Tulips Against Tumors ~ Cupcake Style

May is National Brain Tumor Awareness Month

And today, I would like to celebrate the Tulip and 

tell you about Tulips Against Tumors. 

Special to my heart and life, it was more difficult

to find the words to write or desire to make something

to post this year. It has been a tough 6 months and 

something in me just felt that I didn't want to 

"celebrate" brain tumors.......

Then I remembered what drives my passion

for baking and this blog and I reached down in

my heart and also rekindled the passion I have

for brain tumor awareness and probably more

important to me is the recognition of research devoted

to rare diseases in general...ya know, the ones most

people can't pronounce.  Kinda like Oligodendrocytoma....

"Tulips are a beautiful symbol of hope and faith 

in a brighter future. Carefully planted in the fall, they 

reward our patience by bursting forth as 

glorious heralds of spring."

An annual fundraiser sponsored between the  
National Brain Tumor Society and Tulips Against Tumors 

meant to raise awareness and money to support research.

For more information visit HERE and HERE

My intention is not for the purchase of these bulbs

but to plant a seed in you today that will hopefully 

bloom for a long time.  That seed, I hope, is filled

with joy, love, faith and hope. 

It is filled with the knowledge that despite everything

you want to be, you are marvelous at what you are.

It is tendered by the water of compassion and empathy

for yourself and others. 

It is fertilized by the acts of kindness that fill your soul.

That is my hope. 

Hugs. 

The cupcakes were made by placing a chocolate cupcake

in a plastic plant pot as you see. I frosted it with chocolate

frosting and broken up oreo cookies for the "dirt". 

Next, I wrapped the stem of the tulip in plastic 

and "planted" it in my cupcake!

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