Our 14-year-old dog Abbey died last month. The day after she passed away 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, and 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 swim and play with balls. 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 and I recognized her 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
Don’t say you’re too busy to forward this. Just go ahead and do itGod bless xo
That was ridiculously sweet!
is there something wrong with me?! im actually crying!
I have never been through so much pain and torment as I did when my 1 year old Yorkie passed. He was my baby and since my fiance and I aren’t ready for children yet, Barnabas was the closest thing I had to a child. He was the love of my life and I felt like the worst mom in the world when he got out of the house and ran out into the road..I felt like I had failed and I had never experienced more pain than I did that day. Before that day, I had only seen my fiance cry once, but that night, he sat next to me on the couch and cried his heart out for our little five pound fur baby. Reading things like this makes me believe with all my heart that we will see our pets again in Heaven. It’s been almost a year now and I start crying just thinking about that day still and for weeks after, I cried myself to sleep every night. Now, I have a Dachsund/Chihuahua mix, Marley, and he will never replace my Barnabas - I just like to think of them as brothers. This is one of the most amazing posts I’ve ever read.
- Me: Why am I still single?
- Brain: You're weird as shit, lol.
- Body: And you're fat lmao.
- Face: Plus you're pretty ugly too lmfao.
- Food: Don't worry babe, I'm here for you.
I love my sister LOL
- Me: *Looking at pictures of lil wayne on tumblr*
- My Sister: *looks over my shoulder* EW why is that guy black?!
- Me:
- My Sister:
- Me:
- My Sister:
- Me: ...That's lil wayne.
- My Sister: Yessss, but why is he BLACK?!
- Me: ...uh.... he's always been black.
- My Sister: O.O
After running to your bed before the ghosts catch you.
I AM NOW SAFE FOR LIFE.



