Thankful

Well today was a necessary day on the ranch, not an enjoyable one, but a fact of life. Today was butchering day. It is such a blessing to know that the freezer will be filled for another year, but still not a fun day. We were lucky to have a very skilled butcher come over and do the dirty work for us. Our animals live a full life of food, water, and shelter. They are very well treated and protected from the weather and they never knew what hit them. It was over so fast that it was huge relief for us to know that there was no stress and no pain. I think that any decent human being would have a moment of sadness. For now we will be eternally grateful for the food on our plates and we will prepare it with gratitude and serve it with ceremony.

This is just a painting by one of my favorite artists.