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Our hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson; I\u2019m Bob Lepine. You can find us online at FamilyLifeToday.com. Maybe, s\u2019mores in the front yard is not your thing\/not the way for you guys to do hospitality; but there is a way, and we\u2019ll talk about some of those options today. Stay with us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. If you guys don\u2019t have any plans tomorrow night, Mary Ann and I wanted to see if you guys would like to come over for dinner. [Laughter] We\u2019d love to have you over to the house. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> He\u2019s feeling guilty now. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann: <\/strong>I know. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I\u2019m not feeling guilty at all! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> It\u2019s because he just read a spectacular book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Hey, I just want to ask, \u201cHave you asked Mary Ann this?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I texted her, and I haven\u2019t heard back yet. [Laughter] I think she put it on mute when she got the text [Laughter]; but no, we\u2019d love to have you over for dinner if you are not doing anything. You guys talk about it and let me know; okay? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Whatever works out best for you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> This is very much like\u2014he\u2019s asking us as we\u2019re doing our interview. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> What does that mean, honey? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Dave usually asks me the most pertinent and unknown questions when we are on stage, speaking together. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019ve been known to do that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> He bears the essence of his soul in front of thousands. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> She\u2019s like, \u201cYou\u2019ve never told me this in our family room.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> One of the things that we are talking about this week is hospitality, and Morgan Tyree is joining us to talk about this. Morgan, welcome back. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Morgan has written a very interesting\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You know what I was just thinking, Bob? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> What?! [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> It\u2019s like Jesus is in the room, and so you\u2019re just playing up to Him. The queen of hospitality is sitting right here; and you\u2019re like, \u201cHey, do you want to come over tomorrow night?\u201d He\u2019s never asked us that <em>ever<\/em> until today. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Morgan is a blogger. She has written a book called <em>Your Hospitality Personality<\/em>. She\u2019s apparently the queen of hospitality as Dave just said, and everybody who is around her just has to kind of perform; right? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> We up our game. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We do up our game. Did you take the test?\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> No! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014because there is a test in your book; right? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Correct; yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It helps you determine: \u201cWhich is your hospitality personality?\u201d\u2014which I think is a fascinating concept that we are not all wired the same when it comes to hospitality. You haven\u2019t taken the test? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> No, I haven\u2019t. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> By the way, this is on your website. We\u2019ve got a link at FamilyLifeToday.com if somebody wants to see what their hospitality personality is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> It\u2019s in her book, too. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> That\u2019s right. But\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> But as you read her\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Wait; wait; wait; Bob\u2019s going to teach us something; don\u2019t cut him off! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> No, that\u2019s okay. He can interrupt me; I\u2019m very open to that. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You\u2019re such a hospitable guy. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I want him to feel comfortable and relaxed with whatever he is thinking. Go ahead, Dave. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I mean, when you look at the four hospitality personalities,\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And we\u2019ll explain what those are. What are those, again? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Morgan:<\/strong> So, there is the Leader, also known as the Director; the Entertainer; the Includer; and the Organizer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> The Leader is the person, who says, \u201cI\u2019m in charge of things.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Correct. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> The Entertainer is saying, \u201cWe\u2019ll all have fun.\u201d The Includer is looking around and saying, \u201cWe want to make sure everybody is happy.\u201d The Organizer is going, \u201cWe don\u2019t have enough paper plates.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Correct; yes. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> That\u2019s a good way to say it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Perfect; yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> That\u2019s good. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> So you hear that\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014you sort of self-test yourself\u2014\u201cWhat are you?