View Out The Front Window 5/25/2014

Odie's post went up late yesterday. She had it ready Friday night and I scheduled it for posting Saturday morning but for some reason it did not go live. We were all busy with the tent set up most of the day so she did not mention it to me until Saturday evening. It was a great post so if you missed it you can go back and read it HERE. My apologies to Odie Podie Pickle Hymer Schmidt.

Week In Review

Travel Day From Nebraska to Illinois

Omaha - Revival In Pictures

A Tribute To A Friend

Gearing Up For Tent Revival

Travel Day and Revival In Omaha

Here is the view front seat of the BoggsMobile at the Walmart Supercenter in Champaign, Illinois. 

From the front door looking toward Outback and Hometown. 

The BoggsMobile and Green Machine in the WalMart Parking Lot. 

After a pretty good night's rest in Champaign, Illinois we zoomed over to Indianapolis and picked up the trailer. It was parked at Shelby St. Pentecostal Church for the last three weeks and it was just as we left it. I appreciate Pastor Carlos Burdine and his folks for allowing us to park it there.

We pulled in, unhooked the Green Machine, hooked up the trailer and loaded the Green Machine in the trailer in 20 minutes. 

We were definitely on a roll but things pretty much went haywire from there. It was only two turns and a few miles to the four lane road that would carry us south toward Bedford.  I had scoped out the road and turns on Google maps and it looked great. We were almost to the four lane when the road suddenly closed with no prior warning.

We were at a very narrow intersection and I had to turn right or left. I could not go straight on the road we had planned. I chose to follow the detour signs and turn north and look for a road that could take me either west to the four lane or east which was the direction I had came. I was hoping it was leading me down a road I could get through with the bus and trailer. 

That very first turn was pretty hairy. Everybody had to back up for me to get through but the fun part was yet to come. The detour came to a T and I had to turn left over an impossible for me to cross rail road track or turn right at an impossibly narrow road with signs, guard rails and telephone poles. I could not cross the tracks so I "chose" the right turn.

I pulled completely in the left (wrong) lane and waited my turn. Everybody had to back up quite a ways and I cleared a telephone pole with only inches to spare. The BoggsMobile would have been close by itself in that turn but the tent trailer was incredibly close!

Then I had to back track several miles through very heavy traffic. By the time I was headed south again I had probably lost 40 minutes and my nerves were pretty much shot.

We pulled into Springville about 5:00 PM with no trouble. In just a few minutes the Green Machine was unloaded from the trailer, the trailer was unhooked and put in place by Bro. Lakes and his truck, the bus was parked and the utilities were hooked up.

We did have one more exciting moment. When I opened the panel on the building I found it was inhabited by several wasps. I evicted them and then I noticed I had several larger friends to contend with. They looked like hornets but I could not figure out where they were coming from. Then I noticed the bottom of the panel.

Can you see the nest attached to the panel in the picture below?

I found a board and crushed the nest, sending several hornets into eternity. I missed one and once he discovered who the enemy was he came straight for my forehead. One very lucky and solid swing of the 2x4 later he was on the ground and my right Croc finished him off. I had a very bad experience with hornets when I was a kid and I do not care to repeat it!

The tent is up in Springville, Indiana. 



I will try to post some pictures of it going up later in the week. Pray for tent revival beginning tonight.

Davy

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.