Weekend Woundup and Weview #3

Odie kind of took over for a few days so here it is Wednesday and I am just getting around to posting the review of our weekend. Of course, since the weekend review goes all the way back to last Wednesday, I guess that is OK.

I told you we stopped for a night of revival Tuesday in Livingston, Texas. We were blessed to be in a great service with Pastor Don Goodwin and his church and to hear Pastor Scott Morris preach. Kelly Jo, Odie and I are all three glad it worked out to be there. Here is a picture of the BoggsMobile and Green Machine before we pulled out early Wednesday morning. It started raining just a few miles down the road.

We left early for two reasons. One, we were parked in the upper parking lot and did not want to be in the way of the school. They told us we would be OK but I had a second, more pressing reason. I really wanted to be in Baton Rouge by lunch time if possible.

Some of you may remember that last year on our way through Baton Rouge in January, we found a terrific Mexican Buffet. We love Mexican food but really good Mexican buffets are extremely hard to find. This is a great one.

After a year, we had started doubting ourselves. Was this place really as good as we recalled or had our memories been enhanced by the passing of time? The verdict? 

It is every bit a good as we remembered and maybe even a little better! Wow!

El Magey Mexican Buffet
 8290 Siegen Lane #E, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 

We parked at a WalMart near by the restaurant and when we came back, security was telling us we could not spend the night. We had run into this same thing last year in Baton Rouge so we knew we were likely to get ran off. It was still early but I have not been feeling well. I figured 290 miles might be enough for Wednesday but we would have to press on. Kelly Jo and Odie did some shopping at WalMart and Sam's and then we hit the road.

Here we are right before we left WalMart.

I made a beeline for Camping World a few miles east of town. I had discovered a problem when we arrived in Baton Rouge. The BoggsMobile and Green Machine are connected by a BlueOx tow bar, a set of chains and an electrical cable.

The plug on the car for the electrical cable looks like this picture below. EXCEPT, the plug on the car had broken broken right at the holes where the bolts go through. This is the new plug that will have to be wired in this week



This had allowed for the tension on the cord to pull the plug forward slightly and then the cord was dragging on the ground. The blue cord was the old one and it was ruined.

I knew I could order one online cheaper but I was hoping Camping World had one "cheap enough" because I needed one NOW. Sure enough, they just happened to have one at full price and I scarfed it up. The new one is red. I wired tied the plug in place but I will try to replace it this week.

Here we are at Camping World.

Before we could get back on the road, it began to rain. The rain slowed things down and then the accidents in the rain slowed things down even more. 

The 125 miles from Baton Rouge to Flying J in Mississippi took us four hours including about a 30 minute stop at Camping World.

To say I was happy to get stopped for the night is a huge understatement. 11 1/2 hours had past since we left Livingston. We had driven 400 miles with a bunch of that in rain and traffic, with a the little cord problem thrown in to keep things interesting. The great lunch kept me going though!

I did not rest well that night so I rested some the next morning. We hit the road by the crack of noon and drove a couple of hours to a Sam's Club. The girls went in there and several other places looking at computers. You may remember the laptop I use personally and for Boggs Family Ministries crashed a few weeks ago and it appears it is probably gone for good this time. It is several years old and I have already replaced the hard drive once.

After they scouted things out I went into Sam's and Best Buy to look at the best deals the girls had found but I could not make a decision. I needed to sleep on it.

I did rest better that night and went to Best Buy and bought another laptop. It is a computer, it comes on when it is supposed to and it has not crashed yet. It does have Windows 10 but all the new ones do. I hate windows 10 but then again, I have hated every new version of Windows I have ever had. I am not good at change. I was fine with Windows 3.1 over 20 years ago!

While the girls shopped a while in Mobile, I drove on to Citronelle, Alabama. Pastor Darius Templeton was waiting on me and welcomed me with open arms. I love this man and his family and we are very glad to be here with them and the Cedar Creek Church.

We set up the sound, ate a bite of supper and then I sat on the front porch of the church for a couple of hours enjoying the peace and quiet. The temperature was perfect, the setting was perfect and all seemed right in the world.

