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Christmas mystery to miracle: Louisville family reunited with lost gifts

Christmas mystery to miracle: Louisville family reunited with lost gifts
SOME LOST PRESENTS BACK TO THE RIGHTFUL OWNERS. THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IS ALIVE AND WELL HERE IN LOUISVILLE, AND ONE WOMAN’S DETERMINATION AND HOLIDAY SPIRIT TURNED A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY INTO A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU’RE VERY WELCOME. IT’S THE KIND OF STORY THAT RESTORES YOUR FAITH IN HUMANITY. A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE. ON SUNDAY, JASON BROWN AND DEBORAH HOLCOMB WERE DRIVING DOWN PRESTON HIGHWAY WHEN, UNBEKNOWNST TO THEM, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR THEIR GRANDKIDS FELL OUT OF THEIR TRUCK. WE WERE TAKING STUFF TO STORAGE, AND I’M ASSUMING THEY THEY ROLLED OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A HOLIDAY DISASTER, BUT FATE HAD OTHER PLANS. I’M SO HAPPY I FOUND Y’ALL. CRYSTAL MURPHY WAS DRIVING DOWN THE SAME ROUTE WHEN SHE SPOTTED THE BAG FULL OF PRESENTS. THAT’S WHEN HER QUEST TO REUNITE THOSE PRESENTS WITH THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS STARTED. DETERMINED TO FIND THE OWNER, SHE PUT A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU MAY REMEMBER THE INTERVIEW SHE DID WITH WLKY ON TUESDAY. I JUST MADE A POST AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, I’M ON THE NEWS. AFTER THE STORY AIRED ON WLKY. THE FAMILY RECOGNIZED THEIR GIFTS. I LOOKED ON MY PHONE AND SAW THE NEWS WITH THE NAMES ON IT. I WAS LIKE, THOSE ARE OUR GRANDKIDS. THEY CONNECTED WITH MURPHY AND CONFIRMED THE GIFTS WERE THEIRS BY DESCRIBING EACH WRAPPED ITEM. A JOURNEY THAT BROUGHT THIS FAMILY’S CHRISTMAS BACK FROM THE BRINK. WE THOUGHT THE GRANDKIDS WEREN’T GOING TO GET A CHRISTMAS FOR MURPHY AND THIS FAMILY. IT’S MORE THAN JUST A REUNION. IT’S A REMINDER OF WHAT THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS ALL ABOUT. BEFORE I’D EVEN STARTED, I WAS LIKE, I CAN’T FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS A LESSON OR A BLESSING, AND I TRULY FEEL LIKE IT’S A BLESSING. WE’RE JUST BLESSED THAT SOMEBODY LIKE THIS LADY RIGHT HERE THAT FOUND HER STUFF AND IS WILLING TO GIVE IT BACK TO US FOR OUR GRANDKIDS. A LESSON, A BLESSING, AND A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER. I CAN’T EXPLAIN HOW HAP
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Christmas mystery to miracle: Louisville family reunited with lost gifts
The holiday spirit is alive and well in Louisville, Kentucky, as one woman's determination turned a Christmas mystery into a Christmas miracle.It’s the kind of story that restores your faith in humanity. “There’s still honest people out there,” said Jason Brown. Recently, Brown and Debra Holcomb were driving when, unbeknownst to them, Christmas gifts for their grandkids fell out of their truck. “We were taking stuff to storage, and I’m assuming they rolled out the back of the truck,” said Brown. They thought it was a holiday disaster, but fate had other plans.“I’m so happy I found y'all,” said Krystal Murphy. Later, Murphy was driving on the same highway when she spotted the bag full of presents. That’s when her quest to reunite those presents with their rightful owners started.Determined to find the owner, she put a post on social media and also did an interview with sister station WLKY. “I just made a post and next thing you know, I’m on the news,” said Murphy. After the story aired on WLKY, the family recognized the gifts. “I looked on the phone and saw it on the news with the names on it, and I was like, those are our grandkids,” said Debra Holcomb.They connected with Murphy and confirmed the gifts were theirs by describing each wrapped item, a journey that brought this family’s Christmas back from the brink. “We thought the grandkids weren’t going to have a Christmas,” said Brown. For Murphy and this family, it’s more than just a reunion. It was a reminder of what the holiday season is all about. “Before I even started anything, I said I can’t figure out if it’s a lesson or a blessing, and I truly feel like it’s a blessing,” said Murphy. Holcomb says she's glad they got into Murphy's hands.“We’re just blessed that somebody like this lady right here found our stuff and is willing to give it back to us for our grandkids,” said Holcomb. A lesson, a blessing, and a Christmas to remember.

The holiday spirit is alive and well in Louisville, Kentucky, as one woman's determination turned a Christmas mystery into a Christmas miracle.

It’s the kind of story that restores your faith in humanity.

“There’s still honest people out there,” said Jason Brown.

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Recently, Brown and Debra Holcomb were driving when, unbeknownst to them, Christmas gifts for their grandkids fell out of their truck.

“We were taking stuff to storage, and I’m assuming they rolled out the back of the truck,” said Brown.

They thought it was a holiday disaster, but fate had other plans.

“I’m so happy I found y'all,” said Krystal Murphy.

Later, Murphy was driving on the same highway when she spotted the bag full of presents. That’s when her quest to reunite those presents with their rightful owners started.

Determined to find the owner, she put a post on social media and also did an interview with sister station WLKY.

“I just made a post and next thing you know, I’m on the news,” said Murphy.

After the story aired on WLKY, the family recognized the gifts.

“I looked on the phone and saw it on the news with the names on it, and I was like, those are our grandkids,” said Debra Holcomb.

They connected with Murphy and confirmed the gifts were theirs by describing each wrapped item, a journey that brought this family’s Christmas back from the brink.

“We thought the grandkids weren’t going to have a Christmas,” said Brown.

For Murphy and this family, it’s more than just a reunion. It was a reminder of what the holiday season is all about.

“Before I even started anything, I said I can’t figure out if it’s a lesson or a blessing, and I truly feel like it’s a blessing,” said Murphy.

Holcomb says she's glad they got into Murphy's hands.

“We’re just blessed that somebody like this lady right here found our stuff and is willing to give it back to us for our grandkids,” said Holcomb.

A lesson, a blessing, and a Christmas to remember.