Christmas with the Steve Boggs Family at J. Alexander's

Steve, Deidre, Karen, Odie, KJ, Victor and Isaac in the front.

Steve, my oldest brother and his family take care of our mail all year long and have been doing it for nine years now. We have our mail sent to a P.O. Box in Waynesville. They collect it and then forward it to us some where across America about every two-three weeks. Mail day is one of the simple things in life that brings me pleasure so it is great to have somebody trustworthy and dependable to take care of it for me. Steve also takes care anything else at home that requires personal attention. He is a huge help to us!

When we are home around Christmas we take Steve and his family out to eat in appreciation for the time, trouble and money the use taking care of our mail and various other things. Eight out of the last nine years we have went to J.Alexander's. It is a regional (I just discovered that they have a lot more locations than they use too.) restaurant that specializes in good steak and it is tremendous. The food is great and the service is about as good as you will find anywhere.

We went Monday night and had lots of food, fun, fellowship and frivolity. We love being with Steve and his family. The food was awesome as usual and it was a good time all around. 

I want to say publicly to Steve that I appreciate all that you and your family do for us to make it easier for us to remain on the road and fulfill our calling from the Lord. Thank you very, very, very much. I am already looking forward to next Christmas!

Some of the pictures below may be dangerous to view close to meal time. You may bite your pen in two or drool on your computer. Please be careful and view at your own risk, especially toward the bottom of the page.

Davy

Kelly Jo's Steak Tacos

Karen's Crabcake 

Colossal Onion Rings

Chips and Spinach Con Queso

Odie and Deidre ordered the Hyde Park Sandwich

Steve's end piece of Prime Rib 

And mine.... Best I have ever had!

Oops! Schedule Change...

What do we always say when we publish our schedule in the Newsletter?

All These Dates Are Subject to Change (Like Maybe Tomorrow)For Our Full Schedule Please Check Our Website www.davykellyandodie.com

Well, as often happens, we send out the Newsletter and the schedule does just that... it changes!


We knew this change was a possibility but we couldn't wait any longer to get the newsletter out. Since this change falls within the next month I felt like I should make folks aware of it just in case somebody wanted to visit revival.


We will also be doing a singing on January 28th in the Tulsa/Broken Arrow area for Bro. Rich along with the Crafton Trio from Joplin, Missouri. The location has not been determined yet so call closer to the date for more info. I will try to update the information on the blog when it becomes available.


God bless you all...
Davy

These are the changed dates...

· January 22-27Weir, KS, Faith Tabernacle, Pastor James Fellers  

· January 29-February 3 Broken Arrow, OK, South Mission, Pastor Leon Rich

Bro. Ray Driscoll

Our Dear Friend Bro. Ray Driscoll

I have known Bro. Ray and Sis. Beulah Driscoll all of my life. For many years they attended the church I was raised in and some of my earliest memories include Bro. Ray, Sis. Beulah and their family. They have been Godly examples to me and countless others. They were always kind, gentle and good. They set a great example of faithfulness, loyalty and prayer and loved going to the house of God. They also personally encouraged Kelly Jo and I at crucial times in our life experiences and we will never forget it.

Bro. Ray has always been playful and in the picture above taken at Dryden Rd. Campmeeting in 2007 you can see his mischievous smile. He loved to pick on Kelly Jo. He would call her "trouble" when she told him often she was going to sit on the front row with him. That is probably the conversation that preceded the picture above and the cause of the smile. He lived fully, loved well and laughed often.

Bro. Ray has struggled with his health for several years but he and Sis. Beulah kept right on going to church, revivals and campmeetings. Bro. Ray insisted on going to church the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving at Dryden Road. The following day Bro. Ray loss the use of his legs and was confined to bed. I know he was glad he went to church on his last opportunity. Friday morning December 16th about 7:00 in the morning Bro. Ray left Sis. Beulah and made his way HOME.

Bro. Ray and Sis. Beulah have a beautiful family. Please pray for them today, tomorrow during the funeral, over the holidays and then beyond. They certainly need the comfort and help of God right now.

Bro. Ray loved to worship the Lord, dance in the Spirit, leap for joy, read from the Psalms and pray with others in the altar. He absolutely loved church service and being in the presence of the Lord. There is no doubt that Bro. Ray is happy and joyful in the God's presence now. 

We loved Bro. Ray dearly and we miss him already.

Davy

Sis. Beulah in a lighthearted moment at Dryden Rd. campmeeting 2008

Schedule - Ready to Roll Out!

