Seeing Our Farm with New Eyes

The other day, we had a visitor out to the farm. She’d never been to one before, and as we walked the pasture, she stopped in her tracks and just stared at the cows.

"I’ve never seen a cow up close," she whispered, eyes wide as if she were looking at a creature out of a storybook.

That moment stuck with me.

I’ve been around animals all my life. Born and raised in the country, I’ve seen fields tilled, calves born, storms rolled through — and then the sunshine come back again. To me, it’s just how life is. Some days it feels routine. Chores at sunrise. Fences to mend. Hogs to feed. A thousand small things that, truth be told, can feel a bit dull when you live it day in and day out.

But that day, I saw the farm through her eyes — eyes that had never watched a cow chew cud or stood in a field with the wind rustling the grass. She reminded me that this life, this “ordinary” life, is anything but.

Ordinary Miracles

I stood there beside her and looked again at the cows — really looked. Their gentle eyes, their slow way of moving, the way they graze together like a quiet, breathing rhythm of the land. And I felt it. That pull of gratitude. That deep-down thankfulness that sometimes gets buried under the day-to-day.

I’m reminded that not everyone gets to raise their children where the rooster crows and the stars shine bright at night. Not everyone gets to see new life born in the spring or feel the joy of gathering food raised with their own hands.

What I sometimes call work, others see as wonder.

Giving Thanks

I’ll admit, it’s easy to grow a bit jaded when you’ve spent your whole life on a farm. But in His goodness, God has a way of opening my eyes — often through the wonder of others. I’m reminded that every harvest, every sunrise, every warm loaf of bread is a blessing. This farm, this family, this life — none of it is owed, and I don’t take it for granted.

So today I just want to say: Thank you. Thank you for supporting our farm. Thank you for reminding us that this “simple” life is full of blessing. And thank you, Lord, for it all.

With a grateful heart,
– Farmer Steven
Little Captain Creek Farm