Sept. 11, 2001, was a day that changed the world. Many who were old enough remember exactly where they were when they heard a plane had hit a World Trade Center tower. We distinctly …
When we finished high school football practice, my teammates and I would relax on the lawn before the next practice playing Risk — a board game based on chance and probability in order to take …
Closing time will come for all of us. I said to my youngest daughter, “Jeannie Seeley died yesterday.” My daughter said, “I’m sorry. Your friend was so young.” …
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” — Princess Diana. As our students and …
What do you do when life slings sudden, raw suffering into your lap? Elizabeth Elliot was a 20-something, slightly-over-two-years married woman living in a tropical jungle with her husband and four …
In the writers’ group, we were presented with five prompts to loosen our creative memory and write. “Take 15 minutes to jot down a story or experience. We’ll have fun reading …
On the way to the writers’ group, my daughter pointed to the east side of the road. “Mother, look.” Perched on a hill on U.S. 84 stood a wooden cross. Two pieces of wood nailed …
My Sweet Al and I have climbed our mountains and have bunions, blisters and banged-up knees to prove it. Lately, we have been climbing little hills. Our hearts are full with a fulfilled life, and …
We thought getting caught in United Airlines’ Aug. 6 ground stop and spending a sleepless night in the airport tracking down our luggage (which was somehow states away) would be our biggest headache of the week.
This year our family found itself in a new place, working together with love and respect for the good of the whole. We’ve always stayed tight-knit, but, in 2024, we faced a different kind of …
OK, I think it’s officially time to put on our dancing shoes and do our rain dances. The forecast for the coming days predicts continued warm temperatures, low relative humidity and little …
Wahoo — I passed my physical therapy driver’s test. It’s been one year since I went over a 55-foot drop-off on U.S. 160. I was scraped, bruised, broken and banged up; I thought my …
“When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart.” — Matthew 13:19. Jesus tells His …
This week and weekend will feature one of Archuleta County’s longstanding traditions — the Archuleta County Fair. In addition to being the biggest event of the year for …
Daryle Singletary’s first No. 1 hit was in 1996 when he sang, “‘Cause the truth was too hard to handle. And I couldn’t bear to lose that girl. We were that small town scandal, …
It’s hard these days to scroll through social media and other sources without seeing photos and videos generated or manipulated by artificial intelligence (AI). AI-generated or manipulated …
The word “no” can be a big word. It can squash other people’s fun. But, it can be a very necessary word and be freeing. When we received a cute little invitation in the mail for our …
Whether written or spoken, words determine the trajectory of a message. When they are inadvertently changed or omitted, the intent of a message becomes distorted. For instance, “I love …
In the last two weeks alone, we, like many others, have seen seemingly countless news reports of devastating flooding, fires, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and more throughout our country and around the world.
I considered myself innocent of the ploy of today’s evil. But, like a bird, unaware of the net spread to trap anyone in its sight, I fell into the trap. A familiar friend’s name …
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