Sunday Sanity 10/12/25

 Hey Friends,

Good morning, it is already Sunday morning here in Oklahoma. I am just heading to bed to rest before church this morning. 

We are having an extraordinary fellowship meeting at Bethany this weekend. I hope to have pics tomorrow. 

Today’s Sanity comes from Bro. James Burgess. This statement encouraged me.

He was speaking of how we can't just be healed by ignoring a problem or denying that we are sick. However, we can choose to defy our reality by believing that God can and will heal us. 

“God doesn’t want you to deny reality. He wants you to defy reality!”

Associate Pastor James Burgess

Bethany Holiness Church

Sand Springs, Oklahoma 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 10/5/25

 Hey Friends,

Good morning, I hope you are having a fantastic Sunday! Today's nugget of sanity comes from a note that I found in Dad’s sanity possibilities.

"The test of our love for Jesus is our obedience to him, but the greatest test of our love for Jesus is our obedience without needing an explanation."

 Pastor Tim Dilena

Times Square, Church

New York City, New York

God bless!

Odie 

Sunday Sanity 9/28/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday from the Ohio beach cottage. We are delighted to be home today to be in service at DRPC. I am expecting a great Sunday!

Last Sunday, we ended up traveling halfway home. Before we hit the road, we attended one more service in Richton. Pastor Scott Morris preached a message that was God anointed! 

It was just what Mom and I needed to hear! It was incredibly special to know that we were on God's mind. His presence was so sweet!

Here is one of the nuggets that I gleaned from the message. Sometimes I am so involved that it's hard for me to jot the nuggets down! I need to go back here to watch the service again to retain more of the message.

“There is nothing wrong with showing emotions in your trial.  It is when you let your emotions control you that it's wrong”

Pastor Scott Morris 

Richton First Assembly 

Richton, Mississippi 

Thanks for reading! I'll see you all tomorrow!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 9/21/25

Hey Friends,

Hello from Mississippi! We will start home tomorrow. Keep us in your prayers for a safe trip. 

Here is a little sanity for your Sunday. 

“If you keep the faith, then the faith will keep you”

Bro. David Noe- Danville, Kentucky

Have a great Sunday!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 9/14/25

 Hey Friends,

I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday! We are enjoying our time in Mississippi! We plan to be in service with our friends at First Assembly in Ellisville this morning.

Today, around 4:30 PM, we will set up the Blue and White Gospel Tent at Richton Recreational Park. We are excited about tent revival that begins tomorrow. Keep us in your prayers! 

Here is your nugget of sanity for today. Pastor Kenny Morris said this in a message earlier this week. His statement resonated with my heart!

 

“Life in Christ is more than existence. Are you existing or are you living?”

Pastor Kenny Morris 

-First Assembly 

Ellisville, Mississippi

Bro. Kenny went on to explain that we can truly live because of Christ!

Thanks for reading! See you tomorrow.

Odie

Sunday Sanity 9/7/25

 Hey Friends,

I hope you are having a great Lord’s day! This morning, we are headed to Saint Stephens, Alabama.

It is Homecoming Sunday at Midway Assembly. Pastor Lamar Chapman. Asked Mom and me to come and sing for their homecoming several months ago. 

Pastor Scott Morris will be preaching this morning. We are looking forward to an excellent service with our Midway friends. 

Here is a powerful little nugget for your Sunday Sanity. A precious sister from Indiana made the statement during her testimony a couple of months ago. 

Sis. Barb was giving praise to God! I do not know if this quote is original to her, but she is the one I heard say it.

“He is the rock of my salvation! I have trembled on the rock! But the rock has NEVER trembled under me!”
Sis. Barbra Pierce- 
Bedford, Indiana

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 8/31/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday. Thank you for stopping by for a moment of your day! We are still in Prattville, Alabama, for the meeting at Summit Holiness Church. 

Today’s sanity comes from Pastor Philip Deane’s message on Wednesday night. He was preaching on having faith for right now.  

It is easy to rejoice in things God has done in the past. We can believe He will move in the future.  Amid the battle, I can struggle to believe for right now. 

Bro. Philip made this statement that jumped out at me! His whole message really encouraged me that night, and the current need I am facing.

“Don't let the devil cause you to procrastinate on what God wants to do for you now!”

Pastor Philip Deane-

Beams of Light Cantonment, Florida 

Keep believing for NOW!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 8/24/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! I hope you’re having a great day! 

Here is a little nugget of goodness to start your day. This was the title of Bro. Michael Switzer’s message on Friday night. 

