Schedule Change

We have added a date to the calendar. Yesterday morning I received a text asking us to sing Sunday morning at another church nearby here. We have plans to spend the afternoon with my immediate family Sunday afternoon but everyone was OK with us making plans for Sunday morning.

So we will be singing at Gregoryville Christian Church near Grayson, Kentucky. Google maps says it is about 11 miles from here. It is located right on US 60 between Carter Caves State Park turn off and Grayson. It is also visible from I-64. 

Service begins at 11:00. Come on out and be in service with us Sunday morning if you are nearby. 

We had another great day relaxing and spending time with family. Kelly Jo and I took another walk to a second natural bridge yesterday evening. This time my Bro. Steve, his wife Karen and Cousin Reva's grandson Solomon walked with us. 

We may make it to the third natural bridge before the week is out. It sure is beautiful here. I will have some pictures to prove it. Here is one to wet your appetite. 

We had a great day visiting with extended family and sitting around the fire in the evening. There should be more good times to come. 

Davy

Pictures From Home And A Story

We had a restful and productive day at Carter Caves State Park. We will have pictures to post and stories to tell later in the week.

I am posting a few pictures from our last week near home while we were in revival at Anchor of Hope and the 4th of July. The first picture is me with my good friend that runs the Acapulco restaurant in Lebanon. He is a good guy and takes care of me while I am home. 

Odie ran into friends at the mall.

On the 4th we visited with some of the family at my Dad's barn and at Acapulco. 

After a great meal for Kelly Jo's birthday on the 3rd we splurged with a little Graeter's ice cream. 

I have a funny story. Kelly Jo and I were out running in the Green Machine near the end of April. We climbed out of the car and a man stopped us and said, "It's probably none of my business but I noticed your tag is expired."

We knew we had bought the new stickers so we were amazed that he was correct. We had driven thousands of miles in no telling how many states for over 3 months on expired tags. In some states that is no big deal but other states are very picky on tag enforcement including Ohio. 

We opened the glove box and there was the registration with the new 2015 sticker waiting to be put on. We put it on right that moment. The old sticker had expired January 16th. 

We were in bad frigid weather that month and we remembered putting the sticker on the bus and deciding to wait for a warmer day for the car sticker. 

Fast forward over three months to the first week of July. I was going through some insurance and registration papers and saw another 2015 sticker. 

What in the world? No! It could not be the BoggsMobile sticker.

Yep, it was the new sticker for the bus that we did not put on after all. There have been way too many winters in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri that we have had to warm up the license plate with a blow dryer or heat gun to get the sticker to stick. The cold years must have ran together in our frozen brains because Kelly Jo and I both clearly remembered putting the bus sticker on in January. 

You know what we did? We forgot! So here we are installing the new sticker 5 months and 18 days late on July 4th. 

We ought to get a refund for part of the year or something. It is very funny now since I did not get pulled over and given a ticket. 

Now back to food pictures. 

A Long Travel Day to Carter Caves State Park

We had an extremely long and grueling travel day on Monday. It was 7 miles from Pleasant Valley Church near Olive Hill to the campground at Carter Caves State Park. We drove the the Green Machine up here a little before noon to see if our spot was available and to make sure we could get into it. The trip back and forth in the car and then once in the BoggsMobile was 21 whole miles. Like I said, an extremely long and grueling travel day.

The last 7 miles in the bus did take 25-30 minutes because of the abundance of curves and hills. The last hill up to the campground is very steep and has a hairpin curve but the BoggsMobile has been up here twice before so I knew what to expect. We also had our last fifth wheel and Chevy truck up here at least twice.

It has been 5 years since we have been here and I was confused about the best spot for the bus. They have several 50 amp sites big enough, but with trees, narrow roads and poles there is ONE site that is perfect for us. When I reserved the spot online several months ago I reserved #68. From memory and from pictures I thought this was the spot where I parked in 2009. Later I discovered how to access my reservation history and found out the ideal site for the bus is #62. By the time I called to see if I could change #62 was booked.

When we drove around this morning in the Green Machine we found 3-4 other sites that were easier to access than #68 but they were all reserved for at least a few nights this week. So we wiggled into #68 and set up for the week. Actually Kelly Jo backed in perfect the very first time. That does not mean it was not difficult to get into it just means she is an awesome driver!

It was about 4:30 by the time we were all settled in and since I was running on about 4 hours sleep I laid down on the couch and took a nap. After nap time we went outside and spent the evening enjoying absolutely perfect weather. Kelly Jo grilled some low fat hot dogs and we loaded them up with cheese, kraut and horseradish mustard. Yummy.

It was a good day. The lightning and threat of rain forced us inside after 10:00 and the weather guessers are calling for rain most of the next 24 hours. That's OK because we are not easily bored and we have plenty to keep us busy inside. The rest of the week should be more of the same stuff.

Thanks for reading.

Davy

A Great Sunday!

We had two great services Sunday in Kentucky. Sunday morning we were at Dixie Park Free Will Baptist Church in Grayson and Sunday night we were about 13 miles away at Pleasant Valley Gospel Tabernacle near Olive Hill. Dad's first cousin George Boggs and his family attend Dixie Park and another first cousin Reva Whisman and her family attend Pleasant Valley.

We had a great time singing and preaching both places. I always appreciate an open door to minister. God knows I want to encourage and help folks when I can. It is especially nice when we have a chance to be with our families in church. We seldom get to spend much time with our Boggs kin in this area and I appreciate the opportunity to minister in their churches. It was an honor for us and a blessing to us.

It was a busy morning at Dixie Park and we did not get many pictures.

Kelly Jo and Hollywood!

We had a great lunch at a little Mexican place in Grayson. 

