tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post7034590356270784524..comments2024-02-10T18:29:37.213-06:00Comments on aNN pITTMAN: RIP Mike RuddAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654177740882379889noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-86180343903577960272008-03-10T20:04:00.000-05:002008-03-10T20:04:00.000-05:00no matter how it ended or what you wish you could ...no matter how it ended or what you wish you could have said, certainly now he's in heaven and knows you care about him. really. he's probably looking down wishing you weren't so sad and that you're just thinking about the great times you had together. now i am crying. but i'm a baby.alicia harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935762530250189758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-11470815674974308352008-03-10T11:54:00.000-05:002008-03-10T11:54:00.000-05:00i am sorry for your loss, hon. it's a hard thing t...i am sorry for your loss, hon. it's a hard thing to bearjenAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160467673114640243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-2508873805284354872008-03-10T09:49:00.000-05:002008-03-10T09:49:00.000-05:00oh ann, i'm so sorry. i think it's human nature to...oh ann, i'm so sorry. <BR/><BR/>i think it's human nature to want closure, to need that last good-bye. but we don't always get it-- whether the person passes out of this life, or simply passes out of our lives. and there's nothing that can really make that better or easier, except the hope, the knowledge that you can keep on with the life you have.poshdeluxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571510703085536587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-83930519329909995792008-03-10T05:02:00.000-05:002008-03-10T05:02:00.000-05:00I'm really sorry, Ann.I'm really sorry, Ann.texasinafricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098411373776559793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-705916966415830262008-03-09T14:20:00.000-05:002008-03-09T14:20:00.000-05:00Oh my God, Ann. This news shocked the hell out of ...Oh my God, Ann. This news shocked the hell out of me. We liked Mike. He was a good guy who one could have easy conversations with. And just because most of your friends said "good riddance" it wasn't Mike we were saying that to, but to the idea of you and him, just like you stated in this post.<BR/><BR/>We love you lots Ann and remember, you did get to say good-bye, just maybe not in the way you wanted.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300794229155583639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-15886751383694461902008-03-09T09:36:00.000-05:002008-03-09T09:36:00.000-05:00i'm sorry for your loss. i think your process word...i'm sorry for your loss. i think your process words are beautiful. it's so easy to judge and reduce, but you point to another way. "Just because he wasn't right for me doesn't mean he wasn't right." thanks for this.lynnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492037394372418392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-89787685941818283192008-03-08T23:47:00.000-06:002008-03-08T23:47:00.000-06:00I don't think people "get" to heaven or hell by be...I don't think people "get" to heaven or hell by being good or bad. But I do think that many cultures reflect that sort of system. While for Christians "getting somewhere" may be dependent on Grace, in many other religions with a similar system, it doesn't always - they're reward based, behavior based, etc. Christians may have reinterpreted or recreated life after death issues, assigning them new truths, but the systems are still similar. <BR/><BR/>It's not that I don't believe in heaven, I do; but truthfully I'm not so sure about hell...Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654177740882379889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-80164962584804143642008-03-08T23:29:00.000-06:002008-03-08T23:29:00.000-06:00I was really shocked at one of your comments in th...I was really shocked at one of your comments in this post:<BR/><BR/>I hate identifying God with something evil: hell. I hate how primitive and human it sounds: if you're good, you get this; if you're bad, you get this. <BR/><BR/>I hope you don't think that you get to heaven or hell by being "good" or "bad". I hope that you are more familiar with grace than that.<BR/><BR/>And if heaven isn't the end of all this, than what is? And what would our purpose be then? <BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I am so confused by this post.<BR/><BR/>I am so very sorry for your loss. All your losses in recent years. I hope that you are able to find some peace in these difficult times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com