A movie that has held a very special place in my heart since I was a little girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t remember exactly how old I was when I saw it for the first time. I think most people remember Dumbo<\/em> as the elephant with big ears, but for me, it\u2019s always meant something different.\nWhat always comes to my mind when someone mentions that movie is that Dumbo was brought by a stork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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<\/em> did arrive that way: coming down from the sky, with care, with tenderness, with purpose\u2026 and meant for someone specific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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. Today, I can say that even though it seemed like a childish and dreamy idea, in the end, it was true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My children were also brought by a stork. It didn\u2019t fly, and it didn\u2019t have wings\u2026But they came from heaven, with care, with tenderness, with purpose, and meant just for us. Sometimes childhood dreams, the ones that begin as pure fantasy, become real, heartfelt truths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So today I thank Dumbo<\/em> for planting hope in me, without even knowing it. Today, as I look back, I understand that scene in Dumbo<\/em> wasn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you\u2019re still waiting for your stork\u2026\nIf you\u2019re holding on to that childhood dream that hasn\u2019t come true yet,\nI want to tell you that maybe\u2026 you\u2019re not that far away.\nMaybe it\u2019s not silly. Maybe it\u2019s not crazy.\nAnd maybe, though it doesn\u2019t seem like it now, you are on the right path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because some dreams take their time to arrive.\nBut when they do, they fit like puzzle pieces, and suddenly everything makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So keep dreaming. Keep believing. And along the way, be grateful\u2026Everything is part of the purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grateful to have you here, heart to heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hoy agradezco algo que puede parecer un poco tonto, pero que en m\u00ed sembr\u00f3 la semilla de un sue\u00f1o muy grande. Hoy quiero agradecer la pel\u00edcula Dumbo. Una pel\u00edcula que ha tenido un lugar muy especial en mi coraz\u00f3n desde que era ni\u00f1a. No s\u00e9 exactamente qu\u00e9 edad ten\u00eda cuando la vi por primera vez. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maternidad-por-adopcion"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n
And to be honest\u2026 sometimes, it still happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were destined to be part of our story. And we were meant to be guides in theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelli<\/h2>\n\n\n
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