Well, Christmas is a week away but Christmas vacation is over. We went to our home church this morning and preached in Hillsboro, Ohio tonight. 

We have a funeral visitation tomorrow evening and then Christmas dinner with one of my brothers afterward. (Definitely a blog in the making in that dinner) 

We have a funeral Tuesday morning then preaching in Indiana Tuesday night. 

We are preaching in Kentucky Wednesday and north Dayton Thursday. 

We have Christmas dinner with Kelly Jo's family Saturday and my family Sunday. I am supposed to preach at home church Sunday morning and then our church starts revival Monday night. 

We will attend Monday and possibly Tuesday of that and then head to Oklahoma to start our next revival. 

Whew! It sure feels good to be getting back into the swing of things.

I received this in a text message a few days ago and knew that I had to pass it on...

Davy

Buckeyes

Thanks for the great response to my post on Texting and Driving. I have received more email and texts about that post that anything yet. I am a big softy. I cried through a big part of that clip. I think it will make a difference if folks pass it on. Kudos to AT&T and the families involved for making it available.

Now on to all things tasty....

My Mom and Dad with help from my niece Lauren and nephew Luke made Buckeyes today. They made 20 dozen Buckeyes today! I must tell you this, my Mother makes the absolute best Buckeyes in the known world. That is no joke and no exaggeration. They are the best... hands down! I am experienced at this. I am no rank amateur when it comes to Buckeyes. These are the best and there are many witnesses available!

Wow! Aren't they beautiful?

Twenty Dozen Buckeyes!

They saved the Granddaddy of all Buckeyes for me! I placed it on the top of my hand for scale. And it was as good as it was big! 

I am telling you folks, she makes the best!

Davy

Texting and Driving

This is powerful. If you text and drive please, please, please watch this. If your friends, spouse, kids, grandkids, siblings or neighbors text and drive forward this link to them. Make them watch it. If you insist on texting and driving after watching this.... It's been nice knowing you....

These are real lives that have been disastrously touched by something that many of us have done. It could have been us. Do we really need a law to tell us that texting and driving is a bad idea. Maybe we do... but we shouldn't. Not after this...

Let me know what you think.....

Davy

On The Road Again - Newsletter - December 13, 2011

It is time for Odie’s Newsletter again. This is the Christmas edition and we hope you enjoy it. We are busy getting the snail mail version ready to go out tomorrow. You get it today. Why? Because we like you.... 

Davy

You are welcome to print the newsletter and post it any where you like. God bless you all.

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas... NOT!!!

On The Road Again!

Published by Odie Podie Music

Volume 9 Issue 6

December 14th, 2011

www.davykellyandodie.com

Boggs Family Ministries

 P.O. Box 28

Waynesville, OH  45068

 316-992-4658

Most Wonderful Times

Odie’s View

From The Back.”

   I want to start by wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012!  I love the excitement of this time of year!  I thank God daily for the gift of His son so many years ago!!

   Shortly after my last letter we boarded a plane headed to Montana.  It was great to be  with Pastor Mike Metzger and our friends at Sun Valley church in Florence, Montana.  Their young people were hungry for a move of God, and God rewarded their hunger.  It was a revival we all enjoyed.  I am still feasting on the boost my faith received.

   Not only were we in Montana for revival, but Dad had the privilege of marrying Bro. Nathan Jeffreys and Sis. Leah Metzger.  It was a privilege to be a part of the wedding!  God blessed the event with His presence.  Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Jefferys!!  We love you!!!

   From Montana our wings took us to California.  It was hard to believe a year had passed since our last visit.  Amazing Grace Tabernacle was our first stop.  We had a grand time with Pastor Jared Burris.  The Lord definitely has His hand on their work in Atwater, California.  Only He knows what the future holds but I expect it to be awesome.

   Our friends at Riverdale Assembly of God welcomed us with open arms again this year. Pastor Charles Spencer and the entire church know exactly how to make us feel at home. We had a powerful week there and wonderful fellowship too.

   Pastor Anthony Munoz underwent his Stem Cell Transplant while we were in California.  Dad and Bro. Jared Burris drove to Stanford to see him the day before  the transplant.  God has brought Bro. Anthony so far!  His progress is a testimony to the Lord’s awesomeness!  Keep Bro. Anthony in your prayers.

   We were blessed to be in his church for a service while in California. Even though the Pastor was in the hospital and we missed him and Sis. Rose, it was great to be with all their folks. They are very dear friends to us and we love them all very much.

