Blue Phlegmatic    Choleric  Sanguine  Melancholy

After giving my mom (deceased 6.4.99) the test, she didn't even come in with a strong 2nd personality type like most people do, her Phlegmatic Peace-Maker at all costs personality prevailed, and there aren't any memories of having ever heard her yell.  Raise her voice, yes.  Yell? No.  She wanted everybody to get along.  They seem so passive and you want to know why they don't defend something?  They aren't going to give you a bunch of emotion so it's not really about fighting for some cause.  It is more important that we have peace.  They make great Arbitrators not because they fight so well but because they bring peace so well .

Sis Christy is Choleric.  We laughted at Christmas while talking about her very short, direct and to the point
e-mails.  I said to Christy, "when you send me back a reply email all it says is, "Good." or "That's funny, Love Sis." You never give me any details!  You say 1 or 2 things and that's it.  It makes me feel deprived."  We laughed because she's not going to give details.  She puts it as the Goal.  Conquers the Goal.  Crosses the Goal off list.  Next!  She takes after Grandma Koppenhafer because it is pretty much my way or the highway.  Except Grandma loves to hug people.

Grandma (USA) is Choleric-Sanguine.  She does everything right and will make it fun somehow.  This woman puts her hand to sowing, gourmet cooking, hosting large parties, keeping facts in her conversation and being always right!  There is no arguing with her.  After she whips you into submission she will hug you to let you know that this was the right thing to do.  Oh, and, if you're going to watch TV, you better be learning something, so Jeopardy is a good and acceptable program.  This strong opinionated woman owned 2 Antique Clock Shops with my Grandpa who was born in 1912 (deceased 9.29.02).  Grandma delivered mail for USPS then retired, she is in her 90's.  Last time we spoke (several months ago), much strength was in her voice, her mind still good, able to recall stories.  My Grandpa had a wonderful way of irritating her.  He was deliberate and he would take time to do projects.  He had a hobby of collecting beautiful rocks, he had a system that aided in the cleaning and beautifying of these rocks.  Grandpa would take time for the process.  And he did this in all areas.  Including brushing his teeth.  He told me that you need the brush to start at the bottom of the tooth then brush upward only, do not brush the gum.  He was not a "NOW" kind of guy.  Grandma wants it done NOW!  So you can imagine how much fun they had together.

After the LORD did a miracle and brought my biological father back into my life, there was a trip to Washington to take my Grandma (his mom) to visit him.  He had a stroke and was attending speech therapy.  He is Melancholy.  Using the stories mom shared of him and being on the visit, he was perfectionist.  He had all 9 toys for the cat neatly lined up in a perfect little row.  He apoligized "for the mess" when nothing was messy.  Mom told me that he loved cooking and in their marriage he did much of it gourmet style.  How one Christmas he wanted everything decorated all in Blue.  Grandma told me she visited him one time and at 2am was caught in kitchen with spatula cleaning spots off the ceiling.  Yes, we do have obsessive-compulsiveness on this side of family.  It is getting better thanks to God bringing us healing and deliverance.  We're all getting closer to Him and the freedom is chasing away the excess.

Mom's dad was a german scientist.  Because of all the sin, we don't know who he is, so we don't know what personality he is.  Scientists generally have small writing because of their concentrative ability to think on things.  German's are known for electronics, scientists, creativity, pretty curtains, dry humor, and hard work (on the west side).  (Don't be offended east side, it's just a joke.)

My 9yr older sister Gabrielle (deceased 11.07.96) was Melancholy-Phlegmatic.  The talents of deep melancholy came pouring out from her.  She was able to put meaningful poems together, hand-draw beautiful pictures, excelled in crossword puzzles, kept her opinion to herself.  Deep Thinker.  Mom told me Gabby was in store with her to buy something but would only make a choice after she looked for very long time.  And when Gabby was 8 years old, she was presented to the salvation of Jesus but took 6 months to think about this decision before agreeing.  What's nice about this is she didn't follow anybody else, it was her decision.  When she was 4yrs old you could speak to her like she was adult.  What else is nice is when she told you something it was in humility, she never displayed superiority when she taught you something about yourself, she really tried to help you, she really did think about her words before saying them and was gentle in her delivery, putting it in a way you could understand and receive it.  You never felt defensive after she spoke like this.  Not rejected or less.  

My Step-dad is Sanguine.  He loves to be with the boys.  Bowling, Baseball.  Loves to talk and be optimistic.  Loves to promote you.  Knows how to get into good debate.  If a friend needed help, you could call on him.  When things look bad, he's always the guy trying to see how it will work.

Now Cindy girl, after testing scored Melancholy-Choleric.  Life must be on purpose for me.  Shallow answers will not do.  Please tell me something profound that will put me in Awe so i can worship.  Make it complicated enough that the choleric side feels there is a challenge to conquer then be rewarded once it does.  Please tuck your laces in your shoes before putting them in the closet and wipe off all spots from the kitchen sink.  Please hang the toilet paper properly .  And if there is lipstick on my teeth, please tell me.  Don't tell me stupid jokes and please refrain from being the most important person in the world... i've already met Christ Jesus.  You're all wonderful in my world and everybody is smart to me, it's just a matter of finding what category belongs to you, then appreciation comes readily. 

Father Christ Jesus is Phlegmatic-Choleric-Sanguine-Melancