80-year-old

This 80-year-old widow is quietly eating dinner alone in an Alabama barbecue joint when three young men she had never met walked up to her table. Although she had no idea what these strangers could possibly want, their simple question would lead to a moment millions of people fell in love with. You see, in April of 2019, a 23-year-old Jamario Howard was waiting on his food with two friends when he noticed the woman sitting by herself. His exact thought was, "Dang, I'd hate to have to eat alone." So instead of just feeling bad and moving on, Jamario got up, walked over, and asked if the stranger could sit with her. She said yes, and as the two talked, the woman shared something that stopped him cold. Her husband had recently passed away, and the very next day would have been their 60th wedding anniversary. Jamario gave his condolences, then invited Eleanor Baker to come eat at his table, where his two friends welcomed her like family. Before them shared dinner, they took a photo together, and when Jamario posted it, the picture exploded the internet. Thousands of strangers along with his message, "Go see your mom and grandparents, they miss you." The three young men have stayed in Eleanor's life ever since, saying they already feel like her grandkids. And Eleanor sees it in even bigger terms, saying, "I think it was a God thing, I think God sent me there."