There is a good chance our little heroine, Suzy, made a wish that cold December night.

How else can we explain the almost impossible chain of events that led her to the Philadelphia home of Jack Jokinen, a man she had never met?

It felt as if every small detail aligned to guide her to the right doorstep. Here is how it all unfolded.

A 4 A.M. Surprise Visitor

A family’s safety is always top of mind for a new dad. So when Jack’s wife, Emily, woke him at 4 a.m. saying, “Our baby’s fine, our one-month old is fine, but there’s a puppy in our house!” he bolted out of bed.

In the living room, a skinny Lab mix puppy stood trembling , her ribs showing from hunger.

Jack searched the house to rule out a break-in. All doors and windows were shut tight, which only deepened the mystery of how

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