   Pastor Doug Spencer and family are doing a great work in Avenal, California.  It is always encouraging and fun to be in service with them. We really appreciate their kindness as well.

   On to Arizona we journeyed.  Nine years now we have been going to Desert Cove Assembly in El Mirage.  It is always a blessing to our family to be with Pastor Jimmy Munoz and congregation.

   On this flying trip west we were sadly without the BoggsMobile.  Thanks to the Meztger Family, Burris Family and the Pine family for housing us in their homes!  In Arizona thanks to the church for a great place to stay and Bro. Jorge Stevens for allowing us the use of his truck!  It was good to get back home to Ohio and to see the BoggsMobile again.

   It was good to be with Pastor Randy Brown and the folks at Free Holiness Church of God in Sharonville, Ohio.  The revival there was great a way to bring us to Thanksgiving.

   Thanksgiving Day we spent in Hillsboro, Ohio with the Morgan crew.  It was a day of thankfulness and laughter.  We finished the day with a church service at our home church Dryden Road Pentecostal Church.

   We have enjoyed being at Dryden Road and plan to be there several more services before we head out after Christmas.

   Saturday after Thanksgiving we gathered with the Boggs clan.  It was a great family time.  I love both sides of our family.  We are blessed!

   While in our home area we have been in several churches for Sunday and midweek services and have several more to visit in the next two weeks. We appreciate the churches in our home area that extend their love to our family.

   In January we will begin our 10th year on the road.  God has brought us so far since 2003. We praise Him for all He is. There is no telling what God has in store for 2012.

   I have been deer hunting a couple of days while home but no deer so far. I’m still looking though!

   Well, I hear the engine starting so I better go ‘cause we’re On the Road Again

All These Dates Are Subject to Change (Like Maybe Tomorrow)

For Our Full Schedule Please Check Our Website www.davykellyandodie.com

· January 1-13 Blair, OK, Trinity Holiness, Pastor Billy Ray Hudson

· January 15-20 Neosho, MO,  Victory Assembly, Pastor James Link

· January 22-27 Broken Arrow, OK, South Mission, Pastor Leon Rich,

· January 29-February 3 Weir, KS, Faith Tabernacle, Pastor James Fellers

· February 5-10 Claremore, OK, Westside, Pastor Darrell Meadow

· February 12 Wichita, KS, Bethany Revival Center, Pastor John DiZazzo

· February 19-22 Tulsa, OK, Hilldale Holiness, Pastor Nathan Conner

· February 26-March 2 Ellisville, MS, First Assembly, Pastor Kenny Morris

· March 4-7 Conehatta, MS, White Plains Assembly

· March 11 Wilmer, AL, Tanner Williams Holiness Church, Pastor Donald C. Williamson

· March 13-16 Attend Allentown

· March 18-23 St. Stephens, AL, Midway Assembly, Pastor Lamar Chapman

· March 25-30 TENT REVIVAL!Citronelle, AL, Pastor Darius Templeton

We are in the process of ordering our new tent. It should be ready to pick up in February. We have about 1/4 of the money for our chairs already and more on the way. We are so excited to see what God is going to do in Tent Revivals next year. God bless.  Davy

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Speaking of food, this is about as good as it gets when it comes to eating a Cheeseburger at a chain restaurant. Now admittedly there are a lot of hamburger places I have not eaten in yet but be patient I am trying to get to them all as fast as I can...lol! 

But when it comes to fast food chain restaurants that specialize in hamburgers I have just about tried them all... In fact I have tried them all a lot. I like to joke that I am personally responsible for a few million on the McDonald's sign. Believe me, it is barely and exaggeration...

I will say that Wendy's new and improved hamburgers are pretty good. They are much better than they were and you can have a Frosty to top it off. That's not bad at all.

In-N-Out which is all out west and slowly and carefully creeping east serves a very good burger. They always serve them hot and fresh and can move a crowd through in style. All of the other places could learn a thing or two from them in management. The employees are nice, the restaurants are clean, the food is hot and the over all experience is always good. Every time I have been there in several different cities it has always been great. Plus the owners are not ashamed of their Christianity and that is tremendous. I give them bonus points for that.

I really like the burgers at In-N-Out but I have to give the edge to Five Guys in my personal opinion. They are a little pricey but every thing is pricey now days. The fries are really good, the burgers are fresh with a little grease left in (Regular readers know how I feel about the necessity of grease!) and all of the toppings are free.

