(CNN) - It’s been ten years since an accidental text led to a heartwarming Thanksgiving tradition.

In 2016, an Arizona grandmother texted a then-teenager who wasn’t her grandson and offered him Thanksgiving dinner.

It began a friendship that continues today.

You might be familiar with the story.

Wanda Dench texted Jamal Hinton in 2016, inviting him over to her Thanksgiving dinner.

Dench meant to text her grandson but doubled down on the invitation to Hinton.

He showed up at her house for a plate of turkey.

“It’s just amazing to have a friendship where, you know, age makes no difference whatsoever. So, um, I feel so blessed that he’s in my life. I know there’s no accidents, and it was serendipity, and I’m really joyful,” Dench said.

The two have gotten closer while celebrating Thank

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