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

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

Odie’s Vacation Recap Day 2

Hey Friends,

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope your week is off to a great start. Here in Ohio, it is frigid and cold once again. Below is a picture that Mom took out my window yesterday afternoon. 

 

Personally, I am ready for sunshine and warmer weather! So let's rewind a few weeks. This is day two of my 2025 vacation, Which, as you can tell, was dedicated to good food and R&R! 

We had two places that we wanted to order from again. In 2024 we ordered for 407 Cafe. They have excellent crepes and coffees. Also, we had dinner from a local Italian place in Orlando  

407 Cafe was a must this year!

 

We repeated both restaurants for 2025! Oh my word it was so good! 

Most of the day we stayed in our room. I didn't take pictures when we were resting. 

In the afternoon we ventured out to explore the hotel. Hyatt Place near MCO was a great place for a pre-cruise stay!

 

After dinner we went outside to enjoy a some warm weather. There was no where to sit out there. We did take some pictures.

I was thrilled to see real palm trees!

That wraps up day 2 of vacation. Next vacation recap post, we will get to Singing At Sea 2025. 

PSA

Singing At Sea 2026 is selling out quickly. Next year is the 50th anniversary cruise. It will take place January 26-31. 

If you are interested in going next year contact Templeton Tours soon. Click here to see more information. 

Odie