Then and Now 7/2/26

 Hey Friends, 

Earlier this week memories from 6 years ago came up in my photos. This was a memorable week that we spent in Texas. 

My cousins Deidre, Ben and Charlie were still in Texas then. They lived close enough to visit our revival in Lucas, Texas. We have lots of great memories from this revival. 

These pics are from June 29-30 of 2020. Charlie was 14 months old. 

I think this was the time Dad introduced Charlie to a horseradish and cheddar potato chip. Charlie's reaction was priceless. My Dad loved that moment. I think that was one of his highlights of being Uncle Davy the Great! I wish I could find that video!

Chloe Jean and Carson had not joined their family yet. Charlie was just a little guy. Charlie and Carson look so much alike in these photos.

 

Here is a look at Charlie from this spring He is a 7 year old big boy now.  
He still has his Auntie O's heart. I miss my Charlie. He gives the best hugs. 

He still loves to play with Aunt Kelly. Charlie does not like it when she has to be an adult and can not play with him. 🤣

Thanks for looking down memory lane with me I always enjoy seeing pictures from them and now, I hope you enjoy them too! See you all tomorrow
Odie

Mamaw Visits The Homeplace

 Hey Friends,

My Dad wrote in the past about the homeplace where his Mother grew up. The log cabin has been loved and cherished by our extended family for decades. 

Grandpa Godfrey and Grandma Bessie Isaacs spent many years there. They lived off the land and raised their family there. They did not have running water or electricity. Life was not easy!

Dad had many happy days and memories of his time spent with family. 

Grandpa died in 1985 Grandma followed in 1987. I did not get to experience life with them living there. Their memory lives on at the homeplace!

The homeplace remains in the family. The cabin is still standing, still without the utilities that we may consider necessities of life. 

Through the years, the family has loved, revered and maintained it. Several cousins now own it. They are taking great care of the place. 

Several weeks ago, my cousins prepared a special breakfast for some of the family. They invited the two remaining siblings out of the 17 children of Grandma and Grandpa Isaacs. My Mamaw, Martha and Uncle Joe were both there. I think there were several more family members there that day. 

I know Mamaw enjoyed going home. I enjoyed seeing photos from that special morning.

I know we have several readers that have liked seeing pictures from the home place. I figured I would share these photos. Mamaw sent us. 

If my Dad was able, he would have written a newspaper worthy post from this day. it would be full of his memories of Grandma and Grandma! I am thankful for the heritage that was passed down to us from such wonderful family members! 

See you tomorrow!

Odie

Happy Father's Day 2026

Hey Friends,

Happy Father's Day 2026! May God richly bless all the fathers and men who are father figures. I hope you have a wonderful holiday! You all definitely deserved to be celebrated extra special on this day.

I am so thankful to God for every man who has influenced my life. I am a blessed girl. I have fathers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, brothers, pastors, and friends. You all help and support me so much, and I am grateful! Thank you so very dearly for your important role. 

Daddy was an incredible man of God! His impact on me continues every day. I would not be the person I am today without his love and guidance. I love and miss him desperately!

Here are some of my favorite photos of him. 

My Aunt Theresa gave me this little heart this week. I appreciate people prayers and love! Thanks for the thoughts, calls, text, hugs and mail that I received this week!

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Porch Sale 2026 Day 1

 Hey Friends,

Porch Sale day 1 was a big success. We had a steady flow of visitors. Only a few slow moments. 

Lots of things sold. We are thrilled. We will be open today from 8:30 to 6:00 PM. Come visit us. Good things still for sale, including the chest Murphy Bed. 

It was good to visit with family and friends along the way. We met lots of new people.

Here are the few pics I got from yesterday.  

See you tomorrow!

Odie

Ready Set Sale

 Hey Friends,

Today is the first day of our porch sale. Come see us today and tomorrow. 

We plan to be open for business 8:30 AM to 6:00PM Eastern time on both days. I hope we have a bunch of stuff that you cannot live without!

