Thanksgiving Thoughts.....from Cows

For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

So in my last post I touched on how thankful I am for the wonderful things that I have been blessed with in my life and I again woke up this morning feeling an overwhelming sense of peace with my life and gratitude, even if I did have to wake up at 3:45 am on a day when most of the world is sound asleep.

As I was strolling through the barn this morning I took a look around me and saw all those precious faces staring at me...

And it was then that I decided these cows needed to be included in this wonderful celebration and I decided to interview a few and see what they were thankful for.  I mean, really, they must be just as thankful as we are right?

 

So I chatted with this lovely lady first.

As you can see, she looked a little grumpy when I initially asked her and wasn't sure if she wanted to partake in this question and answer session, but after much thought she replied, "I am thankful for hay.   I mean afterall, hay is the bomb!"

 

I nodded at her as it all made sense to me and decided to go talk to some more girls.  Bridget the cow was quite forthcoming with her answer and right there waiting to be a part of this game.

She almost instantaneously said, "My pasture.  I totally love my pasture.  It is a place of solitude for me during the day where I can relax and make more milk for all the lovely people in this world.  Without it I'm not quite sure where I would be."

 

Wow!  I was impressed.  Big words for a cow, heh?

Then I asked this lovely lady here what she was thankful for, even though I already kind of guessed what she was going to say.  And she instantly stated "My baby to be.  See, I'm going to be having another baby soon and I'm very excited to be a Mom again and find out what I'm having.  I'm rooting for a girl of course."

 

Awwww....how touching is that?  See, cows really do have feelings too.

 

And then because I had a lot of work to do yet and I knew "the boss" (my husband) was going to start getting on my case if I didn't pick up the pace I moved onto my last cow for this Thanksgiving Day interview.

 

This is Terri.  She is one of my favorite cows although I will admit can be a total pain in my rear most of the times.  She was full of wisdom and gave multiple answers.

 

"I am thankful for my barn so big and red to keep me warm in the winter and to shelter me from the sun in the summer."

 

She then continued.....

 

"I am also thankful for straw.  Without it my rump would get pretty darn sore and my utter would get real dirty and Lord knows we don't need that."

 

She was full of comments.

 

"And hmmmm....I am thankful, so thankful for being milked twice a day.  I can't imagine how sore I would be if I didn't get milked when I was supposed to."

 

And the best comment she made of all.

 

"I am thankful for YOU and that other guy too (she then winked)."  I then told her, "Diddo!"

 

Interesting heh?  Who would've thought cows had such deep thoughts?

 

What I took out of all of this is the following.  Basically they are thankful for the same things I am, with the exception of the being milked thing.

 

Food to eat, shelter to protect them from the storms life throws at them, a place to sleep, family and friends.  They don't need anything more than that really.  They like it simple, in fact they crave simplicity.  Maybe more of us humans should think the way they do and life wouldn't be so darn complicated.

 

Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

 

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!!!