Christmas 2018

We had a wonderful family Christmas celebration with the Morgan bunch last night. Later today we will celebrate with the Boggs portion of our family. Kelly Jo, Odie and I are incredibly blessed in the family department and we are thankful for that special blessing. 

We come from loving, functional, Christian families. All of our parents are still living, all our siblings are living and we all get along.

In fact, both of our familes not only get along within the family, but the two families get along splendidly. The Boggs family and the Morgan family can get together and you can not tell them apart. Well, the Boggs' might eat more, but you know what I mean.

The love, the camaraderie, the laughter, the genuine appreciation for each other in our family makes for great memories and a truckload of joy when we get together to celebrate Christmas. We loved being with the Morgans last night and we anticipate much happiness with all of the Boggs today. We are particularly and purposefully thankful for this.

I know that for some, Christmas is a difficult season of the year. Some families are separated by death. Some families are affected by sickness, military servce, job relocations, past events, conflict or a thousand other things. Some families are partially or completely dysfunctional because of sin, addictions, anger and even hate.

That can make a family centered holiday like Christmas awkward, uncomfortable and downright depressing. Real life is hard. Pain is tangible. Depression and despair are suffocating. Christmas magnifies all of that by unbelievable proportions.

Let us take time in the midst of our joy to remember to pray for individuals and families that do not feel the joy because of some darkness in their life either seen or unseen. Let us do more than pray. Reach out to someone. Send a text. Make a call. Bake a pie. Extend a hand. Offer a hug. Spend a little time.

You and I may have the opportunity to be the difference between a holiday that is unbearable and a Christmas that is survivable, tolerable and maybe even Merry.

 Davy

Weekend Woundup and Weview December 24, 2018

One day during the week I was sitting at Odie's table trying to work on a project and some "thing" started coming right for me. I heard the noise first and then it began attacking me. Thankfully it was only R2D2's little brother.



Odie says it is a robot that vacuums her floors, but I think it was spying on me and looking for a weak place to pounce.

The weekend began in fine fashion Friday afternoon at the Brazillian Steakhouse, Rodizio Grill at Liberty Center down toward Cincinnati. Wow! What a great way to get the weekend rolling!

Each year we try to take Steve and Karen to eat for Christmas as a small token for all they do to keep our family and ministry running at home. They collect and forward all our mail and take care of any other thing that needs attention whether big or small.

We had a wonderful evening of visiting and eating as much as we could hold. It was tremendous!

Thank you, Steve and Karen, for all that you do. We love you much!

Saturday we visited some with family, the girls did a big grocery run to be prepared for Christmas cooking and I spent time preparing to preach twice on Sunday.

Part of the visit was with our newest family member. Steve and Karen are now grandparents. That makes me a great uncle. I kind of like the sound of that. Odie said, Davy the Great, but that might be carrying things a bit too far.😀

This is Erica Joelle and they are calling here Jo Jo. She is beautiful! It was a pleasure to meet her. She seemed to be quite content sleeping in my arms propped up on my belly.

I felt pretty content myself!

Sunday morning we were scheduled to be with Pastor EJ Lamb and the Anchor of Hope Church. We had a sweet move of the Lord and they responded warmly to the Word of God. We love being with Bro. EJ, Sis. Lacy, Bro. Bill, Sis. Norma and all the people.

Sunday night we were in Sharonville, Ohio with Pastor Randy Brown and his great church. We had a wonderful service and loved being there. God blessed with a great touch and an awesome response in the prayer line. This is another church that we enjoy visiting when we are home.

That pretty much wraps up our weekend around here. Now we go into full Christmas mode.

Thank you for reading.

Davy

View Out The Front Window December 23, 2018

The view out the front window this week is still the same old same old inside the barn. How about something a bit more exciting? I went back a ways and found a couple of pictures from our view when we were parked in the desert outside of Quartzsite, Arizona in March of 2016.

I love these pictures.

The view was absolutely beautiful and the warmth is something I am missing this cold week.

Here are the links to the latest posts.

Odie's Saturday Evening Post

A Friday Report

Christmas Newsletter

Vintage View Vednesday

A Millikin Christmas Service

Weekend Woundup and Weview

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

Davy