A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR Dr. Brian Kluth

Growing up, my father always told me, “A short pencil is better than a long memory.”

When it comes to living life and loving our families, there are so many things we need to remember. But it is truly impossible to remember everything we need to without having some helpful checklists or forms to remind us what is important to share with our spouse and family.

As a minister helping families that lost a loved one, I discovered that many spouses and family members seldom had all the information and instructions they needed to make important decisions and move forward. This lack of written information would lead to chaos, confusion, loss of cash and family conflicts that would hurt family members deeply.

So, I set out to create for you and your loved ones the ultimate FAMILY ORGANIZER & LEGACY PLANNER with the most comprehensive collection of helpful family forms available anywhere on the planet! The goal was to give you one source to record needed information that you could have in your home and/or share with loved ones so they would have the information and instructions they truly needed.

My hope is that by using my father’s advice (“a short pencil”) and any of the pages in the FAMILY ORGANIZER & LEGACY PLANNERS will be a great help to you, your spouse, loved ones and aging parents. I want you to know there are personal stories about real people connected to every page. As I was writing each form or list, I was always thinking of someone I knew that benefited from having this organized information or someone that struggled or suffered from not knowing these details. For help in inspiring you about the value of each page, you can hear or watch many of these personal stories by signing up for the Ongoing Support program.

I trust each and every page you choose to fill out will be a great help to you, your spouse and your loved ones (and even future generations yet to come)!

Dr. Brian Kluth