There will come a day when the stories stop. This is your invitation to sit down, pour two cups of tea, and ask — and turn one quiet afternoon into a lifetime of memories you get to keep.

Childhood & Roots

1. What is your very first memory as a child?
2. What did your childhood home look, sound, and smell like?
3. Who were you closest to growing up, and why?
4. What did you want to be when you grew up — and what happened to that dream?
5. What is a family story that was passed down to you?

Love & Family

6. How did you meet the love of your life? What do you remember most about that day?
7. What was the day I (or my parent) was born like for you?
8. What are you most proud of as a parent or grandparent?
9. Is there a moment with our family you wish you could live again?
10. What did your parents teach you that you tried to pass on to us?

Lessons & Wisdom

11. What is the hardest thing you have ever been through, and how did you get past it?
12. What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?
13. What does a good life mean to you now?
14. What is something you changed your mind about as you got older?
15. What are you most grateful for today?

Legacy & Heart

16. What do you hope we remember about you?
17. Is there anything you’ve never told me that you’d want me to know?
18. What traditions do you hope our family keeps alive?
19. When you think of home, what — or who — comes to mind?
20. If you could leave us with just one sentence, what would it be?