The weekend services were great and we had special visitors Sunday and Monday as well. Sunday, in a addition to all of our friends at Cedar Creek, we were blessed to have Bro. Farrell Stearns all the way from Pensacola, Florida. Farrell is  a super great friend of ours and we thrilled that he drove over to see us. We should get to see him a few more times in the coming weeks.



We had more special visitors Monday night and we will have pictures later in the week to prove they were here. Odie has also been getting lots of pictures of our friends at Cedar Creek.

I took these of the church. This is a beautiful place!





That pretty much wraps up the weekend. Thank you for reading.

Davy

A Rambling But Sincere Thank you

OKAY, Odie, That will be quite enough from you young lady! I think you went over board with those 50th Birthday posts just a tad bit, but it was fun while it lasted!

Birthdays in our family tend to get pushed to the side at times. It is not that we do not acknowledge them or buy card and such but we just have not taken the time to make a big deal out of them and we are fine with that.

We have always made a big deal out of Odie's birthdays and we still kind of do. She is our baby. We put on big family birthday parties for her every year until she was 10. We did another at 13, a surprise party in Wichita at 16, a surprise party in Joplin at 18 and a few more along the way.

Not so much with my birthdays and Kelly Jo's birthdays. We married when we were young and real life has a way of smacking you in the face and letting you know what things are really important and what things are kind of important and what things are not important at all.

Birthdays for us, fell way down the list. For me, I remember 10, 13, 16 and 18 were pretty special. I do not even remember the actual days of those birthdays but those were pretty big years. 10 is big because your finally 10. 13 is special because your a teenager. 16 is awesome because you can get your driver's license. 18 is cool because you are now an adult. All of those were a pretty big deal to me and I suppose they should be.

Oh, I also remember my 14th or 15th birthday because Dad and Mom surprised me with a party at the restaurant where Steve and I worked. That was way cool!

Beyond that, birthdays are just another day on the calendar and really not much more than that. Well, one purpose my birthday serves is to remind me that my car and bus license tags are expired and to check to make sure my driver's license is still valid.

I always got a kick out of the young people I worked with at GM in the 90's. They were so upset when the boss would not let them miss work on their birthday. They would say, "But it's my birthday, I HAVE to be off work on my birthday. You can't make me work on my birthday." 

I think that is so funny, especially when the supervisor did not even answer their childish demands. It might have been the first time in their life that they realized the world did not revolve around them. That is a good lesson to learn early in life.

I always wanted to say, we only get off work for the birthdays of dead presidents and Jesus. You are none of the above!

So birthdays kind of took a back seat for us. I do remember my 36th birthday in 2003. It was our first month back on the road and we were in revival in Weir, Kansas. Bro. James Fellers and his church gave me surprise party after church with cake and ice cream and gifts and money. I remember it because it overwhelmed me emotionally for some reason. I cried for hours, honestly.

I know there was one birthday (In the late 1990's probably) we went to Burbank's BBQ in Sharonville, Ohio and ate Fribs (Deep Fried Smoked Ribs, WOW!) and then went to hear the Isaacs in a little church in Cincinnati. I know it was very extremely cold, snowing hard, the ribs were tremendous, the crowd at the singing was small and the music was awesome. I do not have a clue which birthday it was. 

I have tried hard to remember specifics of my 20th birthday, my 30th birthday and my 40th birthday. I can not recall them a speck. The 50th birthday would have followed them swiftly into my fading memories without so much as a backward glance, except for Odie's efforts to pull friends and family together to make this one memorable. 

Because of your very kind and generous words on Saturday's post and Monday's post, I will never forget this Birthday. I do realize you are prejudiced. I do understand that your perception of me is clouded over by love. I know that. 

I know the people that love me freely and sincerely are a small percentage of the population in the world, of the USA, of Ohio and even the small town I am in this week. In the grand scheme of things, your the opinions expressed about me the last Monday and Saturday do not matter one iota to the world.

That is OK. Your words matter to me. Your kindness matters to me. Your love matters to me. Your respect matters to me. Your friendship, kindness and love affects me deeply.

Thank you, friends. You made me laugh. You made me cry. You made me weep very hard. You made me laugh again. You made me bow my head and thank God for His grace, His mercy, His love and for His people.

Thank you as well for all the texts, emails, phone calls, cards and comments. I appreciate them all. I think I responded to each one of them as they came but I want to make sure you know that I mean thank you.

