Mary Lou, what are the top 5 things that you and your spouse have in common?

Brian and I have a lot of things in common.  It has always been very easy to be together, because we have so much in common and think the same way about almost everything.  

We have always had the same spiritual beliefs.  It is really nice and amazing how much we think and believe the same way.  Especially having grown up in different areas with a different set of parents and going to different churches.  We share the same beliefs and have the same values.

We love our family and it is the most important thing to both of us.  We always shared the same beliefs and ideas about raising & disciplining our children.

We both would rather not eat animals if we don’t have too.  We both feel it is important not to kill animals just for food.  I have to admit I eat turkey at Thanksgiving and once in awhile a piece of chicken.  Brian never does.  

We both love being outdoors.  We like to be physically active, go on hikes and explore new places.  We love nature.  We both love to sit outside and watch the birds, deer and rabbits on our property.  

We have the same taste in styles.  When we were building our house in Old Shasta I first noticed this.  When it came time to choose the carpet, counters, faucets, paint colors, etc we agreed on all of our choices.  It made it so easy.   

I’m going  over five things because I just thought of something else we have in common that can’t be left out.  We are both very strong willed and stubborn.  We never give up if something is important to us.   That has been both a blessing and a curse.  It makes life hard sometimes. 

It has been really nice to be so in sync with each other.  I think it has made our lives so much easier than they could have been if we hadn’t agreed so much on almost everything.