This was sent to me in an email ... don't know who/where it came from originally but I thought it would serve a place here ...


This is one of the kindest things I've ever experienced. I have no way to know who sent it, 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, Abbey? 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.






What a true blessing that unknown person gave to little Meredith. Do you think she will ever forget how God answered her?

That's beautiful Jo. Brought a lump to my throat.

How touching, I needed several tissues, someone has a very good heart

God Bless that person.....

My eyes are leaking....Beautiful..

In Canada the Post Office runs Operation HOHOHO every year...

Post Office workers volunteer to read and answer children's letters to Santa. They are all told how to answer the letters (don't promise anything etc) and they try to answer EVERY letter that they get.

As far as I know Canada Post pays the cost to deliver return letters to the kids. The staff that write the letters are not paid - every single one of them volunteers their time.

It's nice to know some people still do nice things, especially post workers since they get a bad wrap.

Among all the scuzballs and other rotten souls out there (too numerous to mention) we tend to forget that there are loving, caring, compassionate hearts that I am sure still outnumber the bad ones by a long shot! God bless them. We seem to have an awful lot of those loving, caring, compassionate kind right here on the QP Forum! I am thankful to have found this place
Thanks Jo for sharing that. You always find some beautiful stuff!

That was the sadest and the most thoughtful story Iv'e ever heard. I sure had tear's reading it. It's great to know we have angel's among us here on earth.

Here is the rest of that story, and I think it makes it even sweeter

http://www.snopes.com/glurge/abbey.asp