Sunday is Mother’s Day which prompted me to reflect on a Mother’s legacy – both the tangible and the intangible. The legacies which we can touch and those we cannot. The definition of “legacy” in part is “….something handed down or received from an ancestor….”. What is the legacy which your mother is handing down to you or you have […]
The Farmers Wife
April 30, 2011 by 2 Comments
Hello and welcome to my website! This is Louise Thaxton and I AM a farmers wife! The “Farmer” is Doug Thaxton and we have been married for almost 3 decades. Together we have 5 daughters, 16 grandchildren, 3 sons-in-law, and a host of cows, horses, chickens, and a stray cat or two. I wear many hats – a […]
‘Til the Storm Passes By
April 28, 2011 by 1 Comment
This week has been filled with days and nights of monstor weather, ripping, tearing, and demolishing everything in its path. Many times this is the way disasters of all shapes and sizes come into our lives. They seemingly spring up from nowhere. The day begins calm but before the sun sets, there is catastrophe. We miss […]
An Extraordinary Week
April 23, 2011 by 3 Comments
For the last seven years, the pastor of a local congregation, literally “….picks up his cross….” and walks through downtown Many, Louisana, on Good Friday. Daniel Lowe is a familiar face in this community having pastored the Church of the Nazarene for over 16 years. It was exciting to see the feedback from his Facebook friends encouraging him […]
It’s Friday…..but Sunday’s coming!
April 22, 2011 by 4 Comments
Today is not just an ordinary Friday. It’s Good Friday – the Friday before Easter. And the day, where we commemorate the passion, or suffering, and death on the cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Easter means rejoicing in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and recognizing what each of those events […]
Beware of the Little Yellow Flowers…..
April 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It was early Spring and the pasture was sprinkled with these precious little yellow flowers. They looked so beautiful, a field of yellow, and I made that comment to the Farmer. The Farmer explained to me that this dangerous little yellow flower had no value whatsoever for this pasture and if left unchecked, it could actually kill […]
Remembering the Mission…..To Serve Those Who Serve
April 16, 2011 by 6 Comments
Several years ago, I established mortgage banking offices in two military communities. At the same time I established the offices, I began to gather together a team – Team Thaxton. Everyone knew mission – as the team was formed and as new members were added – we were to “serve those who serve”. Of course, […]
The Extraordinary Personality
April 6, 2011 by 2 Comments
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/5410489] Our entire being is composed of spirit, soul and body. The Apostle Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:23 “May the God who gives you peace make you holy in every way and keep your whole being – SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY – free from every fault at the coming of our […]
Perfecting Your K.I.C.K.
March 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It’s not time to slow down — it’s time for brokers to step it up, literally Record-breaking U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps inspired and captivated audiences worldwide with his performance at 2008’s Summer Olympics. He also likely would be the first person to admit that he could never have achieved the success he did without […]
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