Among the cards and letters and Acapulco gift card and gifts, I did receive a few things I will share with you here.

My brother Steve had this print made for me and gave it to me before we left home. This is the tent during City Reach Richton. It is awesome!

My mother purchased this print in Jerusalem in 1987. It is a sketch of King Herod's Temple in Jerusalem that replaced Solomon's Temple. It is amazing. She had it framed and presented it to me for my 50th birthday while we were still home in December.

The special words from my close family and friends are dear to me. You all covered me up the last few days. My mother sent me several texts yesterday that built and built on emotions of the day.

I will have to say that Kelly Jo takes the top prize. I told Kelly Jo many years ago that I would never step in a pulpit to preach without her respect. How can I have an ounce of hope that I will influence others if the one I live closest to and knows me best does not have confidence in me? 

Kelly Jo's words yesterday gave me confidence to run on for a while! I know that all of you are in my corner but knowing that girl is on my side makes me 10 feet tall and bullet proof! 

I love you, Kelly Jo. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Finally, my dear friends, Bro. Kenny and Sis. Joan Morris called me yesterday. Mama Joan sang to me and then Bro. Kenny gave me The Great Birthday Paradox: 

Here it is.

Birthdays are obviously hazardous to your health. If you have enough of them, they will kill you.

Yet, Birthdays must be good for you because, the more birthdays you have, the longer you live!

I will leave you with that. Thank you for reading.

Davy

Happy 50th Birthday Davy Boggs

Hello friends, this is Odie interrupting the regularly scheduled blog program. Dad should return tomorrow. It is his birthday, and I am giving him a break from the blog. If you missed my Saturday post check it out HERE. Several family members and friends helped me yesterday begin a birthday celebration for my Dad.

Dad was born on Monday January 16, 1967 at 5:30 PM Eastern time. This afternoon Dad will officially reach the 50 year milestone! The blog birthday bash continues today with a multitude of friends. These friends are from all over place. It would be next to impossible to get all of these folks in one central location, so today we gather at the blog. I guess this is a virtual birthday party.

Thank you dear friends for helping me by contributing to this special post. 

I hope you enjoy reading today. Grab a drink and a snack and enjoy. Once again HAPPY 50th birthday, Dad. I love you!

Odie
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To My Love,

I hardly ever write for the blog because I am a person of few words. However, today I want the world to know that I am so proud of you! I have been with you 45 out of the 50 years you have acquired..ok... almost 40. (We were married on recess) 

You have been my very best friend for most of those years. 

I want the the world to know that I am proud to say you are a wonderful husband, friend, father and minister of the gospel. I am proud to tell the world that your heart is real.  I am proud to say that you are a true man of God. 

The 50 years God has given to you are a giant gift to me. In your 50 years you have taken me to see so much of the world! I hope you have 50 more years to take me to see the rest of it!

I love you and every year you have shared with me. 

I want to wish you the BIGGEST HAPPY BIRTHDAY ever!

Kelly Jo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRIEND!!!!  I am so happy I have been able to assist in helping you celebrate your pre-birthday.........week!!!!!  It has been my privilege to work along side you and your family during City Reach 2016.  I have enjoyed your friendship and your sincere desire to reach a lost world.  I pray you are blessed with many souls until the Lord returns.  Have a blessed birthday.

Jimmie Radcliffe

Davy,

Welcome to the Discount Club,  Our dear old Brother Davy. 
A club with so much aches and pains, You'll think you've joined the Navy!  

You'll never feel alone again, With all the mail you'll see. The bad news is, a large percent, Will be AARP.   

Thank GOD you are surrounded by, Good kids who'll see you through. You'll need them to distinguish,  All your black pants from the blue.   

And, when you walk into a room, Just sit down in a chair. Perhaps, no one will know, That you forgot why you were there. 

Time to change your hairstyle? You'll soon have a good excuse, As some hair choose to turn to gray, While others just turn loose.  

Yes, welcome to the Discount Club.  It's not that bad, you'll see. Just be glad that you have survived, A half a century!

Your Friend 

Tim Carpenter 

Bro Davy...

Welcome to the club! I was drafted to the discount club a few days ago. I hear that the poem was revised and sent to you as an initiation for your membership in the discount club! You can order off the senior menu now... if you can read print that small!