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I\u2019m probably a mix of Leader\/Entertainer. I think if\u2014I\u2019m probably going to be more on the Entertainer side; although, I think I know what makes a better party than you do, so I should be in charge of it, too. [Laughter] I should be in charge; then I should entertain you when you come. That\u2019s what I think; does that sound like me to you? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I think that does. Bob\u2019s really good\u2014you\u2019re really good with drawing people out\/ asking questions\u2014which you\u2019ve been doing, professionally, for a long time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You\u2019re really good at it as well. Are you an Entertainer; do you think? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I think so; but Dave is such a\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Here it comes; here it comes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014Dave is higher Entertainer, so I\u2019m always trying to shift to find my place. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I\u2019m asking a lot of questions, and Dave is telling a lot of stories. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I\u2019m guessing you are also an Includer\u2014that you\u2019re looking around and going,\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I do; do that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cI want to make sure everybody\u2026\u201d\u2014like if somebody hasn\u2019t been asked a question or drawn into the conversation\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014you\u2019re going to bring them in. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I\u2019ll think, \u201cDave, you need to be quiet now. [Laughter] You need to ask someone <em>else<\/em> a question, because that person hasn\u2019t talked all night.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> This is so my life! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019m not going to say another word the rest of the day. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Who is the Planner between the two of you? Is there a Planner? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014neither one. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> No; I mean, Ann has to end up\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014doing that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014being the Planner, which is where we get into conflicts really. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014because I don\u2019t think I\u2019m very good at it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Here is the other thing\u2014Morgan, it\u2019ll be interesting to hear this\u2014because, when we do have people, I\u2019m okay\u2014I wonder if Bob is like this\u2014to just talk about nothing\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014just enjoy, and laugh, and talk about sports, or whatever. Ann is going to be frustrated if we don\u2019t go somewhere\/like, \u201cLet\u2019s get a little deeper.\u201d What do you think? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> You know, knowing ourselves and also knowing what our guests need from us\u2014or maybe knowing their background, or anything we can know ahead of time\u2014can help us know how to navigate what we do when we are in the moment. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> So if you are an Includer\u2014and what is your husband? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Well, I\u2019m primarily an Organizer;\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Oh, that\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> \u2014and secondarily, an Includer; yes. He\u2019s an entertainer, so\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> How does that work together? Tell me what an evening would look like. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> \u2014me doing all the details\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Do you ever get resentful of that? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I mean, by the way,\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> I shouldn\u2019t say that; yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014you have like a degree in organizing; right? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Well, a business degree, but I\u2019ve been organizing since I was young; you know? [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I mean, tell them what your website is: Morganize with Me.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Morganize with Me; that\u2019s right. \u201cCome along;\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> That\u2019s cute; that\u2019s good. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> \u2014\u201clet\u2019s get it organized\u201d; yes. I\u2019m a planner; I\u2019m detailed. Actually, he is really hands on; he\u2019s a cook, too. What\u2019s funny is that he is very focused on getting the right playlist together. I would <em>never<\/em>\u2014I\u2019m like, \u201cWhy?\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You\u2019re talking music playlist?! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes; I\u2019m like, \u201cWhy do we need music? We need to get the ice,\u201d\u2014or whatever it is\u2014he\u2019s over there; because he\u2019s more outgoing, and entertaining, and all of those things. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s a story I share in the book; this is just the best synopsis of us. We were at a work Christmas party. He loves to dance, which I do, too; but he\u2019s at another level. He starts doing like a Michael Jackson\u2014whole thing\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> <em>Thriller<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> \u2014I think we are supposed to be dancing together. That gets\u2014apparently, I can\u2019t match that\u2014so I just slip back. I move away; I find a seat. He continues on. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014by himself? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Oh, yes; well, of course, he doesn\u2019t mind. Entertainers are like, \u201cBring it!