Wonderful Story - had to share

[pindrop]

Someone sent me this e-mail and I thought what with Easter being just around the corner this was appropiate.

Seems someone who works at the post office has a wonderful soul! Here goes:

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. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies” Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & 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 am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.

Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending 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'm easy to find, I am wherever there is love.

Love,

God

[KerryJayne]

Oh that is such a lovely story it brought a tear to my eye . I really could imagine my very sensitive 6 year old son wanting to do that and it's such a nice thought that someone took the time to reply . Really does restore faith in people :-) thanks for posting that :-)

[Thistle]

What a wonderful and thoughtful person.

[janis]

Smiles - Tears- tears! Smiles. Wonderful story. What an incredible love for a child that person didn't even know!

[TazTalk]

In today's world, we really need more stories like this. Thank you so much for sharing. It opened up my window and let some sun shine in

Wouldn't it be great if this type of thing happened more often?

[Hawkeye]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful story.

[Lynn in TN]

Trying to type through the tears. Beautiful story and I enjoyed reading it. It would be nice to hear this kind of story more often. Thank you for sharing, it made my day brighter!

[hheldorfer]

Bring on the tissues . . .

[MsMyGrl]

Thanks for taking the time to share this heartwarming story....happy tears are flowing freely....