Announcement For Our Friends

Hey Friends,

Thank you for stopping by to visit with us today. I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!

We know that many of you miss the weekly Word For Wednesday devotions Dad published for a few years. Mom and I miss them too! Thankfully, they are all archived on our YouTube channel! 

Several people have told me they have gone back to watch past episodes of Dad's devotions. If you are new here, I encourage you to check them out. Click here to visit our YouTube channel.

I want to share a very special devotional series with you by our friend, Pastor Brent Gabbard! Voices From The Valley is now available on YouTube!

Pastor Brent Gabbard of Bible Holiness Church in Elkton, Virginia, has shared a Tuesday devotional with the BHC church family for many years. Along the way, he started sharing it with close friends as well.

Our family has loved his weekly devotionals! Dad stronly encouraged Bro Brent to let the BHC digital media team post the devotions on their YouTube channel. Dad wanted others to hear the encouraging and challenging devotional series from our dear friend!

A few days ago Bro. Brent let us know he had made the decision to make the devotions public on YouTube. His decision came from the suggestion of the great BHC digital media team, and also to honor our Dad’s wishes!

Mom and I were thrilled! We were so happy, and we knew Dad would have been ecstatic! 

Bro. Brent thank you most of all for being an exceptional friend of my Daddy! Also, thank you for honoring him!

Two new videos were released yesterday on the BHC YouTube channel here. Episode zero is , here. It is an introduction to Voices From The Valley. There Bro. Bent tells about the history and vision of the weekly series. 

He gave Dad a wonderful shout out! When Mom and I watched the introduction, we were crying tears of happiness!

Episode one was also released yesterday. That is this week's devotion. You can find it by clicking here. 

I am only posting links to the episodes and BHC’s channel, because I want you to go directly there. A new episode will be posted every Tuesday. don't forget to subscribe to their channel.

I highly recommend Voices From The Valley! I believe it will bless and help you, as it does me! Please let them know that you came from Boggs Family Ministries!

I will close with this little reminder, Mom and I posted a new song to our YouTube channel this week. Thank you for the great feedback!

Thanks again for reading! I will see you tomorrow.

Odie 

Close To Thee by Kelly Jo And Odie

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for visiting our online world. Mom and I really appreciate all of you! 

Thanks also for letting us know that you enjoy our YouTube videos. Your comments and messages encourage us!

We have another song for you. We have loved this song for decades. Close To Thee came from the pen of Jim Davis.

The message in the lyrics still rings true years later. It is one of my favorites from his great catalog of songs!

Here is what Mom said in the video description.

“This song is a great song we used to sing so much and has stayed with us for many years. It has become one of the songs that helped to shape us into who we are today. 

It has given us an outlook that points us toward a close relationship with God for every season of life, not only the bad but also the good. 

The author is our friend Jim E. Davis. He has written many of the great songs we sing in our churches.“

Many people have eloquently sung and recorded Close To Thee through the years. It has been well loved!

Today, we are sharing our latest version of this fantastic song. I hope you enjoy it. 

I will see you tomorrow. Please come back. I have something special planned to share!

Odie

Throwback Thursday BFM YouTube Channel

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for reading. We are thrilled to have you in our corner of the internet for a few moments. 

Please keep praying for Baby Carson Shoemaker!  Deidre says they are still waiting for the test results. That could take several days! 

They are currently trying to treat his symptoms, watch his levels and get him back to eating. 

The poor baby is tired, weak and done being poked. He is attached to Mama! He is not a fan of the NG tube in his nose for hydration and nutrition. I can not blame him!

BFM YouTube

March 20th was the 5th anniversary of Boggs Family Ministries on YouTube! I let the milestone slip my mind. 

The channel was born out of Covid. Dad was trying to figure out a way an Evangelist could work while quarantined at home. Here is his first upload to the channel. 

We went on to have 61 straight nights of revival from my garage and home for the first revival. Those services helped us survive the uncharted territory and troublesome times! Good things come from hard times. 

Now we have hundreds of services, Word For Wednesdays, soundcheks, songs and memories and more to cherish! I am grateful for this living scrapbook at our fingertips. 

