Thanksgiving ‘09- I review my gratitude list throughout the day. A space between thoughts to search for the gift of the PRESENT.

What a blessing to have family and friends. It is fascinating to be the oberver of happenings with a child like curiousity and playfulness that seeps into my writings. I tell my close family that they are my greatest life lessons. I’m thankful for us choosing eachother to propel us on our destined journeys to higher consciousness.  As I type this, Hawken is pretend fishing and sharing with me nuts hand picked out of his granola. He slides his favorite antique blue chair over to my computer desk. He brings his computer over and together we’re working..he’s all over my keyboard and he spots the special feather I have stuck in the empty cartridge of a gun shell from duck hunting with Tom. “Aww, poor  chicken lost it’s feather Mama!”  I’m so blessed to have a son in college age 21 and one that’s just turned 3.  Raw contentment to see the love and feel the growth we live in during our daily existence and persistence.

I host an intense passion for living in the country on a farm. Plodding through plowed fields is  perfect for this country gal. Mucking through the mud of this morning’s backwater’s stroll is meeting the day with mercy and love.  It’s mentionable moments of relief when I spot our four favorite deer as I wash the morning’s dishes with little hands reaching to spray the soap suds off. I open the door and we all 3 view the herd and tell them to stick close to home.  Eagles and hawks swoop to meet my wonderment and reassure me as I lull myself towards home in the dawning hours.  Pure gratitude grips me when I see a round bale tightly rolled and stacked neatly next to it’s friends. All covered and tarped provides immense satisfaction in a job done up well. No more ducktaped slap happy tarps flapping wildly in the winter winds.  Our cattle gently arise and move towards the feed bunk .  So splendid to build up a cattle herd and watch the youngstock grow.

I’m grateful for the ladies that help watch Hawken. Grateful to precious Patzie and  his understanding wife Delaine for his time spent on Welcome Home Farm repairing fences, harvesting and just plain giving ‘er! Thankful to Marcia and Al Stellphlug   for prompting us to land in webworld and for putting out our newletters. 

Excited to be hosting another Trap Shack Showroom Open House on Sun.  Nov. 29th from 11 AM-2 PM. We appreciate the steady flow of customers the last months @ The Shack!  Jimmy Ellis, Keith Bollinger, Larry Jungwirth and Greg Roskos have been of great assistance the last year also.

What a blessing to combine both our love of animals and medicine stirred up into vet world.  I  see a story in every person and situation. I am the mirror to allow you to see the talents you possess. What a blessing to be shared on Buffalo and Trempealeau County Farms. I am in awe of the time and work that it takes to do a good job farming. I’ve lived the  dairy farming life  in various roles, from the day I was born. It is an incredible builder of character and definition. I hope we can continue to build a bridge from every form of farming.  Thanks to all the clients that call and share our days.

I’m thankful for the Pie Guy! Tom has been the biggest blessing in my life. His path to enlightenment has been lit with firecrackers. I’m thankful you’ve quantum leaped with me.  Thanks for sharing lusty love of life and lutefisk darling!!It’s all about working from the end vision and the knowing of what will be. Tonite in the original Shack-I sat and thanked our Creator for the ability to live here. Special to share the love of nature and animals. So homey with lapcat Sammy purring and the two harvested coon looking fat on the floor. I stepped onto the porch of the Shack and paused to listen to the rain pattering prettily on the aged tin. Thanks Tommy Harvester for all you are! 

 What are you grateful for on this Thanksgiving Day?

Feel the Spirit in Love and Peace every day,

Sue Roskos