God & The Post Office

This was sent to my

by my sister-in-law, Ellie..

Kind of sister-in-law..

used to be sister in law..

Just a "sister" now...

Anyway, she is an animal lover

and sent this to me..

I am forwarding it to you.

This is not her child but

someone sent this to her.

I have always believed that

Postal workers don't

get nearly as much credit

as they deserve...

this will warm your heart..

This is one of the kindest things you may ever see.

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'

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"

I thought of my friend, Tete, as I was posting this because

her "baby" just went to KittyKat Heaven

and so...

now she knows!

And all God's children said

AMEN!

xxoo Diana