\u201d; yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> What I like is that I think I was attracted to that, because it\u2019s softens me. I never have to worry about the conversation being kept alive, because he could talk to anyone all day long; right? I can converse, too; but I think we\u2019ve really fine-tuned sort of how we host together. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe do have to have conversations around how much, because my threshold might be a little more or less than his, we\u2019ll say; but I do think we, overall, complement each other pretty nicely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I just want to know: \u201cDid anyone get at the end of the evening and say to you, at the door as they are leaving, \u2018I loved your playlist\u2019?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> I\u2019ve never had anyone say that. Usually, it\u2019s too loud, too. He just plays it like an\u2014like just\u2014always! [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Yes!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014you two\/you guys\u2014[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014are clones. This sounds like our marriage. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> It does. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> She [Ann] keeps pointing at me. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes; we\u2019re talking\u2014or even having this conversation\u2014and Dave is listening to the music. He\u2019s banging on the table, like he\u2019s beating it, as people are talking. I\u2019m like, \u201cShhh; don\u2019t hit the table. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u201cIt seems like you\u2019re not listening to them.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> \u201cIt seems like you\u2019re in another place right now.\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> The good thing is it sounds like you have been able to celebrate each other\u2019s\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014roles and differences. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes, and I agree. I think it has actually helped us host more. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe lived overseas for three-and-a-half years. There was a span, where we had house guests for <em>months<\/em>. I want to say it felt like four or five months. It was so enjoyable; we had the right layout for it; but again, I think our personalities really complement each other. I think that\u2019s what I want to encourage people to do\u2014is if you are hosting with a friend or a spouse\u2014look for someone that can help complement you if there are areas that are less natural for you; because it will only build your confidence and help you, hopefully, enjoy the time more. When you\u2019re enjoying yourself more, you\u2019re going to have more to give to the people you are celebrating with. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> It\u2019s interesting\u2014like this is a spiritual gift\u2014like I\u2019m thinking of 1 Peter 4:9-11; it says: \u201cOffer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others as faithful stewards of God\u2019s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and the power forever and ever.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI don\u2019t think we always look at hospitality as a spiritual gift. This is serving; this is loving. This is something Jesus would do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Absolutely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Do you know what it also sounds like, though, if you call it a gift?\u2014you could say, \u201cI don\u2019t have that gift.\u201d Like evangelism is a gift; and yet, we are all called, as followers of Christ, to be evangelists. I may not think I have the gift of hospitality, but I\u2019m called to do it; right? And I can; true? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Well, yes; because it says: \u201cwhatever gift you have received to serve others.\u201d I think that speaks to the\/we all have gifts to give to others and how we show up for others. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It goes on to say, \u201cThe one who speaks let him speak. The one who serves let him serve.\u201d I\u2019m thinking of hospitality, where speaking and serving, are going to be going on throughout the evening; so you\u2019re using your gifts in that environment. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m thinking, when I was growing up, if my parents had somebody over for dinner, it was typically somebody who\u2014I think the idea was having them over might help with the work scenario: \u201cWe\u2019ll have this person over. We\u2019ll do a nice meal. I\u2019ll impress the boss. I\u2019ll get the promotion,\u201d\u2014there was a self-serving motivation for having people over into your home. I\u2019m not saying that\u2019s all my parents ever did; but I think it was more, culturally, the idea that, if you want to get ahead in the workplace, you better have somebody\/have the boss over for dinner and show him that your wife is a great cook\u2014I don\u2019t know what that had to do with anything\u2014right? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut what we\u2019re saying is that there is a motivation for hospitality that is an other-focused motivation\/an other-centered motivation that is a ministry-oriented motivation, where we are going to speak, and serve, and love, and grow in community, and grow in concern and care for one another, where it\u2019s not about me trying to impress you. It\u2019s about me trying to care for you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014and love you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes; and I love that it is included in the spiritual gifts, because it\u2019s a way to bring glory to God. It\u2019s a way to create healthiness in the body of Christ and community in the body of Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou also talk about hospitality habits and our setting being an open or closed home. What does that mean? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Well, I broke down\u2014there are different seasons, I think, where sometimes you may need to have more of a closed home or more of an open home\u2014even just within your own person style or personality. