I saw this on another forum and had to share, its wonderful, I wonder what with our postal strike if a child would get the same service here.
THIS IS A U.S. POSTAL SERVICE STORY
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 any more. 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
THIS IS A U.S. POSTAL SERVICE STORY
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 any more. 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
