By Jenna MacDermant
What began as a simple walk in Merwood Park turned into a heartwarming reunion when Debi Mercuri’s four-year-old granddaughter, Parker, picked up a book from a Little Free Library — and love letters tumbled out.
Mercuri, a self-described hopeless romantic, immediately cherished the discovery. “I held them to my heart,” she said. “These are so beautiful. These are keepsakes.”
The handwritten notes, signed with the nickname “Stumps” and adorned with a cartoon dog, were posted on Facebook in hopes of finding their owner.
Within hours, Jennifer Cianciarulo recognized them as letters she and her husband Dan had written years earlier during Pre-Cana, the Catholic marriage preparation program.
Dan, now a father of three, admitted he had likely used the letters as a bookmark while reading the book “Fom Dude to Dad.”
Unaware they were inside, the book was donated during a basement clean-out.
“It’s incredibly cool,” Dan said. “I’m really excited to meet Debi.”
Mercuri, equally moved, plans to hand-deliver the letters with a hug.
It was “fate,” she told Currents News. “I just don’t think there are many coincidences in life.”