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAn open home is going to be\/I share in the book, we\u2019re in a season, where that\u2019s very much what\u2019s happening, with teenagers coming and going. We\u2019ve tried to really create a home that says, \u201cWe\u2019re open; we want you teenagers in here. We want your messes; we want you to eat from our fridge.\u201d We want our home to be a place that\u2019s just a place they can come and drop by. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> So that\u2019s an open home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes; open home\u2014not that you have to have a revolving door with an open home\u2014but an open home says, \u201cI want people in my home; I want them over.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhere a closed home would be where\u2014maybe, if you\u2019re in a season, where if you\u2019ve had really young children and you\u2019re just exhausted, or you are in a big life transition\u2014just be really aware of, if you\u2019re ready to open your home, is it the right season of life for you? There are times where, maybe, if you are going through a crisis, having more of a closed home for your own health and well-being is okay, too. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> As you talk about whether your home is open or closed, if you have kids that are let\u2019s say, even teenagers or ten-year-olds, is that a conversation you have as a family? Are you drawing your kids into this? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Oh, I think that is a really good idea\u2014especially, also knowing your kids: what their personalities are and what they want, because some kids are going to be more prone\u2014I know this in my own home\u2014some are more prone to bring in all the people; and then, I have another child, who is like\/I hardly see his friends. Knowing your kids\u2014but communicating to them what you want your house to be\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Kind of a vision\u2014you\u2019re casting vision. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes; exactly! I think, as I mentioned earlier, how we view hospitality, as children or what we grow up in, we will tend to carry forward. I do think it\u2019s important for parents to think of: \u201cHow do I model hospitality?\u201d and \u201cHow do I use my home?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; I mean, the question would be: \u201cOpen home: when I hear that term now, in a pandemic, I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, we\u2019re not allowed to.\u2019\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> We\u2019re all closed. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> We have to be careful,\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014so how do you practice hospitality in the middle of a pandemic? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> I know I did not plan to write about social distancing and staying six feet apart, so it\u2019s definitely new territory; but I think what\u2019s interesting about the new limitations is that it\u2019s showing how much we need connection and community: the virtual things that have taken off\/the ways people are still creatively finding ways to connect. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would say, with the limitations we have, dial up your creativity; get creative. I think that using technology as a tool is a great tool\u2014and just showing up for people\u2014whether that\u2019s virtually or dropping something off on their doorsteps. There is a lot we can do, safely, still. I think it goes back to just remembering people and saying, \u201cI see you, and I know you.\u201d Also acts of service\u2014great time\u2014if you live in a snowy climate, maybe, you be the best snow shoveler on your street. Again, that can be secret hospitality, which I think is really fun, too. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Well, it\u2019s interesting\u2014in your five sort of hospitality habits\u2014we just talked about the first one: setting, open or closed home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSecond one, you call scheduling: planning or spontaneity. The other day, some of our friends\u2014who we\u2019ve been friends, and they lived in our neighborhood for 25 years\u2014they just decided last year, God\u2019s calling them to move to Atlanta. God did not call them away from us, but I guess they thought He did. Anyway, we get a text Saturday and said, \u201cHey, how about a date tonight?\u201d We\u2019re like, \u201cWhat?!\u201d \u201cLet\u2019s just get on Zoom; let\u2019s hang out\u201d; and we did. We sat on our couch; they sat on theirs. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014for a couple hours. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> That was a <em>planned<\/em>\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014talk about that\u2014because we\u2019re not the greatest planners in the world; we\u2019re more spontaneous. But there are both\u2014right?\u2014how does that work? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes; so I talk about it being on a continuum\u2014you know, one on one and one on the other\u2014I think there is a place for both. I think it\u2019s important to tap into scheduling, intentionally, at times; and this is, again, assuming we can gather or what have you. It can be really common to kind of say to yourself, \u201cOh, we need to have So-and-so over,\u201d \u201cOh, I need to make sure and do that\u201d; but it sort of remains a <em>thought<\/em> and not a planned activity. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would just say, \u201cIf you\u2019re working on being more intentional with hospitality, scheduling it can be very helpful. Then also, don\u2019t miss those spontaneous opportunities as well.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, you had mentioned your kids; they are wired totally different that way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Oh, definitely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I mean, one runs out the door and can\u2019t find their shoes. I mean, we all have that\u2014some of it is in-bred. