lol... dare I reply and have my name be the last to show on the menu.... can't resist.....

I just wanted to add.... lol.... my answer to any religious/spiritual question is usually captured best by the teaching.... 'all things are possible for s/he who believes.....' That says to me.... if its important to you to believe something..... and its grounded in love and goodness.... than it will be as you believe it to be. If you believe you will see your puppy or a loved one in heaven when you get there than you will see them in heaven. If you believe in Heaven.... it will be as you believe.

Connecting with God is meant to be easy and to remain easy with or without a manual of learned beliefs and shared traditions. Come first a children.... thirsting for love and knowledge.... trusting and open.