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    • Prayers From Maria

      Posted at 9:05 AM by Brittany, on October 14, 2015

      This is my final post about my trip to Ohio, and it happens to be the first thing I did. Have you ever seen millions of sunflowers next to each other in one spot?

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      These gorgeous yellow seed bearing stalks were strategically planted right off the highway in an attempt to bring awareness to the world of children’s glioma cancer.

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      Maria McNamara was seven years old when she lost her battle with this cancer, but her story lives on within these flowers. The Prayers From Maria foundation has awarded close to half a million dollars in grants towards finding a cure.

      Talk about finding optimism in a tragic situation.

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      I’ve never been a big flower lover, but the story behind this field of flowers was something I had to be apart of. I’ll never look at sunflowers the same.

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      These flowers not only brought to life the stories of children battling this cancer, but life was buzzing in and around the flowers too.

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      I find it fascinating to watch the life cycles of bugs and plants. Without them we wouldn’t have all this beauty. Does anyone else think it’s cool how people and bugs work together? Just me? I watched a lot of science shows growing up…

      This beautiful display of love and awareness allowed me to reflect on what is really important in my life. Sometimes the things I find to be problematic really aren’t that bad, and sometimes good things come from tragic situations.

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      After reading about Maria’s story I learned that she showed strength and dignity while battling through her last days, offering prayers for other children battling this cancer. She was always putting others first despite her own struggles.

      There’s a valuable lesson right there.

      Life is what you make of it, so make it count.

      No questions, but do something today to make an impact on someone else.

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      | 38 Comments Tagged Explore, Ohio, Prayers from Maria, Sunflower, Vacation
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