by Kyle Tevlin | Mar 25, 2016 | Funeral music, Funerals, Life celebration, Pre-planning funeral, Preplanning your funeral, Uncategorized
We’ve been talking (well, I’ve been talking; let’s be honest) about how to make sure your goodbye party has your spirit in it, i.e. it’s not generic or cookie-cutter. I always struggle a bit with specific examples because the whole point...
by Kyle Tevlin | Mar 4, 2016 | Funerals, Life celebration, Pre-planning funeral
So I’m on a crusade to share examples of how to make a goodbye party the most meaningful and memorable it can be. Because as I’ve said, why else bother? If our goodbye ceremony doesn’t impact us (ahem, in a wonderful and profound way), then we missed...
by Kyle Tevlin | Dec 18, 2015 | Burial, Caskets, Cremation, Death, Funny death, Life celebration, Preplanning your funeral
The saying “You can’t take it with you” is true enough, yet it doesn’t stop good-humored people from disregarding it for their own amusement, i.e. burying Mom, Dad, Sis, Bro, BFF, with various stuff from their life. I just read a fun story about a 97-year old...
by Kyle Tevlin | Dec 11, 2015 | Death, Funerals, Life celebration, Mourning, Writing obituaries
Rock star obituary here from Holland, MI. (No, not the death of a rock star. But yes, the obituary of an apparently quite witty, entertaining, down-to-earth, well-loved young guy). Read the whole thing here (it’s a goodie). It begins “Michael “Mike”...
by Kyle Tevlin | Dec 3, 2015 | Burial, Cremation, Death, Funerals, Life celebration, Preplanning your funeral
If you’ve ever wondered if the typical, expensive funeral is really what you would want for yourself (or for someone else) this story, A Modern Home Funeral vs. a Traditional Funeral Home, by Kateyanne Unullisi, is a must-read. She describes her personal...