“Satan cannot stop what he did not start!”

Pastor Michael Switzer

Bristol, Virginia, Grace PHT

God Bless!

Odie 

Sunday Sanity 8/17/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! I hope you can spend at least part of your Sunday in the house of God!  I love to start the week by praising our Savior with my brothers and sisters in Christ!

Sunday sanity this week comes from Reverend David Noe. Bro. Noe has an excellent way of putting things into perspective that makes me think! I have been mauling this statement over the whole weekend!

“Fear is faith in the enemy”!

Bro. David Noe 

Danville, Kentucky 

 

Fear can destroy us! Lord, please cast out every ounce of unhealthy fear in my life. I do not want to allow the enemy any power over my life! God alone is my hope and salvation! In Him alone will I trust! 

Thank you for reading!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 8/10/25

 Hey Friends,

I know Sunday is supposed to be “Sunday Sanity”, but I watched this archived “Word for Wednesday” yesterday!

I am eternally grateful that the Master of the wind is the Master of my life! I am missing my Daddy today!

Nine months ago today, he moved to his Heavenly home! Sunday, November 10th 2024, Dad got to meet the Master of the wind face-to-face! The storms of Dad's life were over!

From the time I was a girl dad taught me to lean upon God in my distress. He taught me not only with his words but also through his actions. God, our Great Master, kept my Dad through the storms of life. 

Thank God that He continually keeps you and me! I am finding myself in need of him today a little more than I did yesterday! I know He will meet me right where I am!

Today, I wish Dad was here to personally give us a word of encouragement! I would love to hear him preach, in person this morning! Thankfully, we can look back on so many things that he left for us.

Daddy, I will always love you and I will see you soon!

Odie

Remembering Bro. Jeremy Sipe

 Hey Friends,

 “Sunday Sanity” is a little different this week. Today, we are choosing to live “Jeremy Strong”.

 “Jeremy Strong, " a phrase coined a few years ago to support our dear friend Bro. Jeremy Sipe. He was diagnosed with Glioblastoma in his early 40s. 

Glioblastoma is a very aggressive form of brain cancer. The prognosis is never good. From what I have heard, it usually takes someone quickly.

Bro. Jeremy, Bilita and Tom were missionaries to Kenya. They were the hands and feet of Jesus in Kenya. It is amazing the work God has done through their ministry, Project Holy Nations!

They were home in Elkton, Virginia, when he received the diagnosis. In an instant, their world was changed! Our family and thousands of people began asking God to give the Sipe Family a miracle!

Bro. Jeremy fought his battle with extraordinary grace and courage. He was a hero. With God’s strength, he surprised doctors so many times. 

God performed many miracles for them. I can not remember them all! It was amazing to watch God work on their behalf from a distance! I would see God touch Bro. Jeremy during services on YouTube at BHC. I have cried and rejoiced with them!

Thank God, Bro. Jeremy and Sis. Bilita were able to make a couple of short trips to Kenya! That was a major answer to prayer. I know their Kenyan friend are so grateful!

Bro. Jeremy was not expected to live a year post-diagnosis. This summer was 3 years. Every milestone we celebrated with our friends. With each bad report, we prayed and believed harder!

Tuesday, Bro. Jeremy received his ultimate healing! I cried for the family and friends left behind when I received the news that morning. I rejoiced, because he is suffering no more!

It comforts me to think Dad is seeing another friend in Heaven. Dad prayed long and hard for Bro. Jeremy! Today they are rejoicing together!

Please join me in praying for Sis. Balita, Tom, their ministry, family members, the BHC church family, and many who are grieving the loss of a great hero! There will be a funeral today at BHC Elkton, Virginia. Sadly, we can not be there. I will watch it on YouTube here!

I will close by sharing a couple of videos BHC shared on YouTube this week. You can get a glimpse of the courageous soldier, Bro. Jeremy Sipe. 

We have a reason to rejoice! He made it through the valley.  We will see you again my friend!

Bilita, Tom and BHC, we love you all! You are in our prayers!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 7/27/25

 Hey Friends,

Good morning! Earlier this week I attended a fabulous concert with my cousin Courtney and her husband Joey. 

The night featured Charity Gayle and CeCe Winans. I plan to share pictures and details of the concert. I am waiting to get more pics from Joey. 

The night was great! We enjoyed wonderful singing. It was so encouraging!

CeCe made a statement that is this week's sanity.

“No matter where you are at

go through it with your hands up! He will always show up!”

CeCe Winanans

See you tomorrow!

