A few weeks ago, the Farmer and I were riding over one of our pastures when we came upon a huge patch of blackberry bushes. We jumped off the Ranger and began to gather a sweet afternoon snack of plump and delicious blackberries. The berries had just begun to ripen and the vines were laden with hundreds […]
Friday With The Farmers Wife
Droughts, Floods and Green Pastures…..
October 20, 2011 by 2 Comments
It’s dry in our corner of the world and the Farmer is worried. Everywhere I go, people are talking about the drought. “I have never seen it this dry before….” old-timers are saying. The Farmer’s friends and family are all concerned about their cattle. They need the rain for the pastures to grow the hay to […]
A Salute to Mothers
May 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Mother’s Day – a joyous occasion. Even though my own mother is deceased, I am blessed with daughters who will treat me by cooking lunch and we will have a great time celebrating the special day as family. But for some, Mother’s Day, is a piercing reminder that their families are separated by war and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Protecting the Dream
March 24, 2011 by 4 Comments
You have a vision – a dream. Maybe it is a dream of where you want to take your business – or your finances – or your family – your faith. Maybe you have waited for weeks, months – even years – for it to come to actually be “born”. And then it does! The dream is […]
Super Moon On Its Way!
March 18, 2011 by 5 Comments
A “Super Moon” is coming our way this Saturday night, March 19, 2011! This is when the moon will appear bigger as it makes its closest approach to earth in 19 years during an event known as “Lunar Perigee”. I have always loved full moons – and for a reason! Twenty-two years ago, when I […]
B.E.A.C.H. Vacation – Doing What You Want to do!
March 6, 2011 by 4 Comments
This past week I was at the beach but I was in the water very little. I was in a condo and outside there are waves crashing and lots and lots of sand. But my “place” for this week was not on the seashore. Oh, I dipped my toe into the salty solution a couple of times (here’s […]
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