More Pictures of Montana Scenery

Here are a few more pictures taken on our drives in Montana.

Sunrise just north of the town of East Glacier Park on the crooked Hwy 49

A foggy and gorgeous morning at Many Glacier in Glacier National park. There are Grizzly spotted regularly in this area but not by us!

Yes, Ashlee, we are bundled up and cold on July 27th!

Next nine Pictures - Taken on the Going to the Sun Rd. in Glacier National Park. The Park was prettier than we have ever seen it! It was foggy on the East side and as we crossed Logan Pass which is on the Continental Divide the clouds began to roll back to reveal the dazzling sunshine on the West side.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is in Missoula. These are the people responsible for reintroducing Elk in Kentucky and several other states the last 25 years. This is an awesome place!

The most awesome mount! It is just inside the front door of the visitors center.

Kelly Jo said this must be the rainbow capitol of the world. I lost track of how many rainbows we saw that day including at least two double rainbows.

Day Trips in Montana

The weather out here in the great Northwest has been beautiful! Kelly Jo and I have been taking advantage of the weather and the great scenery here during the day. We have taken several day trips to see the sights. Some trips we have taken with the Metzger's and some we have taken by ourselves.

In the last several days we have been to the Big Hole Battlefield, Skalkaho Falls, Flathead Lake, in and around Glacier National Park and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Here are a few pictures of some of the awesome beauty in and around Montana! I'll add more tomorrow! (Edit: Or maybe later today)

Davy

Beautiful Skalkaho Falls

The Metzger's

The KBoggs's

Flathead Lake - The biggest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi and the prettiest lake I have ever seen!

Next four pictures - Hwy. 2 around the southern edge of Glacier National park. It is an awesome drive.

More Pictures to be posted tomorrow.

Note From Ohio

I've now been home a week. I am still having a wonderful time with family! The weather has cooled a bit. Yesterday was a gorgeous day.

Saturday night I went to church with Mamaw and Papaw at Dodds. I was glad to see some friends from other states. Bro Matthew Stephens and family were there to talk of their mission trip to Germany. They are from Bro. Dwain Galiher's in West Plains, Missouri. It wonderful to hear them tell of their German friends and how God is working in their lives!!! Bro. Matthew and the children, Brooklyn, Boston and Britain sang and quoted scripture. The kids are growing and doing so well with their music!

Cody Shaneyfelt had been in Richmond, Indiana for the INHIM conference. He came with the Stephens family to church Saturday. I was surprised to see a friend from Hokes Bluff, Alabama.

Sunday I made both services at Dryden Road Pentecostal Church. I love my home church!!! Sunday Morning Bro. Bill Houston preached. Sunday night my Pastor, Bro. Bennie Sutherland preached. Thanks, Aunt Holly, for the rides to church!

On the home church note, we have many in need of prayer. Our dear friend Bro. Shannon Baker is recovering from surgery. He has a long road of recovery!!!!! Please pray for Bro. Shannon, Sis. Tammy, Braden and Reagan Baker in this tough time!!!!!!!

Monday evening I spent with my cousin Lisa. We enjoyed dinner at Skyline Chili. Then we hit the local Goodwill, Cato and Walmart. Before heading home we decide to try a Mocha Frape' together. All my family here is bragging on the Frape's. Neither one of us is a coffee fan. But by the time we finished the Frape' we had decided that we liked it. The weather was so nice we enjoyed riding with the windows down and the sun roof open. To my cousin Deidre, who is in Arizona, we missed you !

In May we visited Central City, Kentucky. Sis. Tammy Harris is my "Physical Therapist". Sis. Tammy had me try walking with a walker. I really liked how it felt! I had been kind of looking for a walker since then. Last night at the Goodwill I found a good one for $6.00! I am so happy! I'm enjoying getting to use it.

Today I am home with Mamaw. Mamaw has been canning tomatoes.

Odie

-Mamaw working in her kitchen
-Bro. Mathew & Sis. Jenny
-Bro Mathew and Children
-Cody Shaneyfelt and Lucas
-Frape' Fun
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Loving Home But Missing Montana Friends and Weather

Hello from Hot Ohio!!!! I am having a great time so far. We are trying to stay cool! Yesterday the heat index was 105 degrees and the humidity is high.

I am spending time with my Mamaw and Papaw today. We are enjoying a quiet day at home.

Friday we also were home in the air conditioning. Several of the family stopped by. We had a good time visiting. I am blessed with a great family!

Thursday afternoon I was reunited with my big camera. I missed the Canon badly! It seems to be back to normal now. Also Thursday night thanks to my, Cousin Lisa, I made to church at Dryden Road! It was great to be at home church!!!! My Pastor, preached awesome! I am looking forward the services Sunday!

I do miss beautiful Montana and the Weather! And my great friends at Sun Valley Church!!!! Thanks to the youth group for adopting me! You all are awesome! Thanks for encouraging me!!!

Before I post picture from home. I decided to do a few more from Montana.
-Chior
-The Girls
- Rebekah
-Metzger girls and me
- Rachael Metzger
-Jessica
-Rachel Lockwood & me
-Me and Leah
-Clown Leah

Odie




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Driving With Lewis and Clark on the Lolo Trail

We went driving with Lewis and Clark on the Lolo Trail on Thursday and it was a blast. Lewis and Clark made their historic trip over 200 years ago paddling all the way up the Missouri to its source and then crossing the mountains to the Pacific. When they arrived at the Bitterroots and began to search for a way across one of their men remarked that these were the most terrible mountains he had ever seen. I would say a hearty amen to that. These mountains are still part of the biggest untamed wilderness area in the United States.

