Got up this morning at 6 am and started packing all the camping and fishing stuff, and putting it on the boat. A lot of stuff! Seemed like it all had babies from when we packed it at home. We also had two coolers of fish added to the load!! We got it all loaded and on tha road by 9:30 am, wow!!! Even with all the kids helping😄 Very fun, enjoyable, and relaxing time camping and fishing with 4 grandkids and their parents. I am mostly sleeping while son-in-law Mike drives. I stayed up until 2 am a number of nights fishing for catfish and was up around 6 am most mornings anxious to get to fishing. I spent many hours fishing and just about as many hours cleaning fish. I get really tired with the schedule and activity, but it is easy to push through it with the enjoyment of fishing as the motivator, but now that we are headed home I am totally relaxed and enjoying the sleep and rest. One of the skills that I have acquired in the last couple of years is the ability to steward my energy. I have way less energy than I used to have, but I use it with much greater wisdom, and I have learned to read my personal gas tank accurately, and have learned how to fill it up well before it is on empty. The number one source of energy is spending quality and quantity time with the Lord in prayer and reading, memorizing and meditating in His Word. Second is spending time with Patty and my family. And third is fishing, especially for a number of days in a row, and doubly especially when it is with family or good friends. So tomorrow I will be back to ministry with a full gas tank hoping and praying that God will use me to bear much fruit for Him.