The below post has been one of the most upvoted posts on our site. In this Year of Hindsight, we are revisiting several highly upvoted posts and are highlighting and updating them! A few years back, I came across a study comparing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to love languages. A group of each MBTI preference type ranked their love languages from most desired to least desired. Surprisingly, the love language of Gifts was not ranked highest for any of the sixteen types. In fact, it was the lowest ranked in most of the preference types. It is not uncommon to hear people say, “I … [Read more...]
Are We Headed in the Same Direction? (20 Thoughts about Shared Life Goals)
“So, I think I want to be a pastor’s wife.” My self-assured, young teenage self was somewhat taken aback by my aunt’s response: “You think you can handle that?” Before that point, it did not occur to me that there would be anything to “handle.” Twenty plus years later, I see my aunt was onto something! She knew me and she knew some of the challenges of life in the ministry. Life goals matter. So many couples come together before they have a sense of direction in their own lives. Or, they get together thinking they are heading in one direction, only to change their minds within about a year. … [Read more...]
Twenty Ways to Live a Life of Thanksgiving
It is here again! Beautiful Thanksgiving time. My holiday season does not officially start until I watch the Garfield Thanksgiving Special DVD Eric bought me years ago. He truly knows the path to my heart. Do you ever get worn out with all the Thanksgiving hype on social media and with the people around you? Not that Thanksgiving is unimportant, but do you want to ask, “Why are you suddenly so thankful for everything? Because a holiday dictates you be thankful?” Most of us are guilty of speeding through life without thinking too much about all our blessings, until something like … [Read more...]
30 Ideas to Consider While Planning Your Wedding
In an old journal, I found my twelve-year-old wedding plans. I had music picked out and my maid of honor (who still ended up being my maid of honor ten years later). The only missing piece was the groom. At the time, a wedding felt exciting and romantic. “One day I am going to walk down that aisle in white towards my Prince Charming!” When the season came, however, I felt a little differently. Though I was excited to walk down the aisle to my handsome man, I was less than enthused about planning the wedding. On my list of top 100 talents, event planning is somewhere around #99. Thank … [Read more...]
Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator (Tim Urban)
Nestled comfortably on the back of our couch are my two good friends – Instant Gratification Monkey and Panic Monster. A couple years ago, these two stuffed friends came to live with me on Christmas morning. Not long before, Eric and I discovered an amazing TED Talk on procrastination. Eric is the information vacuum around our house. He enjoys taking in piles of data and I am typically happy with a brief summary. In this case, however, I devoured this fourteen-minute video again and again. It was like Tim Urban looked into my soul before he wrote his speech. If you struggle with … [Read more...]