Today US 12 follows the Lochsa River twisting and turning all the way through the Bitterroots. It is one curvy road but Lewis and Clark and their band of men would have be thrilled with Hwy 12. Instead, they crossed on an Indian trail that follows the mountain ridge just north of the river. It is over 100 miles through that rugged wilderness. There is a gravel/dirt/rock road that traces that old Nez Perce trail. We drove about 30 miles of it and we were constantly in awe of the beauty and remoteness of the way.

Lewis and Clark crossed the Bitterroots in September 1905 and an early winter storm and lack of food nearly killed them all. They pressed on through waist deep snow at times and made it across. Those were very tough and determined men.

This picture is of the topography map of the mountains surrounding the Lolo Trail. You are looking West.

This is the Kelly Jo at the isitors Center at Lolo Pass. The rest of the pictures were taken along the trail.

Odie Has Flown the Coop!

Odie flew from Missoula to Cincinnati today and made the trip safely. My Dad and Mom picked her up at the airport around 9:00pm eastern time. This is not the first time Odie has flown by herself but it is the first time she has made a connection in Chicago but she did great!

Odie is going to be home four weeks visiting with family and friends and then Kelly Jo and I will join here for Dryden Rd. Indoor Campmeeting before returning to California to resume revivals. I am sure she will be posting pictures from home and detailing her adventures as well.

We have never been away from Odie for more than a week so it is a new experience for all of us. We miss her but we are getting by some how.

We love you much, Odie!

Davy & Kelly Jo

Kelly Jo with a friend she met at the Missoula Airport!

Kelly Jo and Odie right before they tore Odie apart in security. She always attracts attention at airports...

Does God Bless Microwave/Convection Ovens?

Does God Bless Microwave/Convection Ovens?

That is the the question of the day....

But first a story.

Kelly Jo was cooking July 4th for the big hog roast at Sun Valley Church in Florence, Montana when she noticed that her Microwave/Convection Oven had quit cooking. The timer was still counting, all of the controls seemed to be working but no sound of cooking. Fortunately the baked beans were close enough to being finished and I might say they were Delicious!

The next day Kelly Jo pulled out all the paperwork on the Microwave/Convection Oven (Thankfully the previous owners of the BoggsMobile saved the paperwork for everything) and I started checking it out. Once I had followed all the instructions in the book with no fix I began to call the phone numbers for customer service and repairs that I found in the original papers. Since the Microwave/Convection Oven was manufactured in 1995 I was not really surprised to find that not one number was good.

I finally located an electronics repair shop in Missoula and called them. After talking to them we examined our options.

1. Pay $20 to have the problem diagnosed then repaired at $150-200 minimum.

2. Order a new Microwave/Convection Oven for $552 plus shipping for the only brand in the world with the proper outside dimensions.

3. Do without a Microwave/Convection Oven.

Well.....

#3 was not an option because we have no other oven in the BoggsMobile.

#2 was not in the budget so I went with option #1.

We took it in and forked over the $20 and hoped for the $150-200 minimum. If the estimate was more than $200 to repair our 15 year old Microwave/Convection Oven then we would have to bite the bullet for a new one.

The repair place called a few days later and gave me the verdict. They checked everything out thoroughly and all the major components were working fine. The culprit was a $10 door switch. That's the safety switch to keep the unit from working with the door open. I had to pay the diagnostic fee, an hours labor and $10 for the switch for a grand total of $87!

We picked it up the next day, put everything back in place, plunked the magic twanger and it Worked! The Microwave/Convection Oven is back to cooking every day!

Now, for my original question....

Does God Bless Microwave/Convection Ovens?

Is God concerned for the condition, feelings or future of Microwave/Convection Ovens?

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that I don't think God concerns himself much at all with Microwave/Convection Ovens...Or refrigerators, air conditioners, tools, clothes, toys, guns or even cars, houses and lands....

God doesn't love objects, things and stuff. God loves people! He loves people like the Boggs family and people like you. In fact God tells us in His word that He loves us with an everlasting love. He loves people so much that He gave His only begotten son for us! God demonstrated His Love toward us and He still does every day!

God did not Love our Microwave/Convection Oven. He Loves our family!

God did not bless our Microwave/Convection Oven. He blessed our family!

Some people think and teach erroneously that if God is blessing you then you won't have any problems. But very often He blesses us through our problems or even with our problems!

He could have blessed us with the money for a brand new $552 Microwave/Convection Oven.

He could have blessed us with a $50 used one on eBay.

He could have delivered one to my door out of thin air.

He could have given us the grace and patience to do without a Microwave/Convection Oven for more than 10 days.

He could have miraculously healed it right in the cabinet when Kelly Jo laid hands on it. (I kind of prefer this option because I would not have had to remove and reinstall anything and no out of pocket expense.)

But God Blessed us with a working Microwave/Convection Oven, repaired quickly at a reasonable price.

The point is that all of the above would have been the blessing of God on our family. And NONE of those options means God loves us one ounce less than the others. Some are easier to take than others but God knows what is best for us!

Take a moment to look around your life, my friend! You may be wondering when God is going to work in that situation or this circumstance. When is God going to heal, fix or produce? But God is working right now even as you read this. He is giving grace, love and mercy to you and he is working behind the scenes and going way in front of you for your Good!

You may not see it now but God is working for you...

God is blessing you...

God Loves You!

Does God Care much about our Microwave/Convection Oven? Sorry, I don't think so, but He proves once again He cares a whole big bunch about us.

He cares about you and yours as well....

Davy