Gratitude Wednesday: Thank You, Dumbo

Today I’m thankful for something that might seem a little silly, but in me, it planted the seed of a very big dream.

Today, I want to thank the movie Dumbo.

A movie that has held a very special place in my heart since I was a little girl.

I don’t remember exactly how old I was when I saw it for the first time. I think most people remember Dumbo as the elephant with big ears, but for me, it’s always meant something different. What always comes to my mind when someone mentions that movie is that Dumbo was brought by a stork.

I remember that scene so clearly... It was the first time I heard about storks and that magical idea that they brought babies. In my dreamy little girl mind, babies really did arrive that way: coming down from the sky, with care, with tenderness, with purpose… and meant for someone specific.

As the years went by, that image became something bigger than just a cartoon scene. Many times I found myself daydreaming that someone would knock on my door, and when I opened it, there would be a baby in a basket with a note.
And to be honest… sometimes, it still happens.

Today, I can say that even though it seemed like a childish and dreamy idea, in the end, it was true.

My children were also brought by a stork. It didn’t fly, and it didn’t have wings…But they came from heaven, with care, with tenderness, with purpose, and meant just for us.
They were destined to be part of our story. And we were meant to be guides in theirs.

Sometimes childhood dreams, the ones that begin as pure fantasy, become real, heartfelt truths.

So today I thank Dumbo for planting hope in me, without even knowing it.
Thank you to the stork for bringing me that magical idea when I was just a little girl.
Thank you to my dreamer self, for never giving up on that dream.
And thank you to God, the real life stork, for sending me my babies.

Today, as I look back, I understand that scene in Dumbo wasn’t just part of a cartoon. It was a kind of preparation. A seed. A promise. A reminder that magic does exist, especially when it comes from the heart.

And if you’re still waiting for your stork… If you’re holding on to that childhood dream that hasn’t come true yet, I want to tell you that maybe… you’re not that far away. Maybe it’s not silly. Maybe it’s not crazy. And maybe, though it doesn’t seem like it now, you are on the right path.

Because some dreams take their time to arrive. But when they do, they fit like puzzle pieces, and suddenly everything makes sense.

So keep dreaming. Keep believing. And along the way, be grateful…Everything is part of the purpose.

Grateful to have you here, heart to heart.

Melli