— Subscribe to this topic on PagosaSUN.comRapped in the words of grace
By Betty Slade Preview Columnist “Why are you listening to rap music?” My son questioned. “Are you going to start rapping? Is that your next calling?” “No! And I’m not…
That’s the way the cookie crumbles
Call it a diet, eating right or just getting healthy. However you label it, it is that time of year. Neither habits nor pounds on the scale have changed since…
Sugar or bitter pill?
“I love this family. Thank you for letting me be a part of it,” said a friend. “It takes a lot of grace to maintain a family.” Lynne comes for…
Take the lid off the vessel we live in
A new year dawns. And, with it, the expectancy of becoming what we want or know we should be. These days, it seems like it takes more than who I…
Candle in the night
We are at the end of the year, when it’s natural to reflect on accomplishments. For some, it is a time to evaluate what we want to change or sustain…
Touch of the Master’s hand
Imagine being touched by God and seeing his face. There is only one face we worship and adore and his name is Jesus; a face when seen unveiled allows us…
Making the best of life
Mongo and Wench. Sounds like a gunslinger and his gun-toting side piece from the Old West. Those are also the adopted names of a couple who rode into Pagosa a…
Finding your voice
“Don’t sound like a grandmother with all your emotional Christianese when you talk to him,” my son said reprovingly. “Then what do I say?” One of my grandsons called me…
When you’re gone, you’re gone — no offense
Have you ever experienced the disconcerting feeling of being irrelevant? Like the world has moved on without you? Or, when people talk about you as if you’ve left the room?…
Displaced in my own corner
One thing about scaling down to a smaller home — all space is shared space. Each person has his or her own things within the confines of a house: hopes,…
