Small Act of Kindess

[Adrianne Matzkin]

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

This is not our story. Vera posted it on the Doodle Zoo and was kind enough to allow me to copy and post it here.
I don't know who wrote this nor is it 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' 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

[Pat and Traveler]

Awwwww....love this story.  A good reminder that there are kind and generous people out there, more of them than there are bad ones.

[Debbie and Thomas]

Hey guys "God works in mysterious ways". Maybe it was him that sent this!!! Seriously though-for some reason-a very thoughtful person took the time to make a little girls wish come true and I personally would like to thank whoever it was, but I am sure they will receive thanks from you know who-up there in heaven.

[Kelli, Fenway, & Dustin Pedroia]

Gosh, that made me cry...what a wonderful person that was to send that back to your daughter.

[Janie]

Thank God for people like this...how thoughtful. It made me cry.

[Jeri]

Cool story

[Michele Barton]

Okay, this made me cry. Beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[fergie11]

Great great story.

[Leslie and Halas]

That's a great story. So nice of someone to take the time to return the photo and write to the little girl.

[Kyoko]

What a wonderful story.... It does not take / cost a lot to be kind and caring, but it can truly mean something important to the others......

[Sarah]

Oh my gosh, that brought tears to my eyes. What a lovely story.