I was so excited for this series on connecting as a family and increasing joy. I brainstormed a whole list of ideas, one for each letter of the alphabet. It felt amazing to make that list, and I looked forward to exploring a new topic each week.
I got through “E,” and then Mateo got a hold of my list. He drooled on it and made holes and basically destroyed it.
Guys– my kid ate my planwork. And since I’m actually 75, it wasn’t saved online or in a document. It was written on a piece of notebook paper. Very fragile notebook paper.
I haven’t had a chance to sit down and rethink through everything, and I’ve had a hard time getting past my disappointment in not being able to keep truckin’ through the list.
Womp womp.
But– I did at least remember that “Q” was going to be for “Question Jar.” So I’ve been waiting for Q Week to jump back in.
Our question jar is one of my favorite traditions, wherein each of the kids takes a turn drawing a question for us to discuss during dinner. I am happy to be able to share a practical way for other families to start using a question jar in their own homes today via an eBook!
In my book The Question Jar you will find:
- New family stories about bodily fluids, a near death experience, and dead frogs.
- How I remember to connect with my kids, even amid all the bodily fluids, near death experiences, and dead frogs.
- Encouragement for moms who wonder if they are doing enough.
The last five pages of the e-book are printable questions to put in your very own jar. That’s 150 questions (silly, serious, and faith-based) to help you keep your family connected! Plus a short guide on how to add your own family-specific questions to your jar.
Ultimately it’s my goal to help families listen, share, and cultivate meaningful relationships, and my eBook, The Question Jar, is available on my blog! Just click here to head over to the shop. If you try it, you’ll have to let me know if it works, or if there’s anything glitchy that happens.
Thanks for following along with 6/26 letters of the alphabet. Check out the details of “Q.”
Here’s the rest of the series:
Family Connections ABCs: Simple Ways to Grow in Joy
A: Apologizing
B: Book Club
C: Church
D: DadTime
E: Excitement
Q: Question Jar
And here are all the other Q Week posts!
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This sounds like a fun way to keep conversation going at dinner w/o mom and dad having to ask all the questions. I know our teen would prefer to eat and eat quickly so he can get up.
Sorry that your list was destroyed. I wrote down a list too of ideas that I misplaced for a while but at least finding topics from history for most of the alphabet has been easy for me.
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Woohoo! I’m so excited to see that you’re selling your book! Way to go Alicia! <3
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a question jar is an excellent idea. 🙂