Example Of A Christian Full Of Character

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for joining me today! It always makes me happy that my friends decide to spend part of their day with me.

 

Yesterday was a full day of fun with family and friends! Keep reading, and I will tell you all about it.

Family 

We were able to spend a little bit of time with a couple of our family members. It was Presidents' Day, and our schools were out around here. That meant we could meet my Gran and Aunt Kim for lunch.

Here are a few pictures that I captured to remember the moment.

I am so glad that our schedules lined up for this meeting to happen! I love my family and enjoy spending time with them whenever possible! The food was good, but the quality time was even better!

Friends 

Later in the afternoon, we went to a party to celebrate a very special friend! Emily Burris Roberts just turned to 30 years old!

Happy birthday, my friend! We love you! I am so proud of you! We have had the privilege of watching you grow up from two years old until today.

It has been a joy! God has had His hand on your life, and you have followed him! I cannot wait to see what the future holds for you!

I have done a lot of thinking the last few days about my friendship with Emily and her family. They are like family to us! It is amazing to have such wonderful people in our lives!

Emily was raised with Godly examples in her life! She has wonderful parents and grandparents. Now she is grown and has a life of her own, that includes a husband, Nathan Roberts!

It has been wonderful to see her continue to serve God! She carries on the family tradition,  and the Godly character that was passed down to her! Emily is a caring, loving and friendly person. The Bible says to have friends you must show yourself friendly. Emily has lived out that verse. 

She is a friend too many people! Yesterday was just a small example of the friends that wanted to celebrate her milestone in life!

I am honored to be in her circle of friends! Looking back over the 28 years that I have known Emily, here is a little something that came to mind.

Life started for Elsie Emily Burris in February 1995. She was an excellent girl from the beginning. As a young lady, she lived an exceptional life, devoted to God! 30 years into life, Elsie Emily Roberts, is an elegant lady! Most of all she is great example of a christian full of character. 

I will close with the pictures from Emily's party. It was an exquisite event, celebrating my wonderful friend! Everyone that had a part in making the party a success did a phenomenal job! I was so glad to attend this celebration!

Odie

Princess Chloe Jean Celebrates 3

 Hey Friends,

Last Saturday, in my January Birthday post, I mentioned Chloe Jean Shoemaker. The little but mighty miracle turned 3 on the 20th. 

Her birthday party was last Friday. Sadly Ohio and Alabama are too far apart. We could not attend her birthday party. She got her present. That's all that matters, right?! 😀

Chloe’s Mom Deidre and Aunt Selah sent pictures. They are too cute not to share. Even both the big and little brothers make an appearance too. 

 

I miss this beautiful princess! Hopefully, I can figure out a way to see her soon. I need my Chloe Jean hugs!

Thank you for stopping by and reading. 

Odie

January Birthdays 2025

 Hey Friends,

January is an extremely busy month for birthdays in our family and friends. I can not remember to give everyone a shout here, that is certain.

I do like to honor my family members and remember their special days. I love each of them so much and can not imagine my life without them being a part of it! Their birthdays are listed below.

• January 3rd- 

Luke Osborn. Happy Birthday, Bucko, we love you! Hope your 22nd year is awesome!

• January 12th- Betty Morgan "Gran." 

You see her birthday dinner recap here.

• January 13th- Ezra Daniels. 

I posted more about Ezra here.

• January 14th- Jeanna Morgan. 

We love you so much, Aunt Jeanna. We hope you had a fabulous birthday that matched your fabulousness!

• January 16th- Davy Boggs. 

We honored Dad's first Heavenly birthday with a special blog post and YouTube video. You can see it here!

• January 20th- Chloe Jean Shoemaker. 

Our miracle is a 3 year old princess now. We love you, Chloe Jean! You are our pride and joy. I am so thankful God blessed our family with you!

• January 21st- Danny Morgan. 

Mom's favorite brother celebrated his Birthday this week. We love you, Uncle Danny! I hope your Birthday was as sweet as Sonny's Sweet BBQ sauce!

• January 22nd- Sis. Joan Morris and Brentni Davis

Two of our special friends share a birthday. I wanted to give them both a shoutout. They are very important people who have stood by us for many years.

Mama Joan and Grand Mama 

We love you bunches! Thank you for loving us like famly, and counting my Dad as one of your sons! He was proud to be your "oldest" son! Happy Birthday! Can not wait to see you again and hug your neck!

Brentni Davis

 I love you, girl! I hope you have a great birthday! Thanks for your friendship over the years. We really appreciate your prayers and encouragement over the last few months!

Happy Birthday to all of you who have January birthdays! Thank God for blessing you with life! I pray God blesses you this year!

See you next time. 

Odie

Celebrating Ezra's 12th Birthday

Hey Friends,

Thank you for checking in on a winter Monday! It is always great to visit with our friends in this space. Please make it a habit to visit! I truly appreciate all of you who regularly check the blog. Your public and private comments have been super encouraging to me.

Mom and I are staying busy living life. Most of which has not been pictured here. On many days, Mom conquers ministry and family work at home. I help where possible or stay out of the way.

We are enjoying more family time than usual, which is one of the few positive aspects of our recent life change. On Friday night, we were on hand in Hillsboro, Ohio, to celebrate Ezra's birthday.

Below is my last selfie from a couple weeks ago with an 11 year old Ezra. I am glad we actually got to celebrate with him this year!

He turned 12 last week! Where did my little guy go? Wow, it does not seem feasible that he is that age! He was 4 when he joined our family! Time has flown by in a couple blinks of an eye.

Ezra is a kind, polite, helpful and handsome young man! I am so proud of him! He is smart and inquisitive. In 2025, he is knocking on the door of being a teenager.

Here are a few more pictures from the night! I had fun with all my cousins!

To close out this post, here is a picture of me with my cousin Courtney. We have always known that we look alike, but we are hearing it more often!

Well, that is all for now. See you tomorrow!

Odie

Foodie Friday 1/17/25

 Hey Friends,

How are you all doing? I hope you are doing well today. I am happy to report that Mom and I are doing very good. The Lord is our strength and our help daily!

Have you seen our previous post this week? If you have not read them yet, please take a moment and look black. 

This has been a week of reflection for us. Here are the link to the posts from Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We also posted a new video to our Boggs Family Ministries YouTube channel yesterday. I have posted it below. You can also find it in yesterday's post.

As most of you know, yesterday was Dad's first Heavenly birthday. We spent the day honoring Dad and remembering him.

Thank you to everyone who reached out to us yesterday, letting us know that you were praying for us! We did read each message and found it encouraging! I apologize that I did not get to respond to each text message or comment individually. I will try to get that done today.

It was great to spend time with our family yesterday! We thought it was only fitting to enjoy a good steak from Longhorn on his birthday. Longhorn was his favorite chain restaurant steak. His favorite order was an outlaw ribeye from Longhorn. Mom and I split one yesterday. 

Just as I suspected the food was delicious and the family time was even more precious! I also predicted that we would laugh a lot, cry some and reminisce even more. We did all three of those things! I think it was a fabulous way to spend Dad’s birthday, surrounded by those that we love!

Mom and I finished out the day by going to church with our church family at DRPC! Church was the normal thing to do on his birthday! If I had to guess Dad spent more of his birthdays going to church than not. 

Today being Foodie Friday on the blog, I thought it only right to share yesterday's pictures with you. 

I hope you enjoy! Let me know if it flings or craving on you for a Longhorn!

See you back here tomorrow.

Odie