Kayla Jo Morgan - Class of 2014 (MMXIV)

A post from Odie: First, Dad wanted me to let you know that we have arrived in Springville, Indiana but AT&T has not. I do not think they have even heard of Springville, Indiana. IF you need to reach us you might try email. We do have a little internet.

Travel Day From Nebraska to Illinois

July 21st 1996, Kayla Jo Morgan was born. For nearly 18 years she has brightened our lives. Now on Sunday she graduates from Hillsboro High School. Congratulations, Kayla, we are proud of you!

I can not believe another one of my first cousins has completed school. Kayla knows she will always be my baby girl. She has already started her college classes and plans to continue in the fall.

I have an archive of memories of Kayla. Ask me about them when you see me. Here are a few of my favorites. 

When she was little my uncle had his tackle box out. Kayla picked up his "stink bait" acted like she smelled it, then told her sister Courtney it smelled so good. Courtney  wanted to smell, of course it smells the exact opposite of good. As you can tell she is a prankster like my Mother. 

A few years ago Kayla told me she loved her birthday present. She said my favorite Bath and Body Works frangrance is Pea Wee. She meant to say Sweat Pea. 

One more Kayla story and I will quit. Last summer Kayla was typing an email for school. She said,"Odie, where is the Roman Numeral key on the keyboard?"

I really did have to Laugh Out Loud on that one. 

I love my cousin so much!! She is an excellent student. She is a National Honor Society Member. I wish I could be cheering loudly as she receives her diploma Sunday but I will be in Indiana in tent revival. 

Here are some of my favorite pics from the last few years. Have a great Memorial Day weekend. 

Odie

 

She makes me laugh. We always have to take several pics to get a good one.

Travel Day - Greenwood, Nebraska to Champaign, Illinois

Omaha - Revival In Pictures

A Tribute To A Friend

The skies opened up in Greenwood, Nebraska Wednesday night and it did rain! As it was pouring down Thursday morning I was wishing I had unloaded the sound equipment from the Green Machine after church Wednesday night and then hooked it up to the BoggsMobile. I was hating to roll out of my warm bed and get everything ready to roll in the rain.

So I waited. The radar was saying rain for hours but I got a break about 8:15 and I jumped to it. We pulled out at 9:00 just as the rain was starting again. That worked out nice.

I left quite a bit later than I had planned so I felt like I was behind all day. Especially since I was driving against strong winds out of the northeast for the first 4-5 hours. I guarantee you my fuel mileage took a hit today in all that wind.

Once the wind let up the BoggsMobile was running like a scalded dog. I guess I was pushing it pretty hard against the wind and without the extra resistance it was ready to fly. We drove through some absolutely beautiful country today. We really love the rolling farm land in Nebraska and Iowa. The winters are brutal but is sure is pretty. The farms flattened out in Illinois but also breathtaking in beauty this time of year.

A little over 300 miles into the trip Thursday we stopped again at the World's Largest Truck Stop on I-80 in the eastern part of Iowa. We stopped here before in 2011 and we thought it was time for another visit. We absolutely love this place! It may be an indication that we spend too much time on the road but we feel perfectly at home walking around a big store in a truck stop. We are usually wishing we had more time and that is how we felt today. We only had a little time for shopping and a few pictures.

In 2011 we parked out by the trucks but Thursday we parked in the front with the other RVs. The BoggsMobile was right at home.

We did buy a few things we needed and then we treated ourselves to something really special. Odie and I ordered medium Blizzards from Dairy Queen in the food court and KJ had some kind of Smoothie. It has been a very long time since we have had a Blizzard. It was sooooooo good!

Of course the biggest purchase at the World's Largest Truck Stop was for the BoggsMobile.

We finished the day in Champaign, Illinois at the WalMart Supercenter. We are parked among the trucks and RVs in a well lit corner of the the parking lot. We just happen to be two buildings down from Hometown Buffet and we drifted over there after we arrived. The we walked nearly a mile one way to Lowe's to pick up a few things we needed before we begin tent revivals.

The walk back to the BoggsMobile was beautiful.

Today we plan to pick up the tent trailer near Indianapolis and then go on down to Springville, Indiana. Once we are parked there we will start the process of preparing for the tent set up on Saturday. We are excited about that. I think we are only about 130 miles from the trailer and then 75-80 miles to Springville if I remember correctly.

Thanks for reading.

Davy

Revival In Pictures - Bethlehem Revival Center, Omaha, Nebraska

Story of a True Friend

We have had a wonderful week in Omaha, Nebraska. I appreciate Bro. Joe and Sis. Alma DiMinico for inviting us to preach in their church. We have enjoyed the services and the fellowship so much. It has been good for us to be here. God has touched us each night and we have been very thankful for His visitation.

The Bogglioni's have enjoyed being with the DiMinico's so much and we can not wait for another opportunity to be here again. I know that God has brought us together for a reason and I am quite sure our paths will cross again. Thank you Bro. Joe and Sis. Alma for treating us so well.

Thank you all so much for praying for us while we have been here. Today we will start toward Indiana. I hope to make at least 500 miles of the trip before stopping for the night. God bless you all. Enjoy the pictures.

Davy

Who ever thought I would grow up and preach in Omaha, Nebraska? That was always the home of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and Marlin Perkins. Never mind that Marlin Perkins did not live in Omaha and the scenes from the Wild Kingdom were not in Omaha and the animals were no where near Nebraska. How was I to know that as a kid? The Wild Kingdom's only connection to Omaha was that their sponsor, Mutual of Omaha was/is headquartered here. But when I was a kid, Omaha was THE Wild Kingdom.