Sometimes all it takes to better understand the people around us is simply to take a peek into our personality. The more we learn about our own personalities and gifts, the more we understand about how we interact with others–and how they react to us. Join us as we explore how the study of personality can give us more grace in our relationships!
Trina Holden 4 Minute Read Have you ever cried after taking a personality test? I sobbed the last time I took one. I can laugh about it now, but at the time I was devastated. I’d spent several hours over-analyzing questions and doubtfully filling in blanks only to have the computer spit out a result that I knew, deep down,…
Chantel 3 Minute Read I love reality TV shows like “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race”, and it isn’t really because of the competition. It’s mostly because of the people. I sit back and enjoy watching the intricacies of human relationships develop and the good and the bad of personalities pushed to their limits. Personalities and how we interact as…
Gretchen Louise 3 Minute Read Tim LaHaye’s book Spirit-Controlled Temperament examines the four basic temperaments while discussing how Christians can live Spirit-filled lives. In a friendly but honest fashion, Dr. LaHaye introduces the reader to the strengths and weaknesses of the Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholy, and Phlegmatic temperaments. After reading the descriptions of each one’s characteristics, it’s easy to feel discouraged, seeing only our shortcomings….
Kristen Anne Glover 4 Minute Read I have five children. Each one of them is as different as the next, and I have spent my mothering years marveling at the way one God created such beautiful diversity in my children. It thrills my heart to watch their unique personalities develop because I know that each of my children is a special,…
Natasha Metzler 4 Minute Read When I was a young teen, it was the “four temperaments” that were making the rounds and people were often labeled and boxed up. (“Oh, you’re just a melancholy. Loosen up!”) I was loathe to take any of the personality tests so when people would ask, “What are you?” I would shrug and never tell. It wasn’t…
Caroline Rose Sanders 6 Minute Read The hour was late. My two sisters sat at the dining room table with me as I munched on a snack. Birdie was braiding Jubilee’s hair while Jubilee read her new (abridged) copy of Little Women. Someday she will read the actual, full-length edition of Little Women and Good Wives complete with the original woodcut…
Guest Author 4 Minute Read Whether comparing personalities to animals, characters in the Bible and literature, or using descriptive psychological terms, most systems differentiate four main personality types, acknowledging you can be a combination of several. Each approach generally results in the same conclusion: our personality is an intrinsic part of our nature and in large part determines how we relate to other people.
Guest Author 5 Minute Read What is personality based time management? It is finding and/or creating a planner or time management system that works with your personality.
How does your personality affect your time management skills? Let’s take a look at how The Busy Woman’s version of four, fun personality types manages their homes and time.
Guest Author 4 Minute Read Hi, my name is Crystal, and I love taking personality tests. From legitimate tests like Myers-Briggs (I’m an INFJ if you were curious) to the goofy ones you find online or in magazines, I love them all.
Gretchen Louise 2 Minute Read I can still see us sprawled here and there around our living room. It was the first time my husband’s family visited my family — seven years before we were married. My mom had just been to a business training where she’d learned about the DESA© Behavior Index. And somebody got the idea to have all…
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