— Subscribe to this topic on PagosaSUN.comArtist’s Lane: Trusting in the bigger picture
By Betty Slade PREVIEW Columnist Have you ever made plans, only to have God direct your steps differently? It seems like it happens all the time. As I listened to…
Artist’s Lane: ‘Love me, love my dog’
By Betty Slade PREVIEW Columnist I call him “my Precious.” There is a bit of inside family humor in that name. Previously, he was known and prayed for by his…
Artist’s Lane: When the other shoe falls
By Betty Slade PREVIEW Columnist For years, I lived in the shadow of what might come: a phone call, a knock on the door or an inconsiderate stance. I waited…
Artist’s Lane: For such a time as this
By Betty Slade PREVIEW Columnist We operate in the currency of the day. I told my Sweet Al that each person’s currency is different, used to negotiate whatever we see…
Artist’s Lane: Called on the carpet
By Betty Slade PREVIEW Columnist This article was provoked, yes, provoked, by a conversation with my son. I asked, “When do parents get too old or too quiet for their…
Artist’s Lane: The sum is greater than its parts
By Betty Slade PREVIEW Columnist I love feel-good movies. You know the ones, where the underdog becomes the hero and the unexpected happens. Everything in me jumps for joy when…
Artist’s Lane: Color the day with laughter
By Betty Slade PREVIEW Columnist It seems as if everything around me has become too serious. My usual colorful spring days seem pale in comparison to what I expect of…
Artist’s Lane: Helping others find their calling
By Betty Slade PREVIEW Columnist A friend called and asked my advice. She wanted to know how to help her 24-year-old son, a creative soul who is exceptionally talented. Of…
Artist’s Lane: ‘Don’t force the river’
By Betty Slade PREVIEW Columnist After a virtual leadership meeting, one of the board members said, “Don’t force the river.” I hadn’t heard that term before. Apparently, it’s an old…
Artist’s Lane: Avoiding being ‘whale done’
By Betty Slade PREVIEW Columnist Isolated — and still getting into trouble. An island unto myself, I am staying at home, social distancing from the world, outside of the occasional…
