The Cow was Going to EAT ME!!!!

I just got a call that my great Uncle J passed away today. He was in his late 80s and lived a long good life. So his death does not bring on so much of a sad feeling but rather a smile and a few tears.

Some of my favorite childhood memories have to do with Uncle J out on his cow farm in Bonham, TX. We would go out there about every other summer when I was growing up. They had EVERYTHING out there. Of course he had cows, and then he had a couple of ponds that he stocked with catfish. It is the first place I ever fished. I love to catch those fish but I hate having to take them off the line. But we did always get to eat our catch so that was fun. The gutting part not so much fun, but the eating YUM YUM!

One of my favorite stories to tell was when I was 7 years old and we were out fishing at a pond close to the house. And I had to use the bathroom so J just told me walk on through the cow pasture up to the house. So I started walking in my shorts and big rubber boots when I noticed that the cows started to follow me. Then next thing I know they started to circle around me. Again I am just 7 years old and I am a city girl so I had no clue the cows thought I was there to feed them. I got really scared because all these cows were in my face just a MOOING away. I thought they were going to eat me!!!! I knew I had no chance to fight them off so I just sat down in the mud and started to cry. Little did I know that Aunt Alene and my mom were on the back porch laughing up a storm just watching it. Finally Aunt Alene came out and scared them off.

There are many more memories I have from Uncle J's. The storm shelter, the four wheelers, they go on and on. I love that the Lord allowed me those summers with Uncle J and his cows. Childhood memories are the best and we must forever cherish them.

So tonight I say a pray for Uncle J and the family. He was a strong Christian man who was a big influence on many people's life. Thank you Lord for the time we all had with him.