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me ask you this, because we haven\u2019t even talked about it. It\u2019s one of your five S\u2019s: extrovert\/introvert. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> \u2014yes; how you socialize. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> It could be easy to think, \u201cHospitable people are always extroverts; not hospitable are introverts.\u201d Is that true? Is that connected? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Well, I think extroverts\u2014they gain energy by being around people\u2014so a lot of times, we may <em>think<\/em> they are the real natural hosting types; but introverts have a real strength in connecting one on one, and being very other-centered, and being very focused on people. Again, just really knowing how you\u2019re hardwired: how you respond in social situations can be really helpful to know what size of group maybe you feel the most comfortable in. Then also, whoever you are hosting with, consider that, too. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI know for myself, being more introverted, I\u2019ve really realized I can do better, as far as showing up and really being authentic with people, if it\u2019s the right size of group\u2014or I should say a smaller-sized group for me\u2014because if it\u2019s a table of 8 to 10 people, I\u2019ll just sort of become quieter, just by my natural personality. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I like that you gave some illustrations, too, of even planning spontaneity. You talk about your friends, April and Abby. Tell the listeners what <em>they<\/em> did. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes; I love their idea. They will, in the summertime\u2014again, this was when things were not restrictive\u2014but they would pull a campfire\u2014outdoor kind of fire pit out\u2014on their driveway and just bring a bunch of s\u2019more stuff. If people were out on their evening walks, or just happened to be passing by, they\u2019d invite them to come and have a s\u2019more\/make a s\u2019more. That, to me, just is simple. It doesn\u2019t really require much effort; and it\u2019s also just reaching out to your neighbors, which I think we need to do more of, too. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Well, we were walking, a couple of months ago, when it was warm in Michigan; and this happened several times. One of our neighbors has younger kids; we don\u2019t even know them that well. They\u2019re quite a ways down. I think about every Friday night, they put a projector screen in their yard; and we were walking by, and they were showing <em>Frozen<\/em>. Half the neighborhood with little kids were there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> These are people\u2014they don\u2019t even say\u2014it isn\u2019t invite-only; anybody can show up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> The families are distant from one another\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014they all bring their own snacks, and they all bring their own lawn chairs\u2014but it was really cool just to see that it was something that was intentional. It had become this habit now, of every Friday night, there they are\/most of the kids in the neighborhood. What a great thing to look forward to for them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019ve got to be honest. I read this story about the woman coming and braiding your hair in the hospital. I\u2019m like, \u201cWait a minute; that\u2019s going too far.\u201d Of course, I have no hair to braid; but you know, tell us what that meant. I mean, what was that about? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Well, it\u2019s interesting. That has been a story that I have had many, many people comment on, that that\u2019s what really touched them. It\u2019s interesting what resonates with people. Jamie is a good friend of mine; and when we started our family, we were living away. I didn\u2019t have family or friends nearby or anyone close. I had had my second child; and she came to the hospital, which is showing up. She had also watched our daughter while we were in the hospital. She was just there for everything.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tShe offered to braid my hair, which I can be a little bit more of a private\/reserved person. It felt vulnerable; because I was like, \u201cOkay.\u201d I have two sisters, but she is a friend. I let her\u2014and it just\/it just\u2014there is so much love and care that swept over me; because she was just sensing, as another young mom\u2014she was just trying to be there for me, and just care for me, and love on me. I just love that example that it didn\u2019t take her much effort or planning; she just was there for me. Then, to hear people be touched by that story\u2014people that have hair; no, I\u2019m just kidding [Laughter]\u2014it\u2019s beautiful; because it made me feel known in the sense that she just wanted to be there for me. She was stepping in for my sisters, in a sense, or my mom. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I think that is so sweet; and it\u2019s vulnerable on her part, too\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014because to ask\/it could be awkward. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I love that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEven\u2014I remember last Christmas\u2014of course, everything feels so different with COVID; because now, I\u2019m thinking, \u201cI would never do that.\u201d I remember\/you know the Salvation Army bell ringers. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I just had this sense that I saw this person; I thought, \u201cGod is so delighted with her.\u201d I had this sense that I should just hug her and thank her\u2014like, \u201cLook at you doing this. You are out here,\u201d and it\u2019s <em>freezing<\/em> in Michigan. I just had this sense of God pulling me to really notice her and see her. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo then, I go into this dialogue with God, like, \u201cOkay, I\u2019m not going to hug her. That\u2019s weird; she\u2019ll think I\u2019m weird.\u201d But I had that sense, and I did end up going to talk to her; but I loved that connection with God\/of: \u201cGod, how can I love people? How can I see people? How can I minister to people?