Can You Keep A Secret?

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor June 9, 2012
Can You Keep A Secret?

 

Can you keep a secret?

I’m going to step way out of my comfort zones. Either I’m being brave enough to share something really personal, or I’ve temporarily lost my mind. If you are a personal friend, don’t comment. :)

On Monday, I’m having my left eye cut open, to try and save what’s left of the sight. I had surgery two years ago and it wasn’t fun. Nothing would numb me, so I felt everything. The placement of the speculum, or whatever it’s called …

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Writing to Get the Hurt Out – Who Knew?

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor May 30, 2012
Writing to Get the Hurt Out - Who Knew?

A few years ago, I got this itching to write words. Not for songs. Not for any particular reason…. As it turned out, I was writing to get the hurt out. Who knew?

When my mom died, I felt like an orphan. That’s because my dad had passed away nine years before her. I knew what to expect in the grieving process because I’d done it before. But it didn’t make it easier. Not at all…. except that I knew healing would eventually come. But …

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Top of the Mountain

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor April 3, 2012
Top of the Mountain

At the top of the mountain, the view is much different than at the base. Not that I’m a mountain climber. I shudder to think of it, though I appreciate the stamina of those who do it. Nope, I’m an admirer of the physically strong and focused climbers.

But I love mountains. On a few occasions, I’ve been able to have a bird’s eye view: Once, when some of our family members traveled to Idaho, we spent a couple of days at a ranch where …

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