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Very sweet

14+kitties
November 17th, 2010, 10:41 PM
This is one of the kindest things you may ever see. An email I received a while back..........

It is not known who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service..



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

TeriM
November 17th, 2010, 11:30 PM
I'm bawling here now :cry:.

That is a wonderful story :cloud9:.

joeysmama
November 18th, 2010, 12:51 AM
Me too ! I'm feeling especially weepy now for some reason. What a sweet and thoughtful thing for someone to do for a child.

GGirl
November 18th, 2010, 07:25 AM
OMG, I just recently lost a loved pet and I just started bawling. I hope you don't mind but I reposted on another forum. :cry:

BenMax
November 18th, 2010, 09:01 AM
I read this with the picture of the little girl and the dog. Such a lovely letter she recieved.

14+kitties
November 18th, 2010, 09:13 AM
It is a very touching story. I don't imagine many can read it without choking up. I sure didn't.

I read this with the picture of the little girl and the dog. Such a lovely letter she recieved.

There was a picture with the email. The dog actually looks identical to my Sammy. This is the picture..........
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Dog Dancer
November 18th, 2010, 11:35 AM
I've received that e-mail before also, it just goes to show that there are good humans out there, they're not all here on pets. What a kind soul to have taken the time to respond to that little girl. Yes, I have a kleenex in hand...

Tundra_Queen
November 19th, 2010, 03:50 AM
I have gotten that email too and it still makes me cry. It's a beautiufl story. :)