Happy Birthday. 
Kevin and Kim Lloyd and family. 

Happy birthday to my friend, Davy 

Papa John Eaton

Happy Birthday to a great friend and Brother in Christ.  We really appreciate and cherish your friendship. 

The Millikin Family 

Welcome to the five zero club. Some say 50 is middle age....so how many 100 year old folks do you know? 

We love ya man. See you down the road somewhere. 

Happy birthday!

Bruce and Priscilla Mayhan 

Happy Golden Birthday, my dear friend.

   It’s hard to believe that you’ve crammed that much life into 50 years.  With all the miles you’ve driven and all the revivals you’ve preached and all the missions trips you’ve taken and those years that you were a pastor, it would have seemed like to me you would have to be 70 or older.  Maybe we need to ask to see the birth certificate.  On the other hand, you don’t look a day over 50 so I guess I’ll just take Odie’s word.

   Seriously, I am so thankful for your friendship.  God has somehow weaved the threads of your life into the tapestry of my life.  And my life is so much better because of it.  When I consider those who have been and are a blessing in my life, you and your family always come to my mind. I will be forever thankful that God caused our paths to cross and knit our souls together in friendship and fellowship.

   As you start on the 2^nd half of your century of life, may God bless you in life and ministry.  May He open doors and prepare the way before you.  May He strengthen and equip you for the harvest of these last days.  And may He anoint you with a special anointing for the work to which He has called you.

  I don’t hesitate to tell you that I love you like my own brother.  God bless you on your birthday and beyond.

Rev. Charlie Brown from Alan Harris Rd

Happy Birthday my friend! 

Pastor Jon Isaacs 

Happy Birthday wishes Davy! Remember for your Birthday, your presence is always more important than your presents.

So appreciate you and your dedication to God, Family, and the body of Christ.

May God bless you abundantly not only on your Birthday, but Every day!

Derek and Karen Pennington and Family

To my Friend;

A giver, A visionary, A singer, A preacher... and A FRIEND!

May the Lord greatly bless you as you turn the BIG 50! Your best days are ahead, your vision has never been clearer and the need has never been greater! You are a blessing to so many of us and we count it an honor to know you. 
Happy Birthday Brother!

Rev. David J. Webb

Senior Pastor of Hodgenville Pentecostal Church

  Wow, Bro Davy, you've made it!! You're not half the man you used to be in size but you've made up for by being twice the man you were at age 25!!😂

  You've come a long way, baby😂!! 
  All joking aside we admire you greatly for the man you are, the work you've done and are doing, the burden you carry, the love you show and share...I could go on and on but you've got to be able to get your head thru that bus door!! You're one that we've been blessed and thankful to have in our corner thru the years!! Thank you for our friendship not only in word but deed!! You've been "there" many times for us. Thank you for the many prayers! You, Sis Kelly and Sis Odie are so very special to us! Keep up the great work!! We love you all!! (Hopefully in 50 more years y'all still be singing!! If not here then in heaven!!)

~~Bro David and Sis Karen Noe~~

 Happy Birthday to our dear and precious friend.  We are so very grateful that God, in his providence, brought you into our lives.  Your friendship has challenged me, like iron sharpeneth iron, to be a better and more godly man.  I've rejoiced to see God use and bless you more and more, your vision and commitment stir me.  You have been such an amazing blessing to my family,  we love you dearly and esteem you highly.  Our prayer is that God blesses you, your family, and your ministry this year with a greater anointing and an abundant harvest for your labor.   We want to wish you a Happy Birthday and a blessed year.

Jared, Valerie, Emily, JC, Gunner, and Grant Burris.

Davy,

The big 50! Wow I wish you looked as good as I did on my 50! There are many things I appreciate about Davy Boggs, looks is not one!(hehe) 
The things I do appreciate are his commitment to the will of God, his submissiveness to his Pastor, and his love for his family. May God richly bless you on this occasion.

Reverend Philip Sanders

Bro. Davy,

      I would like to say thank you for your friendship and for allowing me to be a very small part of your ministry from time to time. You are truly one of my heroes of the faith!       Happy Birthday my friend! Hope it's a great one!

