Dr. Vickie Oakley an advocate for hope and encouragement, loves to tell stories and enjoys reading or hearing a good story. Her book, Messages of Hope: Life After the Death of Your Child is not just a story. It is the account of Dr. Oakley’s traumatic experience in the tragic death of Hope, her youngest daughter, how her faith in God helped her to rise above the sorrows of life and learn to live again with hope and joy.
Dr. Oakley is a Christian speaker, teacher, and writer. She and her oldest daughter who lives near-by spend as much time together as they can. Her home is in Alabama with her husband and their two dogs. At the end of 2018, she retired from a forty-six-year career as a human resource professional. She continues to teach Sunday School in her home church.