Three Dreams in One day

Have you ever fulfilled three dreams in one day? Perhaps yes, if you break down a big dream into its components. In my case, I didn't have to do that because they were truly three dreams, the first two were what a mother have always dreamed of.

Usually, a common dream among mothers of a female toddler is for her child to become a “flower girl” in a wedding. When that toddler becomes an adult, a mother would dream for her grown-up child to be a bride someday. My eldest daughter had been a flower girl a number of times and then a bridesmaid also, and my dream for her to be a bride came true.

My special child is blind and has cerebral palsy so I have totally different big dreams for her: to be seizure free and be able to walk and talk. Until it came across my mind that she can still be a “flower girl”, but only during her older sister's wedding though that wouldn't be a requirement for my older daughter. When I learned my daughter and her groom-to-be chose not to include children to march during their wedding, I found that unusual but also unique. And then it dawned on me that it could be an opportunity for my special child to be a flower girl since she couldn't march but could ride her big stroller that would be pushed by an adult. I made her stroller look like a nice carriage decorated with some flowers, and my dream for her came true.

The third dream was a very simple one, for me to wear a dress for goddesses someday. When I was looking for a gown for a bride's mother, I saw some photos of gowns for bridesmaids called “Venus” style gowns, so I requested for a similar design. The finished product turned out to be my dream gown!