Michael Alexander

Brother Davy,

Happy 50th birthday. What a milestone. What a historic event. You have reached half a century. One 20th of a millenium. 1/40 of the time since the birth of Christ. 1/120th of the time since the creation of man! You are now officially listed among the old men. Soon to qualify for AARP and senior discounts. Approaching the age of dirt itself. Amazing indeed. Congratulations on this amazing and historical accomplishment. I have not had time to shop for a birthday present for you. I really need to give some thought to what to get you. I am sure that canes or walkers will be going on sale. Or I could get you a case of Ensure. Or perhaps a bottle of Geritol. Or some prune juice.

  On a more serious note I do want to wish you a very happy birthday. I am so thankful for our friendship as well as our partnership in the work of God. You are a true friend and blessing. May the Lord truely bless you on this day and with many more birthdays. 

Your friend and Pizanne,

 Papa John DiZazzo 

Today thou art celebrating the middle of thou life.  Today thou art neither young or old, cold or "hottie". Just looking back and thanking God for your fruitful ministry, your family and your friends while looking forward to another 50 years of traveling for Jesus.  The Williamson's and the entire congregation at Tanner-Williams Holiness love you and appreciate you. We all wish you a wonderful and Happy Birthday # 50..

Apostle Donald C. Williamson

Happy Birthday, DB...from DB! My brother from another mother!!! Love ya! 

David Bost

To one of the greatest evangelist I have known, the blessing to my family and church can never be thanked enough. I'm a better person having you as a friend, your advice, and constructive critic is always respected. Earth is better and heaven will have more souls because of you.
Love you my Brother from your Cajun Comrade,

Bro. Barry Gautreaux 

Bro Davy Boggs,

  50! Wow! It seems like only yesterday you were only 43 and we were recording your live album here in Riverdale :) 

  You and your family may never know how much of an inspiration and an example you have been to ours. The very first revival you held in Riverdale was right after Drew was born. We were scared kids who didn't know what we were facing, but your family's example let us know that we could trust God through any circumstance.

  I will never forget all the memories we have made, and I look forward to making more. Happy 50th, Bro Davy! Thanks for being a great friend.

Dale Spencer

 Happy Birthday Bro. Davy....

   God has surely blessed you and your family.  His hand is on your life.  So old man stay humble and continue to do great things for God.  Love you friend.....

Pastor Rick Simpson

Davy,

   Just wanted to say Happy Big 5-0 to a great friend and comrade in arms. We love you Davy and appreciate your friendship more than you know! We have had some great experiences together over the years and even a few disagreements. (99% of which have been over who was buying lunch. The other 1% probably involved where we were going. We do take our food seriously!) Yes, I do remember our most infamous disagreement. It was about who was buying dinner at Cheddars in Joplin; and yes, I do remember that you won the argument because when the time came to pay, I didn’t even have my wallet! In our haste to meet you guys, I had left it behind at the trailer in Carthage. Just another of those “precious” memories we have had together. Seriously though, I am so proud of what God has done in your life and ministry, and so grateful to call you my friend! Happy Birthday, Brother,

Pastor ​Brent and Teresa Gabbard  

Hey, this is Nifty- Bro. Davy's turning Fifty! And this is my only Gifty- sorry lol- Wishing you a very happy birthday- you're about to catch up with Sis. Kelly lol

- God bless-

 Pastor Dwain Galiher

Bro Davy,

  A half a century! 2,600 weeks, 18,250 days and 26,280,000 minutes....that's a lot of living! The best part is that you've given so much of that time to "Preach the Word". Your ministry of music has touched so many and impacted our lives.

  Some people take a while to get to know.  Others, like you, Kelly and Odie, are people that when we met, it was as if we had always known each other. We wish you the best birthday with plenty of low carb cake! (Don't eat the candles, very little protein)

God bless you - go for a hundred!

Jimmy and Darla Davis

Happy birthday Bro. Davy. You're such a great, bubbly, talented guy and a great friend! We love you, 

Kevin and Teresa Webster

Happy Birthday to the person that blesses the Stevens Family MORE every time we see you!! We have enjoyed and appreciate your friendship. Anytime we/I have a question or need prayer you are always there.  Your family is GREATLY APPRECIATED by our family.  I'm glad "We are on the battleship for the LORD" (Boggs/Stevens-inside joke). Love you man!! Happy 50th!!!! MAN YOU'RE YOUNG.....😬😀😀Hope to see you soon!! 

