Betty Slade

Colorado

Columnist at Pagosa Springs Sun

Author • Poet • Artist • Columnist

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Living in the end time harvest

1 month ago | pagosasun.com | Betty Slade

We are living in the end time harvest. Many people are coming to Jesus. Professional athletics claim Him as their savior. Elon Musk confesses his faith to the world. Matthew McConaughey reads scripture on television, and Mark Wahlberg leads an audience in prayer. Keanu Reeves testifies to “The View” of his encounter with God.
Writing from the edge of glory

1 month ago | pagosasun.com | Betty Slade

Lady Gaga sings that she is on the edge of glory. She expresses her passion in song: “… I got a reason that you should take me home tonight. I need a man who thinks it right when it’s so wrong … I’ll be dancing in the flames tonight … another shot before we kiss the other side … I’m on the edge of glory …”This world is full of chaotic, but appealing noises, and I’ve added my own to the cacophony. My head is brimming over with ideas. Addicted to my thoughts as most creative writers, I love my words.
The power of belief — a new era - The Pagosa Springs Sun

1 month ago | pagosasun.com | Betty Slade

The “American Idol” stage turned into a sanctuary and songs of faith were sung by contestants. Brandon Lake, a worship leader; CeCe Winans, a Christian entertainer; and Jelly Roll, a broken man who has been transformed by Jesus, were featured. Carrie Underwood closed the program with “How Great Thou Art” and the audience rose to their feet. This was the first occasion on prime time that “American Idol” used worship as its theme. The show also received a lot of controversy from this bold move. Why?
Integrity and heaven’s currency

2 months ago | pagosasun.com | Betty Slade

Many of us are on a fixed income and we are living within the means of our planned retirement. We thought we had prepared wisely. Life has a way of mixing things up. A car accident that happened to my Sweet Al and me on Aug. 6 last year has been financially costly. My car was totaled and I purchased a newer one.
How it used to be isn’t how it is

2 months ago | pagosasun.com | Betty Slade

I showed up for a scheduled nuclear stress test in Durango with my entourage, my family. We travel as a family to the doctor, dentist and hospital. We have had to change as life has changed. When my Sweet Al accompanied me on this trip, he insisted on helping me into the wheelchair. Taking paint off corners and putting holes in the hospital walls, he pushed me into a corner. I couldn’t move. He wouldn’t let go of the handles. He was taking care of me.
Leaving this place with dignity

2 months ago | pagosasun.com | Betty Slade

I told my writer friend we need to finish strong. We can’t quit writing. Someone needs our words to give them courage to fulfill their lives. We should be living our days for others, hone our craft and keep doing what we’ve been called to do. We will know when it’s time to let go and move over for someone else. I always purposed to be like Grandma Moses, who had paint under her fingernails as she painted her last watercolor on the day she died.
Gratitude for the core of our community

2 months ago | pagosasun.com | Betty Slade

Spring and summer guests will soon fill our streets, scurrying in and out of stores and shops. Winter has passed and a new season is about to burst into our little town of Pagosa. We will soon be dodging orange cones and more traffic than our streets can hold. We are putting behind another winter — an odd winter with little snow. For me it meant weekly visits to doctors and hospitals.
An email from a friend

2 months ago | pagosasun.com | Betty Slade

I received an email. The subject line read “Emptiness.” I stopped and re-read the first two lines again. Mark Craine told me his precious wife, Wanda, went home to be with Jesus. He wanted me to know. Mark worked for Ponderosa Lumber Company for years and served our community. Many of you were in personal contact each day as you purchased building materials and supplies. He was a friend to many in the building world and also in the Christian world. You might not know about the news of his wife, Wanda.
Women's Day in Boston, and the spirit of Mary Dyer - EastBayRI.com

Mar 16, 2025 | eastbayri.com | Betty Slade |David Cole

On Saturday, March 8, a school bus load of mostly women from the South Coast of Massachusetts traveled to Boston to convey their deep concern over current attacks on their rights and freedoms. They exited the bus onto Beacon Street across from the State House and the statue of Mary Dyer, where they joined multitudes of like-minded women to make some short speeches, display their inspired signs and then march and chant around The Common.
We’re not that easy to love

Mar 11, 2025 | pagosasun.com | Betty Slade

Love brings struggle. Life is hard at best. But, God is love and He draws us to Himself in love. So, two loves struggle to become one. Poets speak of love. “It’s better to have loved and lost than never loved at all,” states a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Reaching forward to April 1, my Sweet Al and I will celebrate our 65th wedding anniversary. We stand in awe that we have made it this far. Was the struggle worth it? Heavens yes. Did we want to throw in the towel? Heavens yes, many times.