I want to remember this story forever. I only heard this story today on The View but apparently, it happened back in 2006. Snopes confirmed it as true. Abbey, the 14 year old family dog of Greg and Joy Scrivener passed away. To help their 4 year old daughter Meredith deal with the loss, her mother encouraged her to write a letter to God:
“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 although she got sick.
I hope you will play with her. She liked to play with balls and she likes to swim. I am sending you 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 into an envelope and addressed it to God in Heaven. We put our return address on it and a lot of stamps because she thought it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to Heaven. That afternoon Meredith dropped the letter into the mailbox. 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 “When a Pet Dies”. Taped to the inside front cover was the picture of Abbey and Meredith with this note:
Dear Meredith. Abbey arrived safely in Heaven. Having her picture was a big help. I recognized her right away.
Abbey is not sick any more. Her spirit is here with me, just like she 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 to have something to remember Abbey by.
Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write 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.
Love,
God
By the way, I am easy to find. I am wherever there is love.