Thank you for your patience and support as we try to find our new groove. Subscribe to the channel here and turn on post notifications. Then you should be notified when we post new videos. 

The BFM YouTube is now something we love. Many of you have been with us on the channel for all five years.What is your favorite BFM YouTube memory?

See you all tomorrow. 

Odie

Kolby Lee and Carson Lee

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for visiting! I have a few things to bring to your attention. 

Kolby Lee

Today, we have reason to celebrate. One year ago today, we gained a new family member on the Morgan side. 

Kolby Lee Yeager was born! In the blink of an eye, 12 whole months have passed. Now he is a boy on the move!

He is just so precious! We will get to celebrate his birthday this weekend! I plan to have pics from the party next week. 

Happy Birthday, Kolby! We love you so much! You make us smile! Thanks for making our world brighter!

Carson Lee

I have mentioned a couple times that my cousin Carson Lee Shoemaker was in need of prayer. Thank you for helping us pray!  He has spent several days in the hospital. 

It appeared that he was doing much better. We were thrilled and thankful that he was released from the hospital yesterday. I was excited to get some pictures and videos of smiles and laughs! We had not seen a happy Carson since he got sick.

He was out of the hospital for an hour.  Then he got very sick again. On the recommendation of his pediatrician, they the returned to the ER. I am so sad that the little guy is suffering so much!

Please join our family in praying for our sweet baby Carson! Last night, his mama, Deidre, was asking for intercessory prayer. We know God is able to heal him completely. I am also praying if need be, God gives them answers to what is going on.

I Need You Video

Did you catch the new video that we uploaded to our YouTube channel? It is one of our all time favorite songs titled I Need You.

Thanks to many of you, they have left sweet comments on the video. I also appreciate the many texts that both of us have received since posting it. It is a favorite song of a lot of you! 

Thanks for reading! I will be back tomorrow.

Odie

I Need You

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for stopping by to visit with us today. Mom and I uploaded a new video on our YouTube channel last night.

I Need You has been a family favorite for decades. We have sung it from coast to coast countless times. The message behind these lyrics will never stop ministering to us and others.

My parents learned  this song from Bro. Derwin Ward in the 80s. Mom knows that he recorded it, but we do not know who wrote this song. 

Bro. Derwin’s ministry in preaching, song and piano greatly influenced my parents when they were young. They passed that influence on to me. I am grateful for his impact on our lives!

I am a needy person, when it comes to God! He does not need me or my input. I need Him 24/7, and He is always there. I am blessed!

Friend, He is there for you too. All you have to do is call on Him. He loves you, and God is concerned about you!

Thank you for reading. See you tomorrow!

Odie

Sunday Sanity Easter 2025

Hey Friends,

Happy Resurrection Sunday! He has Risen! Friends, our Savior arose from the grave on the third day! 

Hallelujah, satan and the tomb could not hold Him! Because He is alive, we have hope forever more!

My Dad posted this poem every Easter. He Wouldn't Stay Dead was his favorite poem! Mom and I were talking last night. It would not be Easter if we didn't share this poem today.

Please take a moment and watch the video below. He first posted this video in 2022. It sure did do my heart good to see him quoting his favorite poem again.

I hope you have a wonderful Easter holiday! 

Odie

He Wouldn’t Stay Dead

by: Willard G. Thomas

This video was from 2022.

He Wouldn’t Stay Dead

by: Willard G. Thomas

They laid His body in Joseph’s new tomb

And filled His disciples with sorrow and gloom

They did not remember what He had said

That He would die, but He wouldn’t stay dead

Mary came at the break of day

And found the stone was rolled away

She saw an angel and in terror fled

And told His disciples that He didn’t stay dead

In that cold dark tomb, He would not stay

He conquered death and walked away

And now that old grave has lost its fear and dread

He lives again! He wouldn’t stay dead

Full atonement and pardon were made

And forever the sin debt was marked fully paid

The price was His blood as it flowed crimson red

And I’m thankful today that He didn’t stay dead!

Let’s go to our churches and cry aloud

Let’s go to the marketplace and talk to the crowd

Let’s go to the mission fields that lie up ahead

And tell the whole world that He didn’t stay dead!

