Where I Am From | Thanksgiving 2024
Where I Am From Poem
This template is here to help you reflect on your story. Use it as a guide. Feel free to adjust the prompts, add your own lines, or remove others. Make it your own as you write and reflect on your journey!
I am from ____________________
(specific ordinary item in your childhood home)
From ____________________ and ____________________
(2 objects from your past or recurring memories)
I am from ____________________
(a phrase describing something about your childhood home)
And ____________________
(more details about your home)
I’m from ____________________ and
(family tradition)
____________________
(family trait)
From ____________________
(name of family member)
and ____________________
(another family name)
I’m from the ____________________
(description of family tendency)
and ____________________
(another one)
From ____________________
(something you were told as a child)
and ____________________
(another)
I’m from ____________________,
(perspective of who God was to you as a child)
____________________
(further description)
I’m from ____________________
(place of birth and family ancestry)
____________________
(a food item that represents your family)
and ____________________
(another one)
From ____________________
(specific family story about a specific person and detail)
And the ____________________
(another detail of another family member)
I am from ____________________
(family trait)
and ____________________
(another family trait)
I am from my ____________________
(most meaningful person from your past)
I am from their ____________________
(that person’s strongest trait or traits)
I am from ____________________
(Most received thought from your childhood)
And in all of my story I’ve noticed ____________________
(How you see God in your story)
- Who is someone in your story—past or present—who helped shape who you are today? How have they been a blessing in your life?
- Looking back, can you think of a time when something hard or challenging eventually became a source of growth or gratitude?
- What’s one part of your story where you’ve clearly seen God’s hand at work, even if you didn’t realize it at the time?
If you want to read more poems, check out iamfromproject.com. Original poem credit to “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon.