Weekend Woundup and Weview #50

Has anyone noticed that my weekend count is off? Last's week's Weekend Woundup and Weview was labeled #50. Since the year started on Sunday and ends on Sunday I should have 53 of these posts and I was on track to have 54.

Oops!

How in the world did that happen? Back in the summer I skipped #32 without realizing it.😊 This post is the second #50 and that puts me back on track.😁

The whole weekend has been exciting. The weather has been excellent. The drive from California to Arizona was relatively easy. The revival services have been exceptional. And the fellowship with our super friends has been extraordinary.

We finished revival in Bloomington, California Friday night with a great service. Pastor Deatherage exhorted for a while during song service and made an altar call. The people responded well in the altar and prayed until about 8:30. He turned it to me to sing and preach and they responded good to the second altar call too.

We certainly appreciate Pastor John Deatherage and his family and church for receiving us so well. May God bless them for their kindness.

We probably should have left Bloomington Friday night after church while the road was clear. We can navigate the back entrance of the church but not if there are cars parked one the side of the street in the wrong places. Late Friday night the street was wide open but I was tired. I decided to wait.

When we prepared to leave Saturday morning we could not do it. I could see plainly that when I checked. I decided we would try the front entrance. 

We pulled around front and aired the front and rear of the bus to the highest it would go. We can drive in that position, straight ahead without turning, for a short distance and at low speed. It was obvious very quickly that we could not do it.

We drove the bus to the back entrance and now only one truck was in the way. We talked to the neighbors but no one knew who owned the truck. We wiggled out a little at a time. In the picture below we are blocking the street, backing the bus in order to clear the truck you can see in the front on the driver's side.

Kelly Jo followed in the Green Machine to the first rest area. Then we hooked them together and continued our journey.

It was a beautiful day to drive.

We arrived about 6:10 and the welcoming committee had burritos!

We set up our sound Saturday night and visited with Pastor Martinez and his family. We have a wonderful time with these folks!

We had two great services to begin revival and two great surprises too!

The first surprise was our cousin Joey Lamb visiting from Sweeny, Texas. Joey is a construction superintendent and is working on a project about 45 minutes away. I knew he was out here and knew he was going to try to come but he surprised us by coming Sunday morning. He was able to be there for both services on Sunday.

Are you ready for the second surprise? This is a family that has come to see us four times this year. They came one night to Ellisville, Mississippi in February, the whole weekend to Johnson, Vermont in September, a weekend to Wichita, Kansas in October and now this week in El Mirage, Arizona.

Bro. Bruce and Sis. Priscilla Mayhan!

These friends from Pauls Valley, Oklahoma are amazing! It is super to have the Mayhan's with us and we hope God blesses them for all of the encouragement they have been to us this year and well before too. We are excited to have them here!

Pastor Noah and Sis. Carla Martinez

That pretty much wraps up our weekend. Pray that God give us a wonderful outpouring of His spirit all week long!

Thank you for reading today.

Davy

View Out The Front Window December 10, 2017

Here are the links to our posts from the last week. Please take a moment to check them out.

Odie's Saturday Evening Post

Revival In Pictures - Bloomington, California

Wonderful News and Pictures

The Tehachapi Tire Matter

A Peek At The Calendar

Weekend Woundup and Weview #49

This was our view out the front window this morning. This was taken Saturday evening after we arrived at Desert Cove Assembly in El Mirage, Arizona.



We are excited to begin revival here this morning. May God bless you with a great Sunday.

Davy

Good Laundromat Finds

Hey Friends,

Happy Saturday, this is Odie reporting in from the road. Thank you for the kind feedback about my post from last Saturday. I am glad to hear that several  people received encouragement from that post! 

The BoggsMobile is rolling toward El Mirage, Arizona on Saturday. We are looking forward to being with Pastor Noah Martinez and our friends at Desert Cove Assembly. Revival begins tomorrow and runs through Friday. We invite you to join us if you are in the area. 

In our small living arrangements we have chosen not to give up valuable closet space for a washer/dryer. We have been living in an RV for over 15 years. In that time, locating a place to do laundry has been our normal. Mom and I are always pointing out laundromats to each other, even when we are just passing through a town. I guess you could say we have built in laundromat sensors. 

Pastors have called or text us asking where the laundromats are in their town so they could tell another evangelist. I guess we should keep a log. I will have to consider a regular laundromat update here next year. 

Going to a different laundromat every week can be an adventure. One time my Uncle Tommy wanted pictures from every laundromat we visited that year. It was fun letting him peek into our laundry days. Uncle Tommy, I always think of you when it is laundry day. 

We have definitely seen the good,  the bad and the ugly when it comes to laundromats. Some areas we have learned to avoid laundry day as much as possible because the laundromat is so bad. Then some places have the good ones we bookmark in our minds. 

We had an unexpectedly exciting laundry day in Ellisville, Mississippi in 2014. The laundromat is within walking distance of the church and we love going to it, but that day was quite a trip. You can read about the excitement by clicking here.

Laundry is not usually a fun chore but a nice laundromat makes it more enjoyable. We like a laundromat for the purposes of getting all our laundry done in a couple of hours. Lots of times people are so kind and volunteer for us to use their washers but that would take us all day. We like going and getting it done at once. 

Our last two laundromat visits have been very nice. In Riverdale, California we had used the laundromat in the past and it was not on our favorites list. We were considering going to another town for laundry, but Mom wanted to check the one in Riverdale again. We found a completely renovated laundromat! Nice!

The Riverdale laundry is now a smoke free facility and no pets are allowed. Also washing of pet beds and pet clothing are prohibited. That will defiantly help it stay nice longer. 

Please do not get me started on pets and laundromat stories, I will start gagging! We have seen some nasty things!

We met the new owner while we were in there. He is a very nice man who owns three laundromats in the area. It was great to see this laundromat get a new spin on life. I will definitely recommend this laundromat to others.

Below are a few pictures from Coin Op #2 Water and Laundry in Riverdale, California. 

Where we have been in Bloomington, California there are a lot of laundromat options. Mom went to Google to read reviews to find the best option for us. She did a great job. 

It was a nice clean place with plenty of room. It had a restroom that was handicap accessible. You would be surprised how many times that is not available to me. 

It also had Free WiFi, always a major plus. It also had one of our favorite features, it works on a Laundry Card rather than coins. You load money on to the card. Then you insert the card at each machine and money is deducted. It is so nice not having to mess  with quarters. This is another laundromat that I would recommend. 

Here are pictures from the Speed Wash in Rialto, California. 

I wanted to share our good laundromat experiences lately. I hope you have a great weekend. Thanks for reading. 

Odie