Priorities

I think that sometimes the way we prioritize things gives insight into who we are at our core.  Here is an example of Emily prioritizing on a Sunday afternoon.

We had a wonderful morning sharing with our International Missions Community Group about Peru and were driving back from lunch.  I asked Emily if she would like to look online at refurbished Mac Books when we arrived home.  (*note* this is something that we really need to take care of, Emily's 5 year old laptop is at the stage where it randomly decides when it's done being a computer and shuts down.  Also, the desktop disappears every once in awhile)

Emily told me she just wanted to watch an episode of the TV show Fringe.  I really couldn't argue with that since I love the show.

About 5 minutes later she said, "You know, if Chris Brown, Kanye West, Jay Z, TI, and Wiz Kalifa were all standing in front of me, I don't think I could tell you who's who."

I proceeded to explain to her the visual differences between the rappers.  Not that I'm any kind of hip-hop expert (although I do know some Dead Prez and Tupac rhymes by heart thanks to my time spent in my buddy Drew's Toyota in high school, blasting gangsta rap as loud as it would go.  Oh, and I was in a rap group in college for a bit.  All of our songs were about dorm life.  Thank you liberal arts education for giving me free time to pursue my dreams).

Another pause.  Then Emily asks, "Do you think you could make me a document where you line up all their pictures and I try to pick out which rapper is which?"

I tell her of course and ask when she wants me to complete it.

The answer:  "Before we watch Fringe."

So if our priorities offer a glimpse into our hearts, my beloved chooses hip-hop cred over technological necessities.  I love being married to this woman!