Our dog, Abbey, died August 23, and the day after Abbey died, my 4 year
old,
Meredith, was SO upset. She wanted to write a letter to God so that He
would
recognize Abbey in heaven. She told me what to write, and I did.
Then she put 2 pictures of Abbey in the envelope. We addressed it to
God in
Heaven, put two stamps on it because,as she said, it could be a long
way to
heaven. We put our return address on it, and I let her put it in
the drop
box at the post office that afternoon. She was absolutely sure that
letter
would get to heaven, and I wasn't about to disillusion her.
So today is Labor Day. We took the kids to the museum in Austin,
and when
we came home, there was a package wrapped in gold on our front
porch. It
was addressed to Meredith.
So... she took it inside and opened it. Inside was a book, When Your
Pet
Dies by Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers).
Inside the front cover was the letter we had written to God, in its
opened
envelope. On the opposite page was one of the pictures of Abbey taped
on the
page. On the back page was the other picture of Abbey, and this
handwritten
note on pink paper:
"Dear Meredith,
I know that you will be happy to find out that Abbey arrived safely and
soundly in heaven. Having the pictures you sent to me was a big help! I
recognized Abbey right away! You know, Meredith, she isn't sick
anymore. Her
spirit is here with me, just like it stays in your heart... young and
running and playing. Abbey loved being your dog, you know.
Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to
keep
things in. So... I am sending you your beautiful letter back with the
pictures so that you will have this little memory book to keep. One of
my
angels is taking care of this for me. I hope this little book will
help.
Thank you for your beautiful letter. Thank your mother for sending it.
What
a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you..
Signed,
God
This is a true story, I love that we have angels among us, some of them
even
work at the Post Office!
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