"Do you plan?"

My wife and daughters asked me what I wanted for Father’s Day this year. I decided that I wanted to go camping with just the four of us—no friends, boy or otherwise—as a last hurrah before our daughter left for college. We enjoyed camping regularly when our daughters were younger. We did include our pregnant yellow Labrador retriever, Princess, who was due the week following our weekend trip.

We had a great weekend. We hiked around. We were tourists in a nearby town. Mostly we enjoyed one another.

I was about to prepare breakfast on our final morning when I noticed Princess acting strangely. Yep, you guessed it—she birthed seven of the cutest yellow Lab pups you’ve ever seen right there in our cabin. But remember—she wasn’t due for a few more days so we were concerned. Everything turned out fine and the puppies have all been adopted.

The next time something happens you didn’t plan on, remember: God is in control and everything will be fine.

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