Sunday Sanity 2/23/25

Hey Friends,

Welcome to another edition of Sunday Sanity. Thank you for stopping by to visit!

Today's nugget comes to us from my dad's collection of saved Sanity Possibilities. I hope this inspires you! You never know where you will find something good.

"You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes." 

- Winnie-the-Pooh

I hope you have a great Sunday! See you next time!

Odie

Church Travel And Friends

 Hey Friends,

Hello from Oklahoma! Mom and I flew out here to visit dear friends. 

Bro. Lendell and Sis. Cyndi Birdsong invited us to be part of a revival at their church. We are having a great time with The Birdsongs and the wonderful congregation at Crosslight! 

Bro Trey Brock is preaching the revival, and he is doing a great job. 

Here are just a few pictures from church. There will be more to come in the future! The rest of the pictures for today are from our travel time. The formatting of some of them has decided to go crazy on me. I am having trouble fixing them on my phone. 

 

Church 

Travel

A snowy early morning flight from Dayton. 

Our view from the sky. 

 

Hello Atlanta!

Oklahoma City bound. 

We made it!

Surprise

We had a surprise show up at the airport! The Mayhans were there to welcome us!

Our arrival coincided with another obligation they had in Oklahoma City for the day. It was great to see our friends! They were a wonderful welcoming, committee! 

A funny story, one of the gentlemen that had helped me off the plane, saw Priscilla standing by the baggage claim with a sign. He recognized the last name Boggs. The man told them that we were coming.

We missed the Mayhans when we grabbed our bags. As we were heading toward the door to get our car, the man saw us. He said did you see your friends?  Our answer was no. He proceeded to go upstairs and find them and tell them where we were. It was a really neat experience!

We had dinner with them at Cheddars. Then they helped us get settled into our room.

I am so glad we were able to make this trip. Thanks again to the Birdsongs for inviting us! Also thanks to the Mayhans for our great surprise!

Odie

Foodie Friday 2/21/25

 Hey Friends,

Last week on Foodie Friday, here, I shared a favorite food memory with my Dad that he capture on video.

Well, the very next day we visited another family favorite buffet. He videoed that experience and shared it too. 

We loved Berry’s Seafood Buffet! They had a place to park the bus, the food is wonderful and the atmosphere is great! We stopped, whenever possible. Maybe Mom and I can go back soon! 

I thought it was fitting to share the video here for this week's Foodie Friday installment. I hope you enjoy.

See you tomorrow!

Odie

Throwback Thursday 2/20/25

 Hey Friends,

Welcome to Throwback Thursday. Today, we are going back to January 29th 2021. The last week of January we had a schedule change due to sickness. Honestly, that became our norm, and we learned to roll with the punches. We were still hours away, so we changed our route and plans. 

The new plan was to do ministry bookwork by day for my parents and revival on YouTube at night. A truckstop parking lot was home for a few days. We had cell signal and food and the comforts of the BoggsMobile. We were set. 

By Thursday we completed our travel to our next stop, Bernice, Louisiana. The last night of revival was a soundcheck singalong. It was a great service! We did not realize how special that moment would be for our family. 

Sunday morning Dad and I both woke up sick. By 9AM we confirmed it was our first known round of Covid. We had not spent time around people in a week. 

Well we rolled with the punches. That afternoon we began the journey home. It took us 2 and half days to complete the trip. Dad’s health battles were just beginning. We would be home for 7 months. He never fully recovered.

This became our last video before life changed! Wow, I am glad we captured this moment forever!  The video has been showing up in my suggested videos for a while. We have been receiving a few new comments on it. I decided to share it today.

Thanks for reading. See you tomorrow!

Odie

Odie’s 2025 Vacation Recap Day 3

Hey Friends,

Thank you for joining me today. I hope you are ready for more 2025 vacation pictures. It is time for the main event!

Singing At Sea is a cruise chartered and sponsored yearly by Templeton Tours. The week is full of food, fun, music sunshine, and repeat! This was my 6th time on the cruise since 2012. I love the cruise!

Monday, January 27th 2025, was cruise day. We woke up early and got ready for the fun ahead. We booked a shuttle through Templeton Tours. The bus showed up on time. It was equipped with a lift and very helpful drivers. It was a breath of fresh air. 

I will close with mine and Nicole’s pictures from Monday. I hope you enjoy them! See you tomorrow.

Odie

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