Yesterday, we worked hard along with Mamaw, Papaw and Theresa getting things set up. Thank you all so much for your help!

I snapped a few quick pictures before we had to cover things up for the evening. 

I will  close out with a quick picture of my lunch fuel. Cassano’s was on the menu. It was delicious!

Odie

Sale Prep Continues

 Hey Friends,

Yesterday, we continued our sale prep. Mamaw and Papaw have been helping us sort and price things. Their help is very much appreciated!

We made lots of progress. I can not snap pics while working. I did get a quick one today.

Thanks also to Tim Stancell for lending us his strength and muscles and helping us yesterday afternoon.

Come by and check out our sale on Friday and Saturday. We have things of interest to men and women. I believe you will find something. 

Then we went in to storm mode late last night. We ended the day in the safe room. Thankfully, the Beach Cottage seems to be ok.  We had some bad storms in the area. 

Not to far from us there were tornadoes on the ground. We need to pray the many people that were affected by the storms. It got pretty rough in several states. 

Now, I am headed to bed for a nap. Then it will be back to sale prep. 

See you tomorrow!

Odie

A Word For Wednesday Rewind

 Hey Friends,

We had a busy day yesterday. When I laid down earlier this morning. I did not know what I was going to post on the blog today. I had some ideas, but nothing was feeling like the right thing. 

Mom told me to repost one of Dad’s old A  Word for Wednesday videos. I  then knew immediately the video to repost. A couple weeks ago this video popped up and I watched it.

I bawled like a baby my Daddy was speaking to me. I miss him and his wisdom. He had a way with words. He could hear from God to give us just what we needed. I'm thankful that we have these nuggets to look back on.

I hope you enjoy this rewind edition of A Word for Wednesday. This episode was from early in his series. It was first published over five years ago.

Thanks for stopping by to visit with us. It is always good to have you visit our corner of Internet land. 🤣

Odie

Unwelcomed Visitors

 Hey Friends,

Mom found unwelcomed visitors at the barn yesterday. She spotted hornets swarming and their nest. 

She had not seen it on Thursday when she mowed the yard. She was in and out of the barn with the door up and down several times. I am thankful she was not stung!

The nest is located in the upper right corner of the door. 

Yesterday, Mom immediately took action and called the professionals to exterminate the hornets. We do not want them hanging out here. 

Now, for a zoomed in look at the nest. 

We both remembered Dad’s run in with hornets. He often told us this story. By the time I heard it, he was laughing about the ordeal. Yesterday, we just had to smile, thinking about Dad’s Hornets. 

This is the story as we remember Dad telling us. I thought he had blogged about it before, but I could find no record of it. 

When Dad was a kid, he was with some of his 98 Isaacs family cousins in Kentucky. They were picking blackberries. 

Grandpa Isaacs parted a bush, and a big papery nest dropped on the ground. He cried, “HORNETS!!!!”

There were many kids and adults around, but the one kid that ran became the target of the hornets. It was my Dad!

He told us they chased him as he ran as fast as he could. He was being stung all over. They got under a leather bracelet he was wearing. 

His dad, my Papaw Eugene was his salvation. He chased him down, tackling him pulled off his shirt and began to get the hornets off of him. I think they made it to the creek. 

My Dad hated hornets from that day forward. Also, the daughters of his Uncle Herman Isaacs named him “Hornet”.

Even after they were all grown they would still call him “Hornet”  when they saw him. 

Daddy loved his cousins and their memories! I think he loved his Hornet nickname from his beloved cousins. 

Dad had to face his hornet fears on different occasions to get rid of a nest. He got stung doing so as an adult, and we heard the original hornet story then. 

Let me close today with anniversary wishes. Uncle Jay and Aunt Theresa Osbon got married 34 years ago today! 

Happy Anniversary! We love you both so much! I pray God grants you the best year yet!

See you tomorrow. 

Odie