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IteachPK · August 2011

I'm going to Cut and Paste it here cause I know not everyone has a Pinterest account. I'm seriously doing the ugly cry after reading this. Its just, heartbreaking yet so touching at the same time

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?

Dewey12 · August 2011

Oh man. I'm now sitting at my desk at work crying!

GatorBaby2012 · August 2011

now I'm ugly crying too!

JennPierog · August 2011

I'm balling... That was beautiful!

BitsKD13 · August 2011

Thanks PK! After the week I've had I needed that! And now I've got to find a tissue.

SassyRedhead · August 2011

Seriously? That was so incredibly sweet.

henderson1026 · August 2011

and now I'm crying, too. Whoever read and responded to that little girl's letter is a truly amazing and beautiful person.

raspberry_bride · August 2011

Wow, what a beautiful thing to do for that little girl. I love stories that make me cry for good reasons.

Whitney DD · August 2011

My goodness. I was crying earlier, and that just made me a mess! What an incredible story.

bethanno · August 2011

Wow! That totally made me cry... so sweet.

HaleyLady · August 2011

Yep, totally crying here. Just reminds you there are some angels out there

ginah75 · August 2011

bawling!!

jajsundevil · August 2011

I should have believed your ugly cry warning. I really wonder who opened it. Had to have been someone with the post office, right? That's really sweet that they took the time to write back instead of just tossing it aside.

mcgeeva · August 2011

Seriously a tear jerker. What a sweet story. I'm sure she was so excited. Love that someone did that out of the kindness of their heart.

bigv44 · August 2011

Beautiful!!!!

chrisandchris06 · August 2011

OMG. so sweet. Crying

mandac033 · August 2011

That is the sweetest thing ever!!!

kel716 · August 2011

I'm sobbing- regular tears + pregnancy hormone tears. What a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing!

adam+katie · August 2011

Wow, that is awesome.

mommynpink · August 2011

jajsundevil:
I should have believed your ugly cry warning. I really wonder who opened it. Had to have been someone with the post office, right? That's really sweet that they took the time to write back instead of just tossing it aside.

I'm a crying mess too. That's seriously so sweet for someone to do. It's nice to hear that there are still kind people in our world!

xoladiebug · August 2011

Oh man... I'm a blubbering mess right now. Thank god I'm not at work yet. Such a touching story though.

HoneyBee522 · August 2011

wow...that is the sweetest thing!!! Definitely crying here. Whoever sent that to her is an angel!

adrenalinejnke27 · August 2011

I'm not even a religious person and that made me cry big time. It makes me feel so good about bringing a new little one into the world where there are so many thoughtful loving people.

Now to try to dry these tears so I can head into work.