10/28/08 A heifer for the holidays

Driving back from Idaho last week the site of all the cattle grazing on a thousand hills" never fails to "bless my socks off." I'm Susan Allen in for Jeff who is out ranching. Stay tuned until after the break, to learn how just one cow& not even a herd, can provide even bigger blessings. Many of you listening run cattle, others of you simply enjoy their bounty. Either case,, with Christmas right around the corner here is the "perfect" gift idea&.. In my mail box yesterday I received what is undoubtedly the most important gift catalog in the world, no it's not Nieman Marcus.. it's more fabulous, more exotic, filled with cows, sheep, goats, llama's bunnies and even bee's& and it's from Heifer International. Since 1944 Heifer International has worked in the areas of livestock and agriculture to alleviate hunger and poverty by teaching people to be self stainable through gifts of farm animals from people like you and me (and Walter Cronkite who was a staunch supporter.) Their reputable! President Reagan, Clinton and both Bushes each gave Heifer humanitarian awards. Our family was found ourselves on the recipient end when we received a note that a young girl in Africa was given a lamb in memory of our son. We were touched! So on your next road trip just look around at all the cattle on a thousand hills in America's great ranching country and consider sharing our bounty. You'll "bless my socks off" if you email me at aginfo.net for more information on Heifer International. I'm Susan Allen