by Kyle Tevlin | Jul 8, 2018 | Legacy, Planning your own funerals, Preplanning your funeral, Workshop ideas
I’m going to use the blog today to brainstorm some ideas I’ve been having. I was so influenced by the story in last week’s blog — the teacher who left behind a request for filled backpacks to be donated in lieu of flowers, that I wonder if hosting a...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jul 2, 2018 | Legacy, Planning your own funerals, Preplanning your funeral
A beautiful, real-life example of one of my favorite I Want a Fun Funeral ideas: This request by a teacher for people to donate backpacks filled with school supplies instead of flowers at her funeral. You don’t need to ‘know’ you’re dying to make this...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jun 15, 2018 | Life celebration, Planning your own funerals
A funeral could be compared to a person’s Lifetime Achievement Award. It should be that big, that celebratory, that filled with respect and gratitude for the difference a person has made. And if that person is YOU, don’t you want to say “Thank you!”? …Just...
by Kyle Tevlin | May 11, 2018 | Pets
Touching and convincing STORY on why pets should have a place in your goodbye plans! Dog’s owner dies suddenly, dog doesn’t eat or sleep for ten days, exhibits all the canine-applicable signs of grief. Dog goes to the funeral home, peers into the casket,...