Poor Cowboy's Three Kids Wrote Valentine Letters To A Mail Order Bride — "Please Be Our Mama"

Описание: February 1884, widowed ranch hand Thomas Ward struggled alone with three children after his wife died. His kids—Mary (8), Johnny (6), and little Beth (4)—desperately wanted a mother. When they learned about mail-order brides, the children secretly wrote letters using Thomas's name: "Dear Lady, We are 3 children who need a mama. Our daddy is kind but sad. Please come for Valentine's Day. We promise to be good. Love, The Ward Children." They mailed it to a matrimonial agency.
Catherine Moore, a Boston teacher escaping a broken engagement, received the letter. Moved by the children's plea, she arrived on Valentine's Day 1884. Thomas was shocked—he hadn't ordered a bride! But his children ran to Catherine, begging "Please stay! Please be our mama!" Catherine saw three desperate children and one exhausted father. She made an offer: "Let me stay for one month. If we're not a good fit, I'll leave." That month, Thomas watched Catherine transform his house into a home, his children into happy souls. Catherine discovered that this humble cowboy treated her with more respect than any Boston gentleman. On March 14th, Thomas proposed properly. They married immediately.
The children learned that sometimes love requires asking, and Catherine discovered that family is built through choice, not blood.


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