Grandpa, Do You Remember When?
A guided keepsake journal that prompts a grandfather to write down the stories and the faith his grandchildren will want later.
$15.99
A guided journal of prompts that ask a grandfather the questions his family rarely gets around to asking: where he grew up, what he believed and when it changed, the moments he would want remembered. The gift is really for the grandchildren, a few years from now.
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Who it suits
This suits a grandfather who carries a lifetime of stories and a faith he has lived more than explained, but who would never sit down to record any of it on his own. The prompts do the asking, one page at a time, which is far less daunting than a blank book. What comes back is the kind of thing a family wishes it had written down later, when it is harder to ask.
The tradeoff is plain: it asks him to write. For a grandfather who will pick up a pen, it is a fine gift. For one who will not, the better version of the same idea is an afternoon spent recording him talk, with someone asking the questions instead.