It is Saturday, May 3rd. I just got back from “Men’s Breakfast.” I ate 15 pieces of bacon, four sausage links, a bunch of eggs, and a very big cup of coffee. Pastor Mike told wild whitewater rafting stories and made spiritual applications to rafting. I had a very good morning. Today, I will finish Patty’s chicken house. The fence is completed, and we are all set up for 40 chickens. I will also apply for all my hunting tags today; May 15th is the cut-off day. I have my hip replacement surgery set for June 2nd, and I have some questions I need to answer online before May 12th, so I will take care of that as well. I will spend some time working on the sermon I preach at the Evangelical Church tomorrow; it is basically done. I just need to think up some cool stories for illustrations. I will take at least one nap during the day. Sundays tucker me out, so I try not to overdo things on Saturdays and get to bed early so I am ready for a great day on Sunday. I had today planned out, tomorrow planned out, and all of next week planned out as well. I have my goals, a calendar, and a to-do list; I am ready. People often ask me about God’s sovereignty and man’s free will. Using one of Pastor Mike’s illustrations, life is like rafting down the Desuettes River. God has set the right bank, the left bank, and the volume of water. As we guild the raft, we can go on the right side, the left side, the easy way, the hard way, and we can camp where we want. Some decisions are better than others, but they are still our decisions. The goal is not to wreck your boat but to have fun. Also, enjoy your time with others going down the river with you, and help them out as they help you. It won’t be long, and we will float right into heaven.