{"id":1167,"date":"2024-11-25T08:12:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/momentsunfolded.com\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2024-11-25T08:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:12:19","slug":"old-lonely-lady-receives-deliveries-from-unknown-person-every-day-the-last-was-a-new-home-story-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momentsunfolded.com\/archives\/1167","title":{"rendered":"Old Lonely Lady Receives Deliveries from Unknown Person Every Day, the Last Was a New Home \u2013 Story of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class='\"entry-header\"'>\n<p>A poor old lonely woman named Emma started receiving deliveries every day from an unknown source. She and her late husband never had children together, so she could not tell where these deliveries came from.\n</p><div class='\"entry-content\"'>\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>When Emma Richards\u2019 husband died seven years ago, she was devastated. She now had to live out the rest of her life alone, taking care of herself as she had no one else to do it for her.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>She and her husband John didn\u2019t have any children that could look after her. Every time Emma was asked why, she always just shrugged and avoided answering.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g' image_wrapper-vertical__pwzar>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/JlcJeT5C5bLrAF6wgXjPsmywQpFEFYPfPKQgrHKX5Ok\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMjNhMTNjZTcyZDY2MGFmZDUwZWE5MDMxODc4NDI2ZTkuanBnP3dpZHRoPTI0NzImaGVpZ2h0PTM3MDMmd2lkdGg9MjQ3MiZoZWlnaHQ9MzcwMw.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/23a13ce72d660afd50ea9031878426e9.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"2472\"' height='\"3703\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>One day, while Emma was sitting in her bedroom watching TV, somebody rang the doorbell. She wasn\u2019t expecting any visitors, so she decided to go check who it was.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>As she opened the front door, a delivery man in his 40s stood there with several boxes. He was wearing a mask, so she could not see his face clearly.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cHello. I am not expecting a package from anybody. May I know who this is from?\u201d Emma asked him.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cI\u2019m sorry ma\u2019am, but these packages were sent anonymously. Rest assured, our security checked them and they are absolutely safe. These are for you,\u201d he said, placing the boxes on Emma\u2019s table by the door.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cThat\u2019s strange\u2026 thank you, sweet boy,\u201d Emma replied before shutting the door.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>When the delivery man left, Emma opened the boxes quickly as she was curious about what was inside. In the first box, there were small household appliances like a new oven toaster, sandwich press, and coffee maker.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/uVfPs_sRFEiRyyB4QkMIhhAd3iN28UZj0eFGq8Pimg8\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMWJhNDkzYzBmODMxOTgwNTMxMGI4NzQ5ZmEwYTYzNTkuanBnP3dpZHRoPTUwMDAmaGVpZ2h0PTMzMzMmd2lkdGg9NTAwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzMzMw.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/1ba493c0f8319805310b8749fa0a6359.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"5000\"' height='\"3333\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cWho would give me all of these?\u201d she said to herself. She proceeded to open the second box, and there were beautiful clothes inside, as well as groceries.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Every day, Emma started to receive more packages. It\u2019d always be the same delivery man handing them over, so she decided to get to know him.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cWhat is your name, sweet boy?\u201d she asked.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cMy name is Ted Harrison,\u201d the delivery man smiled. \u201cMrs. Richards, the sender requested for us to give you this. I\u2019ll wait until you finish answering it,\u201d he added, handing her an envelope.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Curious, Emma opened it and read it quickly. It said:\u00a0<i class='\"ContentRenderer_italic__eQgX6\"'>Mrs. Richards, please let me know what you need for yourself, and I will grant them.\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cOh, I am dying to know who has been giving me all of these! Now that person even wants me to make requests!\u201d she exclaimed.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cI\u2019m sure the sender loves you very dearly, even though you don\u2019t know who it is,\u201d the delivery man smiled.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g' image_wrapper-vertical__pwzar>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/riq-TeciZkOLGlDaoPF-IVoOLYyLXfelIHYs8MUpoXE\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYmRjZWJjZjZjOTkyNDZmY2ZhNWVkYTk5NWJmZDc3MjcuanBnP3dpZHRoPTIwMDAmaGVpZ2h0PTMwMDAmd2lkdGg9MjAwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMA.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/bdcebcf6c99246fcfa5eda995bfd7727.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"2000\"' height='\"3000\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Emma obliged and wrote what she needed. She didn\u2019t want the person to spend a lot for her, so she only wrote down necessities.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Since that short and sweet encounter, Emma began to prepare quick snacks for Ted the delivery man. For an entire month, he went to her house, handing her parcels that had clothes, food, books, and other novelty items.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>At one point, Emma started to get used to Ted\u2019s company. He would spend time with her by eating snacks together and volunteering to do some housework that she couldn\u2019t do herself.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>However, one day, Ted didn\u2019t come. Suddenly concerned, Emma decided to head over to the local post office to find him.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cHello, can you please page Ted Harrison? I just have some donuts I wanted to give him,\u201d she asked the young woman at the reception table. The young woman looked confused.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cI\u2019m sorry, ma\u2019am. There\u2019s nobody named Ted Harrison who works here,\u201d she replied.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cOh\u2026 but he has been delivering my packages every day. That\u2019s strange,\u201d Emma said, suddenly disappointed. She did not know where to find Ted, and it upset her.