(This is one of the kindest things I've
ever experienced. I have no way to know
who sent it, but there is a kind soul
working in the "dead letter" office of
the US Postal Service.)
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Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last
month. The day after she died, my 4
year old daughter Meredith was crying
and talking about how much she missed
Abbey.
She
asked if we could write a letter to God
so that when Abbey got to heaven, God
would recognize her. I told her that I
thought we could ... so she dictated
these words:
Dear God,
Will you
please take care of my dog? She died
yesterday and is with you in heaven. I
miss her very much. I am happy that you
let me have her as my dog even though
she got sick. I hope you will play with
her.
She likes to play with
balls and to swim. I
am sending a picture of her so when you
see her you will know that she is my
dog. I really miss her.
Love, Meredith.
We put the letter in an
envelope with a picture of Abbey and
Meredith and addressed it to
"God/Heaven". We put our return
address on it. Then Meredith pasted
several stamps on the front of the
envelope because she said it would take
lots of stamps to get the letter all
the way to Heaven.
That
afternoon, she dropped it into the
letter box at the post office. A few
days later, she asked if God had gotten
the letter yet. I told her that I
thought He had.
Yesterday, there was a package wrapped
in gold paper on our front porch
addressed "To Meredith" in an
unfamiliar hand. Meredith opened it
and inside was a book by Mr. Rogers
called "When a Pet Dies". Taped to the
inside cover was the letter we had
written to God in it's opened
envelope. On the opposite page was the
picture of Abbey and Meredith and this
note:
Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in Heaven. Having
the picture was a big help - I
recognized Abbey right away. Abbey
isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here
with me just like it stays in your
heart. Abbey loved being your dog.
Since we don't need our bodies in
Heaven, I don't have any pockets to
keep your picture in so I'm sending it
back to you in this little book for you
to keep and have something to remember
Abbey by.
Thank you for your beautiful letter and
thank your Mother for helping you write
it and send it to me. What a wonderful
Mother you have - I picked her
especially for you.
I send my blessings every day and
remember that I love you very much. By
the way, I am wherever there is love.
Love,
God
