Monday, November 12, 2018

Our Weekend Woundup and Weview 11/12/2018

Friday night we had several friends visit revival at Iron Post near Locust Grove. They helped to make the last night a grand finale. It sure was a wonderful week and we appreciate Bro. Webster having us for revival. 

May God bless all of our wonderful friends. You were a tremendous blessing to us.

Who in the world are these visitors? I hope you recognize Bro. Bruce and Sis. Priscilla Mayhan by now!

















Holy Roadie




Sis. Mona Buzzard. What a great lady! 



Sis Buzzard and her husband, Bro. Leon Buzzard, were very influential to us and encouraging to us when we were first on the road in the 1990s. It was wonderful to see her and their oldest son.

Before we continue with the weekend report, I have a little confessing to do. 

I purposely mislead you in yesterday's "View" post. I posted a picture that was taken out the front window of the BoggsMobile and I said, "This is the view out the front window at Flying J in Effingham, Ilinois."

What I wrote is completely true. The picture I posted yesterday really was a picture that showed the view out the front window of the BoggsMobile at Flying J in Effingham, Illinois. However, that pictures was not taken Sunday morning. It was taken in December 2014.

Why the subterfuge? It was necessary so that one person would be absolutely convinced we were rushing to get home to the Lazy OD Ranch instead of what we were actually doing. 

We were on our way to preach Pastor Appreciation for Pastor Scott Morris at Richton First Assembly in Richton, Mississippi and it was supposed to be a surprise. I could not very well surprise him by posting a view picture 110 miles from his church.

The church planned Pastor Appreciation and Bro. Scott knew it was happening. He was not supposed to know who was preaching the service and we had to do our part to keep the secret.



Bro. Scott was not absolutely completely surprised, but he was pleasantly pleased. It is hard to keep a total secret from Sherlock Holmes.😀

We had a super great time in the service and a wonderful meal following. The people made a great effort to show their Pastor and his family they were loved. It was beautiful. I did my best to honor Bro. Scott and Sis. Kim as well. They deserve it and I hope I portrayed my feelings about them in a way that came through

Odie took quite a few pictures.




































































Thank you, dear friends, in Richton. It was our happy privilege to be there on such a special occasion. Thank you for the invitation.

Now that you know the direction we went when we left Locust Grove, Oklahoma, I can tell you more about our weekend.

We left the Iron Post church at 10:30 PM Friday night and headed east toward Silom Springs, Arkansas. We turned south on I-49 and then east on I-40. We pulled into a rest area near Ozark, AR at 1:00 AM about 2 1/2 hours after we left. We had driven 137 miles.

My sleep was fitful that night, but we stayed over seven hours before hitting the road. It was cold overnight, but at least it was not in the teens as it was in Locust Grove, Praise God.

This was the view out the window at the rest area near Ozark, Arkansas.





At Flying J in Poplar Bluff, Arkansas.





The day was cold, but the sun was shining all day long and that made it a great day to drive. We drove 386 miles to Bass Pro near Jackson, Mississippi.

This was the view out the front window there.



Bro. Kevin and Sis. Teresa Webster gave us a traveling music kit and we were making music as we went down the road.


We sent the picture above to the Websters and they sent us this one in return. Haha!


You may remember that we left the tent trailer in Richton when we left a couple months ago. We intended to leave it all winter, but since we are back down here, we figured we will take it home with us. 

After the Pastor Appreciation service and the dinner, some of the men helped us get it all hooked up and the car loaded. It sure made my whole night a lot easier. Thank you, brothers.

First thing this morning we will head toward home with a planned stop in the Nashville area. The weather guessers are guessing that we will drive in rain all day long. I hope they are wrong, wrong, wrong, but not wrong enough to be snow instead.

That wraps up our weekend. Thank you for reading.

Davy

Sunday, November 11, 2018

View Out The Front Window

This is the view out the front window at Flying J in Effingham, Ilinois.



Below you will find the links from our posts this last week.







Thank you for joining us today on Mile Markers. I hope you have a blessed Sunday.

Davy

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Song of Thanksgiving Saturday 2018 Volume 1

Hey Friends,

Welcome to another Saturday post from Odie. This week we spent with all of our dear friends at Iron Post Free Holiness Church. We had a great time with them in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. Pastor Kevin Webster and the congregation welcomed us with open arms. It was a wonderful way to conclude our fall tour.

Today we are traveling down the road. I am excited to head toward Ohio and enjoy my home. I am looking forward to spending the Holidays with my family. I love this time of year. I have already conquered a chunk of my Christmas shopping online. I really enjoy the challenge of finding a great gift for my loved ones. 

Before I totally immerse myself in all things Christmas, I want to stop and be grateful during Thanksgiving season. In our blessed country we set aside a day of Thanksgiving every November. I want to daily be grateful for the countless blessings that God has bestowed upon me, but the Thanksgiving season causes me to ponder those blessings a little closer.

I lack the words to describe my complete thankfulness to God! Songs help me to reflect on the gifts of God. That brings me to Songs of Thanksgiving 2018. I decided that over the next few weeks that I would use a few songs of thanks to express my heart of gratitude.

The song I am featuring today is 26 years old, but the message still rings true. The lyrics of Thank You have rolled continuously through my mind the for several days. It was recorded by my favorite artist the Isaacs on their Live In Atlanta album. It has been re-released on a few different projects through the years.

As I prepared for this post, I listened to the the song several times. I allowed the words to soak into my heart. I was moved to tears when I remembered my many undeserved and unacknowledged blessings. I do not want to be ungrateful. 

Dear God, thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you have given me! 

You can find the song here on Apple Music and here on YouTube. Please take a moment to listen to this wonderful song. Take some time to think about what God has done for you. If you are like me, it will make your day a better to Thank God one more time!

I will close with the lyrics to Thank You. To all my fellow Isaacs fans, I hope you enjoyed this blast from the Isaacs past.

Do you have a favorite Song of Thanksgiving? I would love to hear about it in the comments below. I appreciate you spending part of your day with me today. Have a fantastic weekend.

Odie

Thank You
Written by Sonya Isaacs and Shelton Feazell

Chorus 

Thank you for the things that I never thanked you for 
You’ve given everything I need 
And still I asked for more 
It’s not that I’m ungrateful 
I’m just forgetful Lord 
So I thank you for the things 
That I’ve never thanked You for

Verse 1

There are so many blessings 
That you have given me 
Things I take for granted every day 
The beauty of creation 
And the promise of my salvation 
Lord help me to remember when I pray

Chorus 

Thank you for the things 
That I never thanked you for 
You’ve given everything I need 
And still I asked for more 
It’s not that I’m ungrateful 
I’m just forgetful Lord 
So I thank you for the things 
That I’ve never thanked You for

Verse 2

Now when my way grows weary
And rest is hard to find
 Sometimes I can’t see my way through 
When it seems that I am blinded 
That’s when I need to be reminded 
That the strength I thought was mine
It came from you

Chorus 

Thank you for the things 
That I never thanked you for 
You’ve given everything I need 
And still I asked for more 
It’s not that I’m ungrateful 
I’m just forgetful Lord 
So I thank you for the things 
That I’ve never thanked You for

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So I thank you for the things 
That I’ve never thanked You for
Thank you Lord