Proud of my work -- 16 Years of Service

Thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive!

Dear Mattie Blog Readers,

It means a great deal to me that you take the time to write and to share your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on Mattie's battle and death. Your messages are very meaningful and help support me through very challenging times. I am forever grateful. As my readers know, I promised to write the blog for a year after Mattie's death, which would mean that I could technically have stopped writing on September 9, 2010. However, like my journey with grief there is so much that still needs to be processed and fortunately I have a willing support network still committed to reading. Therefore, the blog continues on. If I should find the need to stop writing, I assure you I will give you advanced notice. In the mean time, thank you for reading, thank you for having the courage to share this journey with me, and most importantly thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive.


As Mattie would say, Ooga Booga (meaning, I LOVE YOU)! Vicki



A Remembrance Video of Mattie

May 13, 2019

Monday, May 13, 2019

Monday, May 13, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2007. It was a weekend, and we were outside on the deck having breakfast. Peter snapped this cute photo of us together. Mattie loved being outside, and though prior to Mattie I preferred the indoors, I learned to love what he loved. Now, like Mattie, I prefer being outside than in. 


Quote of the day: When it comes to fundraising for a social enterprise, if you are pursuing your true passion, you’ll learn to become great at your craft because you’ll care so much about perfecting the skills necessary to make that dream a reality. ~ Adam Braun


There is a great deal of truth to tonight's quote! I am not a professional fundraiser, nor do I have any experience running a company. But when Mattie died, the passion was there to develop both skills. Out of necessity, I have risen to the challenge. It has been a long day of work, but look at tonight's fundraising thermometer! We have officially exceeded our goal. We are at $101,775!!! 

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