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

March 2, 2020

Monday, March 2, 2020

Monday, March 2, 2020

Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2004. Mattie was almost two years old and as you can see he loved spending time out on our deck. I should explain that I was painting part of the deck and Mattie was supervising. Not to mention the fact that he was attaching his tunnel system together and designing play schemes around it. 

Quote of the day: There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well. ~ Nicholas Sparks



Tomorrow Peter and I are hosting our annual volunteer appreciation dinner. We have a core group of about twenty volunteers who have been planning our Foundation Walks for over a decade. These individuals give up their time, share their resources, and have been committed to the Foundation's mission since it started in 2009. They are something to celebrate. 

To me no event is complete without flowers. Certainly I could ask a florist to make these table arrangements, but I know I can make four lovely displays for the price of one florist arrangement. 
To me these flowers look springy and in line with Mattie Miracle's color theme. 
A close up!

















The 11th annual Walk and Family Festival is on May 17 from 10am to 2pm. So far we have 10 confirmed corporate sponsors and several individual sponsors. Our goal is to raise $100,000 and we are well on our way with $32,250!

Check out our Walk website:
www.mmcfwalk.com

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