Because if Jesus Christ had only died

Then the gulf between us and God would still be wide

But thank God He did what He said

He got up out of the ground, He couldn’t stay dead!

Last Stanza by Davy Boggs

Throwback Thursday 100 Days

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for reading. Today, we are throwing it back slightly over a year. Dad shared this video a 100 days post stroke.

It was a great seeing Dad’s recovery progress. The Lord helped him so much! We were so thankful! Mom and I were so proud of Dad for working hard to overcome!

Some people have told me they have recently watched this video again. I love looking back on how God helped us then!

Today marks 5 months since God called Daddy home. We miss him so much! It is still hard to wrap my mind around the fact that Dad is gone!

It comforts my heart to think about Dad walking without need of his walking stick on streets of gold. He is completely whole!  He has been walking in Heaven over 100 days!

Thank you, Lord, for your goodness now and always! We have made it this far because of you! My heart is filled with praise even in the pain of loss.

I will see you tomorrow.

Odie

Throwback Thursday 3/27/25

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for visiting. Have you watched our newest video? It was uploaded on Tuesday to our Boggs Family Ministies Youtube channel. Bro. Colton Deane is jamming with Mom and me again. Please check it out!

Last Thursday’s Throwback was about my Uncle Steve. It was his birthday last week. Click here to see his birthday post.

March is also birthday month for a few more special people too. It is time for some belated birthday shoutouts and a few throwback photos too.

My cousin Courtney’s husband Joey Daniels had a birthday on the 8th. Joey has been a great addition to our family! We love you Joey. Thank you for all of your I.T. help!

Our sweet friend Javonia Searcy had a birthday March 9th. It is a holiday that we have to celebrate! We love you Javonia! Thank you for being our friend! You are a ray of sunshine in our lives!

Here is a favorite throwback picture and a couple newer pictures.

My cousin Morgan’s boyfriend Braden Yeager had a birthday on March 22. Braden, thank you for joining right in with our crazy crew!

Morgan joined the birthday club yesterday on the 26th. It was number 22 for her. Where did time go? Morgan has always been so cute! Morgan Rae, we love you to the sun and back! 😆

Mom came across these old pictures last week. I had to reminisce today. 

Happy Birthday to the March birthday clan! I hope God blesses you with a fantastic year!

See you all tomorrow.

Odie

Through The Fire Featuring Colton Deane

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for visiting. We are delighted to have you drop by! 

We have a treat to share today. Here is another video that we recorded while in Florida. 

Mom and I had a blast singing with Colton! He is awesome! Thank you, Colton, for allowing us to sing with you and for allowing us to share it with others!

Gerald Crabb wrote this amazing song, Through The Fire, which the Crabb Family first released around 2000. It quickly gained a spot on my favorites list. This song has ministered to me many times. The message never gets old!

I was so happy when Colton pulled the song out while we were singing. I hope you enjoy a glimpse into our fun at Beams of Light Holiness Church! Our audience this night was Bro. Phillip and Sis. Deidra Deane, my Gran, Papaw Danny and Farrell Stearns. They were great cheerleaders!

See you all tomorrow!

Odie

No Isolation Allowed

Hey Friends,

Happy Saturday! I hope you survived the storms that have hounded a massive portion of our country! Today, we are forecasted to have lots of wind. 

Did you catch the video posted on our YouTube channel yesterday? We appreciate the great feedback!

No Isolation Allowed 

Here is something to think about today. 

  1 Peter 5:8 (KJV):

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." 

Isolation is a tactic used of the devil just like the lion to get you separated from help so you can be taken down. 

it is important to keep yourself connected with other believers of like faith.  Having the support of others is very beneficial in living a victorious Christian life. 

This is really true not only for the Christian but for everyone.  When you have your team cheering you on you can certainly find courage to fight on!

So…..last night I met with some of my team. God has blessed me a fantastic group of friends that pray for me and cheer me on! Some of us gathered for a girls night out. 

We had fun painting pottery at a local mall.  We were busy painting, but here is a few picturs of our fun.

Then we went to eat Mexican. We had a great night of fellowship!