Now, I would not consider Ron's Hamburgers and Chili a big chain even though they have more than one location. Everybody in the world should have a chance at a Double Big Daddy. There is no way fast food can compete with that.  But for fast food chains Five Guys gets my vote.

A Double Cheeseburger with grilled onions, mushrooms, mayo, ketchup and mustard is a great way to start the day. If you haven't tried it, I encourage you to do so. If you have tried it, let me know what you think. You can click on the title of this blog for a link to locations.

Stay warm,

Davy

Food In Tourist Towns

I gave my opinion of restaurants in tourist towns in THIS post last year but I guess its worth repeating. I am usually not impressed at all. Most local restaurants in touristy type towns are overpriced for dinky portions of less than delicious food. I realize that statement is a pretty broad and is certainly not true in every case. The post I referenced above is proof that I know there are exceptions to the rule.

We began thinking about this again while in the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area last week. It is definitely tourist mecca and restaurants abound all over the place. We didn't think about it ahead of time but we find ourselves NOT eating at the many local restaurants much while there. With very few exceptions we gravitated to the chain restaurants that we can find almost any where.

I am not saying that there are no descent local restaurants there but most of them fit the pattern of typical tourist town diners. Although we have had good food at some of them through the years (For example The Apple Barn, The Old Mill, The Wood Grill and various local and regional BBQ joints) but none of them call my name as do MANY local places across the country in non tourist towns. A few examples would be Ron's in Tulsa, Jantz Cafe in Atwater, California, Humberto's in El Mirage, Arizona, Chelino's in Oklahoma City, The Boiling Pot in Mobile, Alabama, assorted Catfish buffets all across the south and even the gas station deli in Riverdale, California.

(I actually had to make myself stop listing the great local and regional restaurants all over this country that reach out and grab me as I am driving within 50-100 miles of their parking lot! lol)

We did have a good meal at the Apple Barn last week. It seems to be pretty consistent and they are usually very busy with lots of tourist traffic. But I couldn't remember what I ate there the last time to save my own life. That is further indication that it isn't calling my name even though it is always a good experience. I would remember EXACTLY what I had before if it was REAL good for me. I guess two ounces of their special fruit juice and an apple fritter isn't enough for me...

It is not that we loathe tourist towns. We love the whole Gatliburg/Pigeon Forge/Smoky Mountain area. It is probably my favorite place to relax and unwind. But as much as I love the place I do not go there for the food. For a guy that loves to eat as much as I do that's pretty unusual!

We went to our home church today both services and we sure did enjoy it. It was great to get to hear our Pastor preach twice and to experience the love and warmth of our home church. These folks have loved us through thick and thin and back to thick again! It was so good to be home.

It is definitely winter in Ohio. It was 17 degrees when I checked my phone at 8:00 this morning. That is not a very encouraging way to begin a day but we made it OK. Spring will come and soon we will be sweating under the tent. I can hardly wait!

God bless all,

Davy

Our Place

This morning (Saturday) is our last morning in the mountains for a while. We are checking out in a few minutes and then we will begin our relatively short journey home.

The pictures below were taken our first day here when the weather was quite a bit warmer than it is today. We drove up to a place that Kelly Jo and I found a few years ago. We marked it on Bro. Garmin (GPS) as "Our Place" and we have been coming back ever since. It is a beautiful place for a home on the side of a curvy mountain road.

There is not much room to park the BoggsMobile though which is OK because it couldn't make the curves anyway. I wasn't even sure that the General could make all the curves and hills up to this place! It is quite a ride up and down and would be almost impossible with much snow or any ice. Kelly Jo says that's OK. She thinks it would be no problem at all to stay up there all winter.

We spent a little time up there enjoying the view and thought you might enjoy it too.

God Bless you all...

Davy

Snow in Tennessee

We had a pretty good snow Wednesday evening but it was mostly gone by morning. We did find some accumulation on our drive this afternoon. It was beautiful.

Not much else going on here and that is a good thing!

Davy

No Fishing on Thursday!

As I told you before we don't do much when we have time off. We usually go to town once a day to eat a meal and then we drive around in the mountains for a while and then spend the rest of the evening relaxing. We go to bed when we want, get up when we want and eat when we want. We operate on no schedule and make no plans.

On our drive during our first day here we found something we hadn't seen. As you drive into Gatlinburg from Pigeon Forge there is a little park on the right side of the road. The park has a new part and it is pretty neat. It is a new fishing pier on the Little Pigeon River and is built to be completely handicap accessible.

