With the 1 year anniversary of Mom’s passing upon us, I’ve been reflecting a lot this week about the last year… heck, the last 32 years. When I get into this type of mood, I often look to distract myself with a lot of things, but typically Ted talks are on […]
“I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it. Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unravel and alas begin our flight. And […]
Sam Van Aken discovered that an old New York state orchard—with varieties of stone fruit 200 years old—was about to be abandoned in 2008. He bought it to save those species but also to experiment: Grafting from the existing trees he created the magical Tree of 40 Fruit, which produces […]
Lifehouse – “From where you are” So far away from where you areThese miles have torn us worlds apartAnd I miss youYeah, I miss youSo far away from where you areStanding underneath the starsAnd I wish you were hereI miss the years that were erased I miss the way the sunshine […]
“He Is Not Dead I cannot say, and I will not say That he is dead. He is just away. With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, He has wandered into an unknown land And left us dreaming how very fair It needs must be, since he […]
This is another piece that I stumbled upon over at Thought Cloud and had to share here. It’s a great reminder for all of us that while we continue to grieve, we must continue to live, love, and be willing to accept the help of others–even when at times we’d […]
Turns out that a few weeks ago, a seven year old Queensland girl named Sophie inquired to the national science agency CSIRO whether they could “make” her a dragon to keep and play with. She asked… Hello Lovely Scientist My name is Sophie and I am 7 years old. My […]
This week many people have heard the inspirational story of love after loss when Brenda Schmitz of IA had her dying wishes for her husband and family fulfilled by a local radio station 2 years after her death. In fact, I just got done posting about it here on Vicki’s […]
When I saw this piece on the News this morning, I was touched and inspired. I knew that I want Vicki’s Cloud to become more than just a place for a small group of us, who knew Vicki, to come and share stories. I’m hoping that it will eventually be […]