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/DzxBNpFH0LDgLyah4WHmehk6PlWCN982APA5htaHW-Q\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYzVhZmZlNTdlNDY4YWZmN2E1YTVjZjU1YTdjMTUyMzEuanBnP3dpZHRoPTU3NjAmaGVpZ2h0PTM4NDAmd2lkdGg9NTc2MCZoZWlnaHQ9Mzg0MCZ3aWR0aD01NzYwJmhlaWdodD0zODQw.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/c5affe57e468aff7a5a5cf55a7c15231.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"5760\"' height='\"3840\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>She walked back home with so many thoughts suddenly going through her head.\u00a0<i class='\"ContentRenderer_italic__eQgX6\"'>Who could this kind Samaritan be? Did I go to the wrong post office? Was Ted just pretending to be a delivery man?\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>As she got to her front porch, she was surprised to see a tiny box in front of the door. There, she saw a key and a note that read:\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'><i class='\"ContentRenderer_italic__eQgX6\"'>I learned the truth just a month ago when I decided to hire a private investigator to find out where I came from. I know you blame yourself and regret what you did. However, I want you to know that I don\u2019t blame you and that I know you only had my best interest at heart.\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'><i class='\"ContentRenderer_italic__eQgX6\"'>You and your husband could not feed me, so you gave me up for adoption. I ended up in a wealthy family that treated me like their own, but something always felt lacking. I realized that was you, mom.\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'><i class='\"ContentRenderer_italic__eQgX6\"'>You\u2019re lacking in my life, and I would love to spend more time with you. If you\u2019d be willing, I recently bought a new house. I had a key duplicated for you in case you wanted to move in with me. Please, allow me to take care of you. With love, your delivery man, Ted.\n\n<div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/cB54EnRpLV3DR3G7k2ncnOjBqjnNX60bp6aT_bbXX2I\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNWJiMmI0NmE1YWY5Yjk2ZGNjNGRjYTVhYWQ2MTE1ZTQuanBnP3dpZHRoPTYxMDAmaGVpZ2h0PTQwNjcmd2lkdGg9NjEwMCZoZWlnaHQ9NDA2Nw.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/5bb2b46a5af9b96dcc4dca5aad6115e4.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"6100\"' height='\"4067\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Emma was shaking by the time she finished reading the message. She had always longed to see her son before she died, and she couldn\u2019t believe that it was him who found her. And that son turned out to be Ted! She couldn\u2019t help but cry, all the guilt from her past catching up with her once again.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>It was true what Ted found out about their past. Emma and John were on the verge of bankruptcy when they found out she was pregnant. They knew they wouldn\u2019t be able to raise Ted in a good environment, so they put him up for adoption.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>They left their son at an orphanage when he was only months old. With his belongings, Emma left a letter that explained why they could not raise him. The letter was anonymous, but after convincing the orphanage directors to disclose the contents of his adoption papers, Ted found Emma\u2019s name.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Emma wanted to see Ted immediately. She prepared to leave her house to meet him, but someone knocked on the door. When she opened it, she saw Ted.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g' image_wrapper-vertical__pwzar>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/1GHZusHU35k8009kZrftI6myc0zyCVaotb-o1TJcc4E\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMDk3ODkzNjhiYTJmNTVkOGE0NzQ2MjMxNjUyOGFlNTkuanBnP3dpZHRoPTIwMDgmaGVpZ2h0PTMwMDgmd2lkdGg9MjAwOCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwOA.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/09789368ba2f55d8a47462316528ae59.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"2008\"' height='\"3008\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cHi, mom,\u201d Ted said softly.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Emma started to cry. \u201cI can\u2019t believe it. My son,\u201d she started sobbing. She pulled him in for a hug and refused to let go. \u201cI am so sorry, sweetheart. I truly am. I wish you can forgive me,\u201d Emma continued to cry.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cYou don\u2019t need to apologize, mom. I\u2019m here because I want to spend more time with you. It\u2019s not too late to start over. We can still be a family,\u201d Ted said before breaking their long hug.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>That night, Ted and Emma spent time together by packing her belongings in boxes. A truck was waiting outside, where they loaded her things so they could transfer them to Ted\u2019s house.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>There, Emma was surprised to see Ted\u2019s wife and children. They were just as excited as Ted to welcome her into their home, and since then, Emma never had to be alone again.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'><strong class='\"ContentRenderer_bold__Fo6Iz\"'>What can we learn from this story?\n\n<div>\n<ul class='\"ContentRenderer_ul__6sHN_\"'>\n<li class='\"ContentRenderer_list-item__JykAQ\"'><strong class='\"ContentRenderer_bold__Fo6Iz\"'>The past doesn\u2019t have to define the future.\u00a0Emma thought she\u2019d never get to spend time with her son ever again until her son decided to search for the truths of his life that led him to find his biological mom. They ended up moving in together and starting anew.\n<li class='\"ContentRenderer_list-item__JykAQ\"'><strong class='\"ContentRenderer_bold__Fo6Iz\"'>Forgiveness can be a beautiful thing.\u00a0Instead of holding a grudge against his biological parents, Ted chose to forgive them. He even decided to introduce himself to his mom so as to build a relationship with her.\n\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'><strong class='\"ContentRenderer_bold__Fo6Iz\"'>Share this story with your loved ones. It might inspire them and make their day.\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>If you liked this story, you might like\u00a0this one\u00a0about a poor girl who sold her family heirloom to pay for her grandmother\u2019s operation, only to find it back on her doorstep a couple of days later.\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>A poor old lonely woman named Emma started receiving deliveries every day from an unknown source. She and her late husband never had children together, so she could not tell where these deliveries came from. When Emma Richards\u2019 husband died seven years ago, she was devastated. 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