It has a nice big flat concrete platform for fishing.

It has a handicap ramp from the parking lot all the way down to the fishing pier.

The whole project was the vision of William Stevens who served Gatlinburg in the early 90's as City Commissioner and Mayor. He loved to fish in the Little Pigeon River and wanted everybody to be able to enjoy it. We think that is pretty neat. Children under 12 and the handicapped can access the river for fishing and fish for free.

Below is a picture of he Fishing Pier Regulations. Everything is pretty standard except for rule # 2. Can you see it? No fishing is allowed on Thursday....

What? No fishing on Thursday? My guess is the fish don't do Thursdays. Even fish need a day off! That is hilarious to me.....

Have a great day....

Davy

Odie the Deer Hunter

Odie and her cousin Hunter Morgan

Many of you have ask about Odie's deer hunting experience this past weekend. Well .... She had a great time with her Uncle Danny Morgan but she is still a deer hunter and not a deer killer! She did get a shot at one from about 65 yards but no hit. 

If I understand correctly she hunted from a barn on a neighbor's property on Friday and hunted on her Papaw's property on Saturday. Odie told me they saw some more deer but couldn't get them close enough. I guess that is part of the fun. She will enjoy her first successful hunt that much better when it comes...

She is supposed to try again another day in December so we are hoping she can kill a deer then. Thanks for thinking of her and praying for her. We also appreciate Kelly Jo's brother Danny for taking time necessary for Odie to hunt.

There are a few more pictures of Odie's day of hunting below.

Kelly Jo and I have had lots more of nothing in Tennessee today!

Davy

Uncle Danny

Odie and Papaw Danny Morgan

This is the time Odie woke up on Friday.

Here is the temp that morning.

Beechfork & The Woods Family

Today (Sunday) we drove about 80 miles to Beechfork Holiness Church. We had a good service and it was very good to see every one again. After service we went out with the Woods family and some of the other folks from the church.

Bro. Herman and Sis. Margaret Woods, Mark, Cassie, Chase, Tyler and us...

All of the Woods family was able to make it except for Rob and Dena. Dena has been very sick this week. Since they couldn't make it to church or lunch she sent her home made chocolate fudge in their place. All is forgiven! Totally and completely forgiven!

Nothing like fudge to cause forgiveness to spring up in my heart and flow down like hot melting chocolate covering all the hurt and the pain. Of course a double cheeseburger with grilled onions and the grease left in will do the same thing, so I guess I am pretty easy. lol  No sense holding a grudge when you can hold a greasy double cheeseburger instead! Somebody have a napkin?

Other than that, we are pretty much doing nothing and having a ball doing it!

Davy

Our Scheduled Week Off

We have scheduled this next week off and we are looking forward to doing as much of nothing as possible. As I mentioned yesterday Kelly Jo and I left home Thursday and stopped by to visit the Noe's and their family that night. Yesterday we stopped and ate lunch with friends.

(Sorry No Pictures, They are all in the Federal Witness Protection Program)

Just joking! We were so busy visiting AND eating that I completely forgot about taking pictures. We met Bro. John and Sis. Ann Gabbard, Bro. Brent and Sis. Teresa Gabbard, Sis. Teresa's sister Trina and her two beautiful boys and Bro. Ron and Sis. Debbie Conner for lunch at Dino's in London, Kentucky and enjoyed a great meal and wonderful fellowship.

Tomorrow we are going to Beechfork for church and then we  are planning to eat with our Tennessee family. We are hoping to spend some quality food time with Pastor Herman Woods and his wife Sis. Margaret and their sons and families. The Woods have been like second parents to us for over 26 years and we hardly ever get to seem them other than when we are in revival at Beechfork. Hopefully I will remember to take some pictures.

We are staying near Gatlinburg, Tennessee this week at a Westgate Resort Property. We checked in this afternoon and it is a really nice place. You can see pictures below. The first two pictures are from their website and the rest are pictures from our building and unit.

We are staying at the Westgate due to the kindness of brother that attends a church we preached in this year. He owns some weeks in a vacation rental program and some of them were about to expire if he didn't use them. He generously offered us the use of one of the weeks and here we are! It was very thoughtful of him to offer and we appreciate it so much. His gift made it possible for us to spend some time is one of our favorite areas and stay in a super cool and comfortable place while we are doing it. Thank you, brother. May God bless you for your kindness and consideration for our family.

God bless you all. Have a great Sunday.

Davy

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