Talk It Up!

(blog subject coincides with 4 WEEKS OF SUMMER GIVING by The Christmas Angel)

If you know me and you know me well, you know that it only takes being around me a few times to realize that I love to ask questions, random questions. Patrick has even coined phrased them "Lisa questions". They are random, completely out of the blue and normally have nothing to do with the subject at hand. To me they are a way to get to know someone, you know the good, fun  stuff. My mom and I joke that it only takes about 30 minutes for us to learn everything about someone: where they grew up, their favorite food, music, weird talent, etc etc etc.  It is fun to me. It's kinda who I am.

Question day evolved from me feeling like we as a generation do not take the time to communicate, get to each other- even our own family.  Typically we focus a lot on the surface level stuff and we lack to dig deeper!  My oldest the other day said "Yay mom girl talk"!   I was so excited she wanted to talk to me.....I had no idea she was interested in my childhood and all the other stuff she asked that day.

  If you decide to interact with your kids this month and from now on, I have included questions that you are more than welcome to use. This will require talking.....just sayin.  Answers like "I don't know" are not allowed (ahem...you know who you are).  Make a game out of it!!!

Cook dinner one night and sit at the table.....novel idea huh. Get a jar or basket and write the questions on a slip of paper and start going around the table one by one. Use this with your friends and family and you will become very annoying....nooooo, you will just become interested in what they are all about.

You ever see those poor couples that sit across from each other at restaurants? They could use this!

"Question Day" is one of the 4 Weeks of Summer Giving Ideas by The Christmas Angel

Ok for fun.  Pick your favorite question and comment your answer so I can get to know you!

I will start:  Question #16- It is Well With My Soul...hands down.  I have many reason for it being my favorite but mostly because even through the writer's despair he glorified God.  Look up the history of that song....pretty cool!