The lighting is so bad on this shot. One of the restaurant employees took it. This is the best I could do even with editing.🥲

It was very refreshing to be with these lovely ladies for the evening! Hopefully we can do it again soon! 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Peace In Trusting Featuring Colton Deane

 Hey Friends,

We have a video to share today. I mentioned our fun singing with the fabulous Colton Deane last week in Florida and Mississippi! We captured some songs on video. We will probably share most of them over time!

Peace In Trusting is today’s video. This was written by Sonya Isaacs Yeary, Jimmy Yeary and Rebecca Isaacs Bowman. The Isaacs recorded and released the song in 2020. 

I love the message in the song. It speaks deeply to my soul! This song has carried me through countless days and long nights! I wrote about this song twice before, in 2021 and 2024. 

I suggested this song when we were singing with Colton, but he had not heard it. Later, Mom circled back to it, and we taught it to him. This was recorded on his third time singing it! He nails it—just proof he can do it amazingly!

Now you get to hear it! I hope you enjoy it! Colton, thank you for singing with us! We had a blast, and hopefully, we can sing with you again!

Thank you for visiting. See you tomorrow!

Odie

Foodie Friday 2/21/25

 Hey Friends,

Last week on Foodie Friday, here, I shared a favorite food memory with my Dad that he capture on video.

Well, the very next day we visited another family favorite buffet. He videoed that experience and shared it too. 

We loved Berry’s Seafood Buffet! They had a place to park the bus, the food is wonderful and the atmosphere is great! We stopped, whenever possible. Maybe Mom and I can go back soon! 

I thought it was fitting to share the video here for this week's Foodie Friday installment. I hope you enjoy.

See you tomorrow!

Odie

Throwback Thursday 2/20/25

 Hey Friends,

Welcome to Throwback Thursday. Today, we are going back to January 29th 2021. The last week of January we had a schedule change due to sickness. Honestly, that became our norm, and we learned to roll with the punches. We were still hours away, so we changed our route and plans. 

The new plan was to do ministry bookwork by day for my parents and revival on YouTube at night. A truckstop parking lot was home for a few days. We had cell signal and food and the comforts of the BoggsMobile. We were set. 

By Thursday we completed our travel to our next stop, Bernice, Louisiana. The last night of revival was a soundcheck singalong. It was a great service! We did not realize how special that moment would be for our family. 

Sunday morning Dad and I both woke up sick. By 9AM we confirmed it was our first known round of Covid. We had not spent time around people in a week. 

Well we rolled with the punches. That afternoon we began the journey home. It took us 2 and half days to complete the trip. Dad’s health battles were just beginning. We would be home for 7 months. He never fully recovered.

This became our last video before life changed! Wow, I am glad we captured this moment forever!  The video has been showing up in my suggested videos for a while. We have been receiving a few new comments on it. I decided to share it today.

Thanks for reading. See you tomorrow!

Odie

Foodie Friday 2/14/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Valentine’s Day! We truly love all of our friends and are thankful to have you in our lives! 

Today, we do miss Daddy very dearly! He was the best Valentine!

Most of the time when Dad gave a gift on his own, it was cash. Who doesn't love cash? 

He was not a shopper, so it was always special when Daddy would do something to show us his love! When he gave me a gift, I always cherished it a little extra.

Today, one Valentine's memory comes to my mind: We were in Foley, Alabama. He got up early one morning and slipped out of the bus before Mom and I were awake. 

He had ordered us to sleep a little extra that day. When we woke, he had come home with food and “real” Yeti 30 oz tumblers for Mom and me. 

We were supposed to be on a diet, but he had filled the cups full of chocolates! It made my day! I will have to use that cup today.

Some of my best memories of Dad were enjoying great meals! We had our favorite places to eat across the nation. We would dream about some of those for months before our schedule led us in that direction again. 

One such restaurant we stumbled upon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is called El Magay, Mexican Buffet. this was a regular stop on our route, even if we had to manipulate the route to get us there. El Magey was our favorite Mexican buffet!

I thought it was fitting to share this video again today. Dad originally recorded and posted this video in February 2022.

It makes for a good Foodie Friday post. The video brings back lots of great memories! I hope you enjoy it! Just remember, the food tasted even better than it looks!

See you next time.

Odie

A Few Things To Cover

Hey Friends.

Thanks for visiting with me today. Welcome to any new visitors! Hello to my faithful friends! You all are awesome! I hope your day is going well!

I have a few different topics to cover for today's post, so let me get right to the matter at hand. 

1. Goodnews Christian School 

Thank you for the good response to the new video posted to YouTube! You can see it by clicking below. 

We really appreciate some of you already getting on board with us for this special project! May God bless you for your help!

2. Uncle Steve Update

Thank for the prayers and concern for Uncle Steve and Aunt Karen Boggs!

 Uncle Steve is making progress towards recovering from Cellulitis! Praise God he was released from the hospital yesterday! He will receive out patient treatment for a few days and continue oral antibiotics a while longer. We are so thankful for the Lord touching him!!

3. Revival at DRPC

Bro. Josh Smith and Family start revival tonight through Friday at Dryden Road Pentecostal Church. services nightly at 7:30 PM February 11 through the 14th.

Youth rally is scheduled for Friday night. If you are in our local area come be part of revival! Dryden Road Pentecostal Church is located at 3201 Dryden Road, Moraine, Ohio. 

Thanks again for reading! See you again next time!

Odie

Our Heart For Goodnews Christian School

 Hey Friends,

We are starting the week with a new Boggs Family Ministries YouTube channel video. 

This is something that we have been wanting to share for a while. We dearly love our friends in Nigeria, and today we are telling you about a project that is very near and dear to our hearts!

Goodnews ChristianSchool is the vision and heart of Reverend Ade Shobanke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. We are standing beside them as they add new classrooms to the Goodnews Christian School. 

We welcome you to get onboard and share in seeing this project completed. 

IF you choose to give to Boggs Family Ministries, Inc then you should know we are recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 not-for-profit ministry. Your contribution to our ministry may have valuable tax benefits for you.  In such regard, however, you should consult your personal tax adviser with respect to tax deductions and any limitations of such deductions, which may impact your tax return.

You can donate by going here to the link below using PayPal or Credit card. 

100% of your donation will go to the school construction project. 

Another way you can donate is by mail. 

Make checks payable to Boggs Family Ministries with a note in the memo specifying “school construction project”

You can mail donations to us at

Boggs Family Ministries 

PO Box 28

Waynesville, OH 45068

Thank you very much for every donation! Also, please join us in praying for our dear friends in Nigeria! They are precious people doing a wonderful work for the Lord! We love and appreciate their heart for God so much!

We appreciate you for spending a moment of your day with us. See you tomorrow.

Kelly Jo and Odie

Happy Birthday Daddy 2025

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for dropping by for a visit! We have been in reflection mode this week. A couple of big days are here this week, back to back. 

January 15th, last year, Daddy came home from the hospital after the stroke. Click here to visit yesterday’s post

January 16th is my Dad’s birthday! Dad did not like a lot of attention on his birthday. He always wanted to make a big deal about mine or Mom’s, but not his! A blog post is just about all I could get by doing for him.

He does not get a choice this year! We are spending today honoring the great man I got to call Daddy!

Mom and I sat down and reflected on Dad’s last days on earth. He taught us to love God and His greatness always! Dad’s love for his Great God was evident until the end. 

Also, we included Dad singing If You Could See Me Now. This video was recorded as part of a church service at my house in April of 2020. We also played it at Dad’s celebration of life. Some people have requested to hear the song again. I figured his birthday was a great day to share it again.

I will close with a note for my Daddy. See you tomorrow. 

Happy birthday, Daddy! I love you, “More than a hog loves slop”! You will forever be my superhero! 

This is the first time in my lifetime that I could not celebrate your birthday with you in person. Over the years we have celebrated your birthday in a myriad of states and ways! You may not physically be here, but we are still marking this extra special date on the calendar. 

In a while we will enjoy a delicious dinner with several family members in your honor! I know there will be tears, laughter and lots of memories! I so wish you could be here with us! You are always dearly missed!

 Love Your Baby Girl, Odie!