How beautiful.  Thank you for sharing.  It touched me deeply.

LOVE IN HIM,

purple Mari



At 08:49 AM 3/19/2007, you wrote:
>I am sure if you have been receiving emails for a while you have 
>either seen this email or something similar to it.  I have seen many 
>of these, but they still give me the warm fuzzy that comes with 
>things like this.
> >       THE POSTAL SERVICE NO ONE HEARS ABOUT
> >         Some of you may know that 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.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >       She dictated and I wrote:
> >       Dear God,
> >         Will you please take special care of our dog, Abbey? She died
> >       yesterday and  is in heaven. We miss her very much. We are happy
> > that
> >       you let us have her  as our dog even though she got sick. I hope
> > that
> >       you will play with her.  She liked to play with balls and swim
> > before she got
> > sick. I am
> >       sending  some pictures of her so that when you see her in heaven you
> >       will know she  is our special dog. But I really do miss her.
> >         Love,
> >         Meredith Claire
> >        P S: Mommy wrote the words after Meredith told them to her.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >           We put that in an envelope with two pictures of Abbey, and
> > addressed
> >         it to  God in Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then
> > Meredith
> >         stuck some stamps on the front (because, as she said, it may take
> >         lots of stamps to  get a letter all the way to heaven) and that
> >         afternoon I let her drop it  into the letter box at the post
> > office.
> >         For a few days, she would ask 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.  Curious, I went to look at it. It had a gold star card on
> > the front
> >         and  said "To Meredith" in an unfamiliar hand.
> >          Meredith took it in and opened it. Inside was a book by Mr.
> > Rogers,
> >         "When a  Pet Dies". Taped to the inside front cover was the letter
> > we
> >         had written to  God, in its opened envelope (which was marked
> > Return
> >         to Sender:
> >           Insufficient address). On the opposite page, one of the pictures
> > of
> >         Abbey  was taped under the words "For Meredith" We turned to the
> > back
> >         cover, and  there was the other picture of Abbey, and this
> > handwritten
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >         note on pink  paper:
> >          "Dear Meredith,
> >          I know that you will be happy to know that Abbey arrived safely
> > and
> >         soundly  in Heaven! Having the pictures you sent to me was such a
> > big
> >         help. I  recognized Abbey right away.
> >          You know, Meredith, she isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here
> > with
> >         me--just  like she 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!--
> >          so I  can't keep your beautiful letter. I am sending it to you
> > with
> >         the pictures  so that you will have this book to keep and remember
> >         Abbey.
> >          One of my angels is taking care of this for me. I hope the little
> >         book  helps. Thank you for the beautiful letter. Thank your mother
> > for
> >          sending  it. 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 in heaven but wherever there is love, I am there
> >         also.
> >          Love,
> >         God and the special angel who wrote this after God told her the
> >         words."
> >         As a parent and a pet lover, this is one of the kindest things
> > that
> >         I've  ever experienced. I have no way to know who sent it, but
> > there
> >         is some very  kind soul working in the dead letter office. Just
> > wanted
> >         to share this act  of compassion.
>____________________________________________________
>Lyn Latham
>Psalm 30:5 NIRV
>Published author of: "Joy Comes In The Morning"
>available at: 
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