Richton Tent Revival 2026

Hey Friends,

We will soon be heading to Mississippi. It will be wonderful to see all of our dear friends and family down there. 

Yesterday I told you about Homecoming next weekend at RFA. You can see the information HERE. 

Sunday evening, the plan is to set up the tent at the park. Revival starts on Monday. Please help us pray for cooperative weather. 

We are looking forward to revival under the blue and white gospel tent this year! We are joining with First Assembly and expecting amazing things to happen during revival. 

Bro. Brent Gabbard is scheduled to preach Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Bro. Kenny Morris will wrap up the revival Thursday and Friday. It is going to be wonderful. Pastor Scott Morris Invited us to do music again this year. 

Please join us for the tent revival. The dates are Monday-Friday, October 5-9 2026. Service time is 7PM nightly. The tent will be at Richton Recreational Park. Here is the address. 

Hwy 15 S

Richton, MS

See you all under the tent. 

Odie

Odie’s Family Friends And Food Fun

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for stopping by on this cool fall day. Happy fall, y'all. It has been feeling fallish around here this week. We actually turned on the heat to warm up a bit last night. 

Here are a handful of pictures I have taken recently. These are on my camera roll and have not made it to the blog. 

I have enjoyed being home lately, which has given me time to catch up with family and friends. Usually, yummy food is involved. 

In closing, Saturday’s scheduled event was canceled. More info available HERE.

See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Schedule Change!

Hey Friends,

ATTENTION 

SCHEDULED 

CHANGE!

Due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, the Fall Gospel Sing at Dodds Church has been canceled. I just advertised it yesterday. Plans had to change. 

There will now be a funeral there on Saturday. Sis. Jean Eaton, a founding member of the church, finished her earthly race yesterday morning. She lived a long life. In her 90-plus years, she served faithfully. 

Please pray for her family and church family! Everyone will miss her greatly! 

Bro. Lloyd Eaton is missing his bride of nearly 77 years. He faithfully, lovinly cared for her all the way! He definitely needs prayer!

Sis. Jean was a precious lady! I was blessed to call her my friend! We rejoice because her earthly struggles ended yesterday. She fought long and hard. Now she has reached her Heavenly goal. 

Aunt Eva Isaacs

Please pray for our family on the Isaacs side. My Mamaw's sister-in-law passed yesterday. We were not expecting to get the news about our sweet Aunt Eva. 

Her children, grandchildren and large extended family are extremely heartbroken! They are a tight-knit group. She was their glue. 

My heart aches desperately for both of these families!! I know prayer to our awesome, loving and comforting God is what will sustain them!

Thank you for reading. 

Odie 

The Green Machine’s New Look

Hey Friends,

Most of you will remember our beloved car, “The Green Machine.” The 2006 envy green Scion XB joined our family in 2012. 

That vehicle was well loved, used and known across the country as a member of our family. We drove it, towed it behind the BoggsMobile, and rode it in the tent trailer for many thousands of miles. It was a workhorse that served us well!

We retired it as our main vehicle in 2020. Then went on to be useful to us around home. 

Last year we sent the car to Bro. Whiffen in Florida. He always said he wanted it when we were done with it. 

Bro. Whiffen and his family have worked hard on it. They have it back in good working order. He corrected several issues. 

Then it needed body work. Bro. Whiffen took it to Pastor Dewayne Watson in Dothan, Alabama. 

Bro. Dewayne and his family worked long and hard on the Green Machine. Daddy would say they have it shining like new money. It looks so spiffy. 

Bro. Whiffen shared pictures with us last night. He said I could post them here. 

This makes us so happy. They even left a memorial to Dad on the back window. It is so sweet. 

The Watson family are long-time dear friends of ours. Back in Joplin, Missouri, Dad was preaching revival for Bro. Watson. Michael Watson was a toddler. During Dad’s message Michael yells to my Dad “Go Cool Cat.” We laughed so hard. It was a running joke in our families, and from then on Dad and Michael called each other “Cool Cat”! Michael is now grown and in the picture up above. 

We still get questions about the Green Machine. I thought you might like an update. See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Family Dinner Meetings

Hey Friends,

Last week, we met up with some of our family. I love any time I get to spend time with family! 

We met up with some of the Morgan crew at a local Buffalo Wild Wings. The visit was amazing, and the food was really good. 

Below are a few pictures from our family lunch. 

