21 Questions to Make Lasting Thanksgiving Memories
 My
most vivid Thanksgiving memory was eating lots of food and watching
football with my uncles. We probably didn't speak ten sentences in all
my years. That's why I decided some time ago to come up with a bunch of
questions to get the stories--and the memories--flowing.
I cherish the time I had two years ago to ask these questions of my grandmother, and listening to her tell stories about her childhood. She died this last year, and I'm so grateful for those memories.
Here
are 21 of the hundreds of questions/topics our family has collected.
Try these around the dinner table and see if you don't learn something
and grow in gratefulness!
- Express thanks to someone in the room for something they did for you.
- "I'm thankful for..." Finish the sentence.
- If you could have the attention of the whole world for 30 seconds, what would you say?
- One thing I'm thankful for about our country.
- What is the key to success in life? Why do you say that?
- Tell about a lesson you learned the hard way.
- What are some ways life is different now than in the old days?
- Tell a story of a decision your ancestors made that changed the direction of their lives-and yours.
- Tell about a lesson you learned by watching someone else.
- "A person I would like to honor publicly is..."
- "Time and money aside, I would rather be..."
- Tell about an experience that changed you for the better.
- Tell a story about something that started out bad but had a happy ending.
- "My first hero was _________."
- Tell about a time when you showed courage.
- Describe a teacher who had a significant influence on your life.
- Tell about an invention that made your life easier.
- "The most admired public figure when I was growing up was ____." Tell a story.
- Tell about a memorable event in your life.
- "A famous person I've met is _____." Tell about the experience.
- "I got in so much trouble..." Tell the story!
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