22 Quick and Powerful Family Reflection Questions

As the year winds down and the pace of life finally gives you a little breathing room, your family might naturally find themselves looking back and taking stock of what the past twelve months have meant. 

Family reflection doesn’t have to be heavy or complicated. In fact, it can become one of the sweetest rhythms your family practices. It’s a chance to slow down together to acknowledge God’s hand in your lives, to celebrate what strengthened you, and to acknowledge what stretched you.

Think of this close of the calendar as an invitation to pause, to connect, and to lay a foundational brick in the culture you’re all creating through the intentional practice of family reflection.

22 Examples of Family Reflection Questions

Here’s a quick grab of some reflection questions to get you and your family started:

1. What’s something God did in your life or your family this year that you’re celebrating?
2. What moment made you smile big (like a “wow, thank You, God” kind of smile)?
3. When did you feel the most calm or grounded in your faith or with your family?
4. What are you choosing to forgive this year (with God’s help)?
5. What positive surprise showed up in your life that felt like a little blessing?
6. What are you genuinely proud of (at home, at work, or in your walk with God)?
7. What family moments, milestones, or faith highlights really stand out from the year?
8. What did you finally let go of and hand over to God?
9. What did the tough moments this year teach you about yourself, your faith, or your family?
10. What new things did you learn that you actually enjoyed or want to keep learning about?
11. What did you learn about yourself (or your family) that feels important?
12. When did you step out in courage or trust God in a new way?
13. What simple joys did you really appreciate this year?
14. What do you feel more confident about now than you did at the start of the year?
15. What memory from this year feels like it’ll stick with you forever?
16. What new habit, practice, or routine (faith, family, or personal) do you want to keep going?
17. What was honestly really hard this year, and how did you get through it?
18. What did you do this year just for you (something that fulfilled you)?
19. When were you the happiest this year, and what made that moment so special?
20. What’s one gift that this year gave you?
21. What got you excited or inspired this year?
22. If you had to describe this entire year in three words, what would they be?

You don’t have to have all the answers today, just start by asking a few of these family reflection questions together.

Use this page turn of the calendar year to get honest about where you’ve been and intentional about where you’re going. Your family and you deserve that! 

Family Reflection and Culture Go Hand in Hand

When you’re setting the time aside to sit in intentional family reflection and conversation as a family, you’re simultaneously building a foundational block for your family culture! 

Family culture is the unique environment your family creates together; the rhythms, traditions, and daily practices that shape how you connect, communicate, and grow. 

If you find other areas in your lives along the way that you want to be more intentional with in terms of culture, here are a few practical family examples of culture. 

With culture already on your mind, don’t forget the upcoming release of our newest family course The Winning Family Culture! Get on the waitlist now and be the first for exclusive access to this culture-shaping, life-giving study for your family!