After lunch we moved the bus to Olive Hill.

The Green Machine and the BoggsMobile in front of the fellowship hall at Pleasant Valley in Olive Hill.

We have planned a few days off this week. We had this scheduled before we knew we would miss the weeks we did with Odie's eye crisis. We will be parking at a beautiful state park nearby and family will begin trickling in Wednesday night. By Saturday we should have Boggs people all over the place and the Boggs Reunion will be in full swing.

I won't be completely useless this week. I hope to spend the first three days of this week working on sermons for the conference in Nigeria in December. I am usually farther ahead in preparation by now and I need to get to work. If all goes well I should have some outlines in place before the week is out.

We may or may not have phone service or internet this week. If you do not hear from us for a few days you will know why. We will post if we can at all. God bless you all reading.

Davy

View Out The Front Window July 6, 2014

Week in Review

He Knows My Name

Revival In Pictures

Happy Birthday Kelly Jo

Schedule Changes and Tent Pictures

Praise Report and Prayer Request Concerning Odie

Revival

This was our view at Dodd's Thursday and Friday.

Out the front window.

And out the front door.

We had planned to leave early to mid morning on Saturday. We did not make it out very early. I blew a fuse while working on the exterior lights on Friday. After I repaired the problems I wanted to see if the lights work so I needed to change the fuse. We have a huge bank of fuses behind the wall in the closet and that is exactly where the blown fuse was. Once I got the closet apart my big fat hands would not fit in the tiny spot.

Never fear, Kelly Jo is here!

By the time "we" put everything back together and had most of the stuff in condition to leave it was nearly 2:00 AM when we laid down. I let the girls rest a while Saturday morning and we pulled out a little before 11:00.

We had to stop in northern Kentucky at Flying J to empty our holding tanks but that was the only stop besides bathroom breaks. We were not in a big rush so we took our time and enjoyed the drive. It was a beautiful day to drive east through the beautiful Kentucky state. I love this place.

We pulled into Dixie Park Free Will Baptist Church Saturday evening and here is our view last night.

From the front window.

Out the front door.

We are singing and preaching here this morning. We were here a few years ago for a service and we are very thankful to be back. I do have a very serious prayer request concerning this church. Pastor Terry Harris was having some health problems and just a few days ago they found he had a cancerous brain tumor. He had surgery Saturday morning to remove as much of the tumor as they could and he will have to have treatments as well. This is Bro. Harris' second bout with cancer and he needs a miracle from the Lord. We know God is able so please join us in praying for complete healing for this Pastor. Pray for his family and his church as well.

My cousin George Boggs came by and visited a little while. I always enjoy visiting with him and I look forward to being in church with him tomorrow and visiting with cousin George and the whole family later in the week.

Tonight we will be at Pleasant Valley Gospel Tabernacle near Olive Hill, Kentucky. Come on out to be with us if you can. I hope you all have a great Sunday.

Davy

He Knows My Name

Hey friends, it is Odie. 



How was your 4th of July week?  We had a wonderful time at Anchor of Hope in Lebanon, Ohio. Dad posted some pictures from revival this week. I always look forward to our services there. We had great fellowship with Pastor Bill and Sis. Norma Lamb and Pastor E.J. and Sis. Lacey Lamb and all the folks. 

Today we leave for eastern Kentucky. We will be at a church in Grayson, Kentucky Sunday morning and near Olive Hill, Kentucky on Sunday night. We are really looking forward to both of these services. We have some extended Boggs family in both places and it is going to be good to be with them and minister in their churches.

I am still rejoicing over the good report I received at the neuro ophthalmologist on Monday! If you have not read Dad's post about it please do. God has been extremely good to our family! We can never thank nor praise Him enough! I still need God's help to navigate through some of this so please continue to pray.

Tuesday night we sang He Knows My Name during the service. The lyrics to this song have always spoken to my heart. While singing it Tuesday, I had a flashback to the first time I heard a portion of the song written by Annie McRae. 

We recorded this on our 2006 project Simple Truth. The song was originally recorded by the McRaes for their 2005 Perfect Love project. The whole album is one of my favorites. 

Summer of 2005 I was sitting in Joplin Missouri listening to clips of the up coming release of Perfect Love. The song immediately reached out and grabbed my heart. The lyrics to the bridge really stood out to me. 

"He knew who I was when He carried my cross, He knew that I would fail Him but He took the loss"

This so very true of the mercy of our great God! The entire song is so encouraging. 

I may not know many of you personally. I may never know your name and I do not know what you are facing today. I felt the need to remind someone that He knows who you are and that you matter to God. He loves you with an everlasting love. 

If you have never heard this song, I suggest you look it up on YouTube. It is also available on iTunes by the McRaes.  Take a moment and read the lyrics and let it uplift you today.

Have a super weekend!! We are scheduled to be in Kentucky tomorrow at two different churches and then a few scheduled days off. I look forward to seeing some extended family I have not seen in a while!

Odie 

He Knows My Name

Annie McRae

Verse 1 

He counts the stars one and all 

He knows how much sand is on the shores 

He sees every sparrow that falls 

He made the mountains and the seas 

He's in control of everything 

Of all creatures great and small 

Chorus 

He knows my name 

Every step that I take 

Every move that I make 

Every tear that I cry 

He knows my name 

When I'm overwhelmed by the pain 

And can't see the light of day 

I know I'll be just fine 

'Cause He knows my name 

Verse 2 

I don't know what tomorrow may bring 

I can't tell you what's in store 

I don't know a lot of things 

I don't have all the answers

To the questions of life 

But I know in Whom I have believed 

Bridge

He knew who I was when He carried my cross 

He knew that I would fail Him but He took the loss