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m so passionate about bringing our kids into that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014like to talk to our kids: \u201cHow can we love people today?\u201d\u2014and even putting eyes on them of saying, \u201cJesus, help us to see people today.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m thinking\u2014like Dave hates this; because I\u2019m always wanting to give money away, of course\u2014I\u2019m like to give your kids $5 and say, \u201cLet\u2019s just pray this week or today as we go into the mall: is there anyone that God just puts on your heart to give something to or to say something to?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, I think, here is the point: \u201cHospitality\u2014we tend to think of it as an activity\u2014it\u2019s really a heart orientation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s living life with a perspective that says, \u2018I need to be aware of who God has in my path\/\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014\u201c\u2019in my neighborhood, around me. Who are the people who I could touch, and care for, and minister to?\u2019\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> It\u2019s a lifestyle. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cwhether it\u2019s walking by the way, or having them over for dinner, or braiding their hair, or whatever it is.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just\/I want to real quickly see if I can get Mary Ann in here on the conversation for just a second\u2014find out about dinner tomorrow night; see if this is going to work\u2014hang on. Let me make this call here. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> People, this is what not to do to your wife. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> I love it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Do you think this is a bad idea? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You\u2019re really calling Mary Ann right now? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, we\u2019ll see if she picks up; you know? She\u2019s probably going, \u201cI\u2019m not picking up. I know what you\u2019re calling\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> She knows you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cyou\u2019re calling because you texted me about this.\u201d Yes; it says, \u201cCall back.\u201d Okay; I get it; okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> What did you\/what did you text her? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I texted her and said, \u201cWhat do you think about having the Wilsons over for dinner tomorrow night?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I want you to know, Bob, that Dave has <em>never<\/em> mentioned anything about having dinner with you guys. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> She said, \u201cI would love to!\u201d Then she just texted back and said, \u201cBrownies and peppermint chocolate chip ice cream. That\u2019s as far as I\u2019ve gotten, but it\u2019s the best part of the meal.\u201d It looks like she is moving ahead with this; there we go! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan: <\/strong>Oh, I love it!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You know, Bob, you\u2019re the most hospitable person I\u2019ve ever known. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Aren\u2019t you sweet? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I appreciate that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It\u2019s because I read the book, <em>Your Hospitality Personality<\/em>. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMorgan, thank you. Thanks for being here, and thanks for helping walk us through all of this. Hopefully, in the midst of all of this, every one of us has said, \u201cOkay, I need to get out of myself a little bit more; and just be alert to the people around me and think, \u2018How can I express God\u2019s love to them through me?\u2019\u201d Thank you for this. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Morgan:<\/strong> Thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> We mentioned the quiz, which is available online. You can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, for more information on how you can take the hospitality personality quiz. We\u2019re making your book, <em>Your Hospitality Personality<\/em>, available to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners today\u2014those of you who want to support the ongoing work of this ministry\/you want to vote in favor of what <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is all about: practical biblical help and hope for marriages and families so that we effectively develop godly marriages and families who change the world one home at a time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen you make a donation today, to help extend the reach of this ministry, we will send you a copy of Morgan Tyree\u2019s book, <em>Your Hospitality Personality<\/em>, as our thank-you gift. The subtitle is <em>How to Confidently Create Connection and Community<\/em>. Go online at FamilyLifeToday.com to donate, or call 1-800-FL-TODAY to donate. Either way, be sure to ask for your copy of Morgan\u2019s book when you make a donation. Again, the website is FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-358-6329 to donate; that\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWith that, we\u2019ve got to wrap things up for today. Thanks for being with us. Hope you have a <em>great<\/em> weekend. I hope you and your family are able to join together with your brothers and sisters and worship this weekend in your local church. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI hope you can join us back on Monday when we\u2019re going to talk about how we can push each other\u2019s buttons in marriage and how we can just be aware of the fact that we are doing that; and maybe, do it a little less or not get triggered when it happens. Guy and Amber Lia will be here to talk about that with us. 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