My Son Sent a Gift to a Stranger Overseas – He Had No Idea He’d Be Walking down the Aisle with Her Years Later

When my son was 11, he donated school supplies to a stranger. He included a letter and his photo, hoping they would help someone. Years later, a girl tracked him down on Facebook.

What she told him and what happened next still make me cry.

I’m 56 now, and if there’s one thing I know for certain, it’s that the moments that reshape your entire world don’t announce themselves.

December 2006 feels like a lifetime ago, but I remember that afternoon clearly.

My son, Tyler, was 11, sitting at our dining room table surrounded by an explosion of potential gifts. Markers, stickers, toy cars, candy canes, and notebooks with cartoon characters.

He hadn’t moved for 45 minutes.

“Sweetie, the drop-off’s in two hours,” I said. “You need to decide.”

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