Originally posted by tina: Man - GOD works in mysterious ways......... I recently (last week) lost a very dear niece who left behind a 4 yr old little girl. This might be a wonderful thing to do with Miah - to write a letter to GOD about her mom. (my niece died very unexpectantly) We are all trying to help the little one deal with the pain.
Thank you for sharing the letter
I'm so sorry to hear this news Tina. There is a wonderful book called "The Next Place" with gorgeous illustrations that may be appropriate for this little girl. The message is universally good for adults but the images are very, very soothing.
I will be keeping your family in my prayers and welcome back.
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
Man - GOD works in mysterious ways......... I recently (last week) lost a very dear niece who left behind a 4 yr old little girl. This might be a wonderful thing to do with Miah - to write a letter to GOD about her mom. (my niece died very unexpectantly) We are all trying to help the little one deal with the pain.
"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 howmuch 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 Meredithand 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 atthepost 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 w ritten 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 **************************************
I think I remember hearing that there is a department at the post office that gets the letters to God (and Santa) (and apparently they get a lot) and either handles them or gives them to some charitable organization.
KD's blog about Miho and the daffodils touched me, even though I have read a version of the story before. Amazing that KD was having to smile and be perky on camera while she was going through that.
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