Jorge Stevens 

Bro Davy hope you have a wonderful 50th. We love you so much and appreciate your Godly life and anointed preaching. 

Bro Herman and Sis Margaret Woods

Dear Friend, 

Almost 14 years ago on my birthday you gave me a copy of C. Roy Angell's book Baskets Of Silver. That book is the first sermon book I ever owned and is still in my library today. You will never know the impact that made in my life as a young man to know you were my friend. May God bless you. Happy Birthday.

 Jeff Blankenship

Happy Birthday to Bro. Davy Boggs. 

You are a wonderful Friend, Brother, and Preacher of the Gospel. I continue to Pray for the Ministry God has given you. May God continue to Bless Abundantly !! Our Love to You!!

Bro. and Sis. Fellers

I want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to my dear friend Bro. Davy. I love him and want him to know that I have been re-payed a thousand fold for every second of my time that I have invested in our friendship. We have wept and laughed together over the years and I have some very precious memories of good times past along with great hopes for whatever time we have left here in this life, plus eternity in Heaven. Happy 50th!

Bro. Larry and Sis. Rose.

🎉 Happy Birthday Bro. Davy!! 🎉 We love you, 

Scott, Kim, Regan, and Rylee Morris 

Happy Birthday brother Davy!! May God grant you many more! Thanks for the many years you have given to the ministry!Pastor Darius Templeton 

 I love Bro. Davy and really appreciate the Boggs family ministry I certainly appreciate everything you all do for the Kingdom of God!!  Hey Bro. 50 is not so bad I passed 50 about 4 years ago and Sis. April hit 50 this past April (don't tell her that I told you how old she is) so life is great after 50!! I hope this is one of the best days of your life!! Why not just fall off the wagon and celebrate with a "Big Daddy" hamburger from "Ron's"!! 

Pastor Darrell Toliver 

I want to wish my friend Bro. Davy a very happy, half a century, Birthday.  I count it an honor to have him as a friend.  He really is an inspiration in so many ways. Bro Davy is the kind of friend you can call whenever or wherever.  When we see each other as our paths cross, it never seems like time or distance have really had us separated.  Hope you have a wonderful day.  God Bless you and give you another 50!! 

Trever Metheny

Birthdays are times of celebration with the ones we love. Wish I could be there with you on your special day! Thank you for being such a wonderful friend! I love you Bro! 

 Bro. Kurt McCrorey 

My "brother" Bro. Davy, I love it that some people still believe we are actually siblings😁. I claim you as my brother, so many wonderful memories, thank you for being such a wonderful friend and brother to me and my family.. 

HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY!!! 

Love, Sis. Angie McCrorey 

Happy birthday Bro. Davy you have been a great blessing to our family, appreciate your ministry the results will last thru eternity. 
 Mitch and Lynn Boggs

View Out The Front Window January 15, 2017

There has been a great response to a few of the posts this week and we always love to hear from you. Some of the most popular posts year in and year out are the ones that review the whole year. We posted two of those last week, plus our first post with a guest writer. I appreciate Odie's post yesterday too. She is pretty special in a peculiar sort of way.😆

Here are links to the posts from the last week. 

Odie's Saturday Post

Reflections On City Reach

Taco Bell and Stumbling Into The Will of God

Stop, Wash and Roll

A Guest Writer - Pastor Scott Morris

Weekend Woundup and Weview # 2

This was another week with an ever changing view out the front window of the BoggsMobile. This first picture was the view out the front window at Beech Creek Assembly in Livingston, Texas.

This was the view out the front door.

This was our view out the front window of the BoggsMobile at a Flying J in Mississippi. 

Makes me want to scream, "Doris, would you look at that boat!"

This was our view out the door at a Sam's Club.

This was our view out the front window at the same place.

This is our view out the front window at Cedar Creek Church near Citronelle. We are very glad to be here.

This morning we are beginning revival with our friends at Cedar Creek and we are expecting God to help us. We will be in revival through Wednesday night and then I will be preaching the youth rally here on Friday.

I hope you have a great Sunday.

Davy