Heaven Is Sweet

 Hey Friends,

We often say Heaven grows sweeter each day. That thought is so true in my life. 

Lately, it seems we have had several friends, family and acquaintances complete their life journeys. Our hearts ache for the loved ones left here to face life. We are praying for God to comfort and strengthen them. 

Here are just some of the wonderful highlights of Heaven that I am thinking about today. We long for the Promised Land, where we can be with our Savior! 

I am anxious for a forever home where sin, sorrow and strife will be no more. There will be no pain, sickness, or goodbyes. I am looking forward to a grand reunion day with my loved ones.  

Oh, hallelujah, Heaven will be glorious!! I am so grateful for the blessed hope that we have. This life is not the end, but there is a better place. 

The half has not yet been told. We can only dream and imagine what Heaven will be like. I made my plans years ago to be there, and I can not wait. 

Below is a picture of my Dad with

precious Sis. Faye Riddell. They were reunited this week in Heaven. 

Thank you for reading, as I dream of Heaven. See you later. 

Odie

Higher Ground Lyrics

Hey Friends,

Thank you for coming by to see what we are up to today. We are still in Texas, and having a great time. I will tell you more about it later. 

For today, we are continuing our Next Step lyrics series. This is track number 8 on the project. 

Higher Ground is an old hymn. Again, this has been a family favorite for many years. 

We have sung this in countless services through the years. It felt right for our dong line-up this time around. 

Next Step is our latest music project. It is available for download on all streaming platforms. You can contact us to order CDs or USB drives. Click HERE to view the official album artwork. 

I will close with the song lyrics. 

 Higher Ground

 WRITER: JOHNSON OATMAN, JR. 1856-1922

 MUSIC: CHARLES H. GABRIEL 

1856-1932

Verse 1

I'm pressing on

The upward way 

New heights I’m gaining every day

Still praying as I onward bound

Lord plant my feet on higher ground

Chorus 

Lord lift me up

And let me stand

By faith on Heavens table land

A higher plain that I have found 

Lord plant my feet on higher ground

Verse 2

My heart has no desire to stay

Where doubts arise 

And fears dismay

Though some dwell

Where these abound

My prayer my aim is higher ground

Chorus 

Lord lift me up

And let me stand

By faith on Heavens table land

A higher plain that I have found 

Lord plant my feet on higher ground

Verse 3

 I want to live above this world

Though Satan’s darts at me hurled

For faith has caught a joyful sound

The song of saints on higher ground

Verse 4

I want to scale the utmost high

And catch a gleam of glory bright

But still I’ll pray

‘til  Heaven I found 

Lord lead me on to higher ground

Chorus 

Lord lift me up

And let me stand

By faith on Heavens table land

A higher plain that I have found 

Lord plant my feet on higher ground

Tag

A higher plain that I have found 

Oh Lord plant my feet on higher ground

Sweeny Texas March 2026 Visit

 Hey Friends,

Mom and I are visiting the great state of Texas. I wanted to give you a peek at our weekend. 

We are getting to visit friends on this trip. It had been wonderful to see everyone again! 

Sweeny, Texas, was a regular stop on our travel route for many years. We love Pastor Larry Lamb and the fine folks at Full Gospel Lighthouse Church. They have been so good to us. 

I am glad we were able to be in a service with them, and thank them for their friendship to BFM. 

I will close with pics from our Sweeny visit this time around. Thank you for joining me today. 

Odie

God Is Good Lyrics

 Hey Friends,

Today, we are visiting track number two on our latest project. Mom brought God Is Good to the song table. It was a song that was ministering to her greatly. We have tried to keep our focus on the fact that God is good through it all. 

I also loved the song. When we started arranging the songs for recording, she suggested that I sing the first verse. 

I struggled to make it through the verse because it is my life in song form. Without a doubt, I can say from the bottom of my heart God has been extra good to me! 

Things did not go according to my beautiful life plan. In my third-grade plan, life was projected to be perfect.

At nine years old, I did not fully understand life or God’s goodness. I am glad God has stood by me through life’s curveballs. 

This song has become a crowd favorite. I think everyone can relate. 

God Is God

Writers: BENJAMIN GLOVER / JEFFREY THOMAS PARDO / BATTISTELLI FRANCESCA CURB SONGS ASCAP/ FRANCESCA MUSIC ASCAP/ MEAUX

MERCY BMI/BRENT HOOD MUSIC SESAC/ARIOSE MUSIC ASCAP

Verse 1

Third grade

 I drew my dreams on a blank page

My own silver screen 

Painted sun never rain

And love without pain

Funny the life I designed 

Never played out like I had in mind

Had some highs hit the ground 

Some ups that went down

But one thing that I figured out

Chorus

Joy comes tears fall

I am learning there is beauty in it all 

Not hard to find it 

You just have to look 

Oh God is good

Verse 2

I’ve said hellos and goodbyes

And I’ve held my friends 

While they’ve cried

Tasted bitter and sweet

Those moments between 

Oh He’s had His hand on everything

Chorus

Joy comes tears fall

I am learning there is beauty in it all 

Not hard to find it 

You just have to look 

Oh God is good

Bridge

We’re all young then we’re old

Kids have kids of their own

And the days they keep moving moving

If there’s one thing I know 

True wherever I go

He is with me forever through it all

Joy comes tears fall

I am learning there is beauty in it all 

Ending chorus 

Joy comes tears fall

I am learning there is beauty in it a

Not hard to find it 

You just have to look 

Oh God is good

Oh God is good

The Next Step is our latest music project. It is available for download on all streaming platforms. You can contact us to order CDs or USB drives. Click HERE to view the official album artwork.

God’s Opportunity Lyrics

 Hey Friends,

I have not yet posted the lyrics to our new project on the blog. Today is the day we start The Next Step lyrics series. I may also give some stories behind the song and why they are special to us. 

Hopefully, we can add a page of the lyrics in PDF form soon. Dad always struggled to get PDFs onto Blogger. My research shows that it is a multi-step process. My phone signal is not adequate at the moment to figure it all out. 

The Next Step is our latest music project. It is available for download on all streaming platforms. You can contact us to order CDs or USB drives. Click HERE to view the official album artwork.

Ben Isaacs encouraged us to do this project. He produced, sang, encouraged and guided us through the process. He felt it was something we needed to do, as we try to find the next step individually and as a ministry. 

This is the first album by Kelly Jo and Odie. We recorded this just 7 months after Dad's passing. We wanted to include him, too. He is a co-writer on both original songs on the project. We started and ended with those songs. 

 

Song number one is titled God's Opportunity. Dad and Mom had begun writing God's Opportunity, and it was mostly done when he passed. Mom and I just finished a few spots and polished it for this recording. I love the way it turned out. 

Gods Opportunity 

WRITERS: KELLY JO BOGGS, ODIE BOGGS AND DAVY BOGGS /JUSTOKMUSIC/BMI

Chorus

Could this be an opportunity 

 For God to work a wonder 

make it new

We see impossibilities

But God sees miracles in me and you

Verse 1

Fret and agonize 

Over darkened skies 

Stumble down the road 

To find your way 

In a world of hate 

You must have eyes of faith 

So you can clearly see 

The light of day

Chorus

Could this be an opportunity 

For God to work a wonder 

Make it new

We see impossibilities

But God sees miracles in me and you

Verse 2

Twist and turn 

Crash and burn

Questions more than answers 

Every day 

Way behind lousy frame of mind

But there’s a silver lining to the gray

Chorus

Could this be an opportunity 

For God to work a wonder 

Make it new

We see impossibilities

But God sees miracles in me and you 

Verse 3

Here we go again 

Will it ever end

Cannot make it work out 

Like it should 

I have found God can turn it around 

And work it all for my good 

Chorus

Could this be an opportunity 

For God to work a wonder 

Make it new

We see impossibilities

But God sees miracles in me and you

Bridge

Troubles on the rise 

Darken all your skies

Please remember God is working too

I don’t know where you’ve been 

But I see you're still standing

He’s using every trial 

To strengthen you

 Chorus 

Could this be an opportunity 

For God to work a wonder 

Make it new

We see impossibilities

But God sees miracles in me and you