Posted on 12/07/2010 10:21:14 AM PST by Feline_AIDS
AN ANGEL IN THE POST OFFICE Date: 2007-11-23, 10:55PM MST
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. 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 am wherever there is love.
Love, God
Could have replied with this.
A DOG FOR JESUS
I wish someone had given Jesus a dog
As loyal and loving as mine
To sleep by His manger and gaze in His eyes
And adore Him for being divine.
As our Lord grew to manhood His faithful dog
Would have followed Him all through the day
While He preached to the crowds and made the sick well
And knelt in the garden to pray.
It is sad to remember that Christ went away
To face death alone and apart
With no tender dog following close behind
To comfort its Master’s Heart.
And when Jesus rose on that Easter morn
How happy He would have been
As His dog kissed His hands and barked its delight
For The One who died for all men.
Well, the Lord has a dog now, I just sent Him mine
The old pal so dear to me
And I smile through my tears on this first day alone
Knowing they’re in eternity.
Day after day, the whole day through
Wherever my road inclined
Four feet said, “I am coming with you!”
And trotted along behind.
Dang, something’s wrong with my monitor, too!
Thank you!!!
Dang!
Sweet...
I did enjoy it very much thank you. I hope her parents got her another dog right away. People are so hurt when a pet dies, that they think they can never love another one, but another one to love is just what they need. The lucky ones among us (like me) get to out live many animals and there is no shortage of animals that need us.
I remember getting this e-mail a few years ago. Really is a tear-jerker!
Awww ... very special story.
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Thank you for sharing....I feel like the world isn’t as rotten as I some times feel it is...........excuse me, I have to go blow my nose now.
Awe..so bitter sweet. Thanks for the ping.
I'd like to share this link with you, too: Tribute to James
The pics at the end, with James/me and James/hubby are the last we took with him before the hardest thing and the right thing became the same thing, a year ago this month.
Thank you for sharing....I feel like the world isn’t as rotten as I some times feel it is...........excuse me, I have to go blow my nose now.
Beautiful.
Father will bless someone who has such a loving, and caring heart.
Can’t see good...screen must need cleaning.
Danged screen isn’t working right. It’s keeps getting all blurry.....
That’s one of the sweetest things I’ve ever read.
What a beautiful story. Missed it yesterday and am glad I saw it today.
It’s definitely true. My dog died in July, and I was absolutely heartbroken. She was my best friend for 15 1/2 years. In the weeks following her death, I was very depressed. In October, I got another dog, and I feel like my girl sent her to me from Heaven. It has helped tremendously with the grief, and I look forward to spending many years with her. When she passes, I’ll take a little time, and then I’ll open my heart to another.
This was a great story. I believe God sent that letter to that little girl through a good samaritan, letting her know her dog is in Heaven.
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