There were a few hiccups, but overall, the traffic was good. Thankfully, we had sunshine and warm weather for most of the day.

I am very grateful to God. He protects us and helps us so much! Mom and I talked yesterday about all the miles we have traveled through the years. The Lord has been with us the whole way.

We have had breakdowns, minor accidents, and problems, but God always helped us get through them. We have also experienced many miles of uneventful travel. I will forever be grateful. 

We pray for God’s guidance and protection. He is so good to answer those request for us. I want to pause and thank God with a full heart.

See you tomorrow!

Odie 

A Check In And Recap 2/7/26

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for stopping by to visit with us today! I hope you are having a great weekend! We are doing well.

I appreciate everyone who has let me know they are enjoying my Singing At Sea posts.

 I have recapped two days of the 2026 cruise. I plan to finish up the last three days next week. You can find the Monday and Tuesday recaps by clicking HERE  and HERE.

On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, we shared two new videos. You can find those on our YouTube channel by clicking HERE and HERE. 

We appreciate all the kind feedback on our videos and blog posts! Our gracious and faithful readers make our day! Welcome to any new readers who may be joining us. I hope you find something you enjoy, and you come back to visit us often!

Thursday morning this week, I woke with an upset tummy. Thankfully, the sickness did not last all day. I felt yucky and weak all day. I did not get hardly anything accomplished. I am thankful for all the prayers of my family and friends. I thank God for helping me feel much better by Thursday night!

Friday was full of activity. We had several errands to run. I had an appointment at the eye doctor. I mentioned HERE, several days ago, that my eye doctor was concerned about some of my test results. She wants me to visit another specialist. 

While I was on vacation, I got a call asking me to come back in to repeat the visual field test. Honestly, I was grateful to get that phone call. 

I was not pleased with how the test turned out last time. I believed that it was administered incorrectly. I was able to go in yesterday and repeat the test. This time, I think it went much more smoothly. I do not have the results. I did not see the doctor yesterday. We are hoping and believing for much better results this time around.

I have had several people reach out to let me know they are praying with me about this issue. I know God is in control of all things. I am trying to rest in His sustaining grace. I will keep praying and believing for victory. 

Please keep us in your prayers. We have some travel ahead of us. We are anxious to see many of our friends. Stay tuned to see where our travels take us!

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

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