Then another time we got to meet up at Alcapulco som of the Boggs clan. We were going separate directions, but you have to pause for dinner. Family, salsa and great food made the rainy day super fine. 

It was raining, and I did not get a selfie with everyone. Steve, Karen, Mamaw and Papaw were part of this dinner. I will end with a few pics from dinner. 

See you tomorrow. 

Odie

9/11/2001 25 Years

 Hey Friends,

25 years ago, life forever changed for all Americans. Our country was attacked and devastated by terrorists. I will never forget that day. The helplessness and uncertainty were overwhelming. 

We have visited the museum and memorial in NYC. It is one of the best memorials we have visited in our travels.

Through the years, I have read, heard and watched countless firsthand 9/11 accounts. My heart still breaks for all the victims and families of lives lost in the attacks. I will never be able to wrap my head around it all!

I always tend to reflect a lot around this date. Mom and I recently came across this story from a survivor. It moved us so deeply! I figured I would share it here with you. 

I have not read her book or watched the movie, but what a testimony. In the midst of devastation and destruction, God was working. He was dealing with a soul and showing mercy. 

This testimony is just a reminder to me that it is not to late for God to work. He can turn tragedy into a testimony!

Thanks for reading!

Odie

A Sunday Surprise

 Hey Friends,

Sunday morning we had a great surprise. We had visitors at DRPC from Florida. It was so good to see Bro. Sean and Sis. Chondra Hume!

They have been our friends for many years! We share many memories from our visits to there home church in Haines City, Florida. 

I am so glad they came to visit DRPC   while in the area. I know they were glad to hear Bro. Bennie preach. 

After church we got the chance to visit with the Humes more. We introduced them to Ohio’s best pizza, Cassano’s. They seemed to enjoy it too!

I am glad we were home to see our friends. The surprise made our Sunday even greater. 

See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Boggs Family Labor Day 2026

 Hey Friends,

I hope you had a great Holiday yesterday! Some of the Boggs family and added family gathered yesterday at Papaw's barn. That's the popular holiday family hangout. 

We enjoyed visiting over hotdogs, sides and desserts. It was a wonderful way to spend our Labor Day! I love our family gatherings. We always miss those who can not make it! 

I snapped some pictures. I got pictures of everyone who was there except for two people. Well, you know what I look like.  I was there  😂.

I do apologize to Lauren's boyfriend, Ian. He definitely was there, but I missed a direct picture . I will make up for it next time! 😂 He is partially in one of the photos. That means we do have some proof that he was there. 😂

Here are my Labor Day 2026 pics. I hope you enjoy. 

Odie

Flashback Friday The Ark Encounter

 Hey Friends,

Mom and I are headed to the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky. The Annual 4o Days of Christian Music Festival is in its final days for the year. 

We are going today to hear The Isaacs. I am anticipating a great day of fun, family and top-notch music and singing!

I have been remembering our first adventure at the Ark Encounter. It happened in July of 2022. It was absolutely a day full of memories.

I will never forget that day! It was an adventure, but we had the best family day. Dad documented it for our YouTube Channel. 

The video can be found below. I hope you enjoy this Flashback Friday moment.

See you tomorrow!

Odie

Beckham Is One

 Hey Friends,

My regular readers will recognize Beckham. He is my cousins Jonas and Kylee's boy. You all have helped us pray hard for this little guy!

August 30th 2025, Beckham Porter Boggs was born. We were smitten from the beginning. We knew he was a special dude. 

Little did we know the health battles that laid ahead for him in the coming days, weeks and months. God brought him through a lot of stuff in the last year! Thanks for the prayers. Beckham is a warrior. He has rallied and persevered with courage. 

The war is not over. According to doctors he has a major battle to face. His rare genetic disorder makes him a candidate for a bone marrow transplant. We are still hoping and praying for divine intervention. God is well able to turn things around. 

Soon, they have an appointment with the  BMT specialist. Hopefully Jonas and Kylee will know more of a game plan then. The doctor wanted to wait until Beckham is one. Maybe another form of treatment will be available for his age now. 

Earlier this month they celebrated his big birthday. We did not get to be there, but I am so thankful for video and pictures. Thanks to Aunt Holly for supplying party pics! His 1 year photos are adorable. 

We love our little guy so much. He is a miracle boy! Here is a comparison of Beckham and his Uncle Davy the Great. I think they favor each other. 

See you later. 

Odie