Odie 

Sunday Sanity 7/20/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! I hope you are having a wonderful day!

I have a little nugget to share with you today. Pastor Brent Gabbard made a statement a few days ago, and I can't get it off my mind! 

I dearly love my “YouTubePastor”😄! I could easily have a quote from Pastor Brent Gabbard every week! I try to space them out. But when I heard this one, Thursday, I knew I had to share it today. Here is what he said.

“This is the day that the Lord hath made! 

His fingerprints are all over it!”

Pastor Brent Gabbard

BHC Elkton, Virginia 

This was a good reminder for me God is at work! His fingerprints are all over our lives, even today!

May God bless you!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 7/13/25

Hey Friends,

Last Sunday night at church, Bro. Tyler Austin preached his first sermon. I was so proud of him. He did a fantastic job!

Bro. Tyler grew up in our church. We have watched him grow up to become a man of God! I am so proud of him and his wife, Beth! They are wonderful young people! I am thankful that I can call them my friends!

His title was “Praising From A Dark Place.” The Lord encouraged me through his message! 

Bro. Tyler said something that stuck out to me, and I wanted to share it with you today. I hope this little nugget encourages you today.

“Your position to the Son will change your perspective in the dark place. Praise will turn the light on in a dark hour!”

Bro. Tyler Austin- Lebanon, OH

Dryen Road Pentecostal Church

Thanks for reading! I hope you have a fabulous Sunday!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 7/6/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! Here's a little nugget to start your day. This came from the wonderful wisdom of our dear pastor!

“Faith will shape you!

It’s not you shaping faith!”

Pastor, Bennie D. Sutherland

 DRPC Moraine, Ohio 

Thank you for reading! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 6/22/25

Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! Thank God for a beautiful day! 

We arrived home in Ohio last night. Thank God for a great travel day! He answered our prayers. The entire trip was excellent!

Here is a nugget I gleaned this week during revival. 

“Salvation came free, but if I am ever going to get to the Kingdom,  it’s gonna cost me everything!”

Pastor Andy Stringfellow

Ellisville, Mississippi 

Thanks for reading. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 6/8/25

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for stopping by to visit us today. Here is a nugget of sanity for your Sunday. 

This was from a couple of months ago. 

In April, Bro. Lynn and Sis. Arlene Head preached revival at our church, DRPC. This was the title of Bro. Head’s message one night. His question struck a chord with me, and I have thought about it many times since that night.

Bro. Lynn and Sis. Arlene Head

“Are you going to worship, or are you going to worry?”

Bro. Lynn Head- Georgia 

Worry gets us nowhere in life! I once heard that worry is like a rocking chair. 

I love rocking in my glider on the porch. Rocking will not take me anywhere. I am still on the porch, even if I rock for hours.

Guess what? My worry will still surround me!

Worship of God will take me into His presence! That is the exact place that I desire to be! The presence of the King of Kings makes everything better! 

See y'all tomorrow! I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 6-1-25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! Here is a brief word of wisdom that stuck out to me recently. 

Bro. Jared Burris made this statement in a sermon at church. It spoke to me. I thought it would be a good nugget for Sunday Sanity. 

“Prayer and life go together. 

Where there is prayer there is life. 

When there is no prayer there is no life.”

Bro. Jared Burris

- Springboro, Ohio

Thank for reading. I hope and pray you have a blessed Sunday!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 5/25/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Lord’s Day! I hope you experience God's presence in a special way today.

I read today's sanity as a thought of the day a while back on another blog. I do not know the original author of this quote. I thought it was a good nugget for today. 

“The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph.”

-Author Unknown 

We must keep trying every day. We survived yesterday, and I have faith we will see tomorrow. We have God on our side!

Thank you for reading. I will be back tomorrow.

Odie

Sunday Sanity 5/18/25

Hey Friends,

I hope you have a wonderful Lord’s day! Mom and I are deeply saddened by the storm damage from Friday night. Many places were hit, and it is terrible! 

The reports coming from the London, Kentucky, area are horrific! We have so many family members and friends in this area, and it is heartbreakingly scary! 

Please pray for everyone who has suffered injury and or loss! Countless people are left trying to figure out what to do now. I know they need prayer and strength to survive. 

Here is some sanity for you: I'm including this little nugget from a message by Bro. Roger Luke, a few months ago. 

He was preaching on “I am still here.” We can survive the attack of the enemy!

“Pain is a testimony that Hell failed what it was trying to do to you.”

Roger Luke

Waynesboro, Mississippi 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie