I shared my grandma’s priceless journal with you in THIS recent post and promised to post the journaling prompts I’d used. Several of the prompts are listed below, in addition to a link of the full list (100+ prompts):
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What is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to you and the worst?
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Describe your first home as a young couple.
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What is your advice to those younger than you?
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Describe the most serious illness or accident you ever had.
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Tell about your life as the children left home – new interests, what you did with the extra time, new employment, moves, etc.
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What would you like to be remembered for?
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Describe a typical day in elementary school.
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Describe a childhood friend and something you did with him or her.
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Tell about your grandchildren – how many, how did you feel about being a grandparent?
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Tell about all of the places you have worked.
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Tell how, when, where you learned to drive, and share any memorable experiences.
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Tell something about each of your children – personalities, talents, and traits. What makes them unique and special?
Click Here to Download List of Legacy Journal Prompts v.2 (this will bring you to another area of my blog; click on the link there to access the .PDF doc I have created)
Just print up the list, cut out the prompts, and adhere them to an empty journal (one per page).
These spiral bound, hardcover journals from Barnes & Noble work very well AND are only $6.98/each.
The pages are thick enough to even add a few images and/or embellishments. (Just be sure to choose a large journal, not an itty bitty one!) I’ll be adding a ribbon closure to mine as well and have encouraged my husband to doctor his cover up using things like THIS and THIS. Then… START WRITING IN IT. Not tomorrow, not 5-10 years from now… but TODAY. I promise it will end up being the best gift you ever give your family.
Love this idea!!! Thanks for sharing all the great prompts.
You are welcome, Kathie!
Just an FYI… my husband spotted a couple of typos in the document so I’ve updated the .PDF with the changes!!