Discussion Questions for Yours Forever

1.What kind of relationship do Christy and Rick have in the beginning of the book? How does Christy feel about it? How does she feel about the kisses from Rick? How were they different from Todd’s kiss? Why do you think Rick ignores Christy the rest of the night? Do you think it’s right that Christy wants a relation with both boys?

2. How does Christy ask permission to meet Todd for breakfast? Was there a better way to handle it? What do you think her parents would have said if she had been completely honest. How did Todd handle the addition of David to their breakfast? How would you have felt about him giving so much attention to your brother? What does it say about Todd?

3. Christy starts a journal entry with “It seems when dreams come true they never turn out the way you dreamed them. They twist and turn and disappoint, leaving you wanting so much more. I don’t know which to blame: the dream itself or the reality that dissolves the dream.” Have you ever felt this way? Have you had dreams that didn’t turn out quite the way you expected them to? Have they ever ended up even better than you expected?

4. Tracy chooses not to tell Christy who she is interested in because she doesn’t want to play games. Do you think that was a wise decision? How do you think the week would have turned out if Christy had known who Tracy was interested in? How might it have gone better? How might it have been worse? What usually happens when friends find out about a secret crush?

5. What word do you think best describes the relation that Christy has with Todd and her friends?

6. Tracy suggests reading and discussing a book of the Bible together. Have you ever done that with your friends? What book did you choose? What did you learn from it? What did these friends learn from reading 1 John?

7. What happens on the group outing to the skating rink? What kind of misunderstandings occurred? What do you think Christy and her friends could have done differently to make the outing turn out differently? Have you ever had a misunderstanding with friends like this? What did you do? How did it turn out?

8. Do you think Todd had a right to feel jealous? Did Tracy? What did you think of Heather’s advice to Christy? Is making someone jealous the best strategy for gaining their attention?

9. How did you react to the news that Alissa was pregnant? How did Christy react? How did Todd react? What did you think of their responses? What is the best thing we can do for a friend in this situation?

10. Christy takes her disappointment and anger out on Aunt Marti. How did that end up making her feel? Have you ever done that before? How did it make you feel?

11. Do you think Aunt Marti had good intentions in wanting to influence Christy? How might Christy have handled her conversation with Aunt Marti differently? What does she learn that helps her to understand her aunt a little better?

12. Doug is concerned that if starts a relationship with Tracy that it will affect his other friendships. Have you ever seen that happen? What is the best way to keep your relationships with a boyfriend/girlfriend and your other friends healthy and balanced?

13. Doug has a card on his visor with verses from Psalm 139 that say “O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord”. Why do you think Doug chose this verse to place on his visor? What do you think this verse means and how does it make you feel? Christy wonders why if God knows all these things, why he lets her mess up so much. Why do you think God allows us to make our own choices, even when they may not be the best ones?  

14. Were you surprised when Todd was at the New Years Eve dinner? Why do you think Christy’s parents decided to let Christy go to the party with Todd?

15. Christy remembers seeing a little girl in the store who is learning to walk and keeps falling, only to get up and try again. Todd gives examples of people in the Bible who have messed up and reminds Uncle Bob that God gives us new chances. Have you ever felt like the little girl, or those in the Bible who have messed up? Does it encourage you to know that God doesn’t give up on us? What does Todd say it is important for us to do when we mess up? How do we get right again? What do we need in our life to encourage us to keep trying to get it right?

16. What lessons do think Christy learned in this book? What is the most important thing that you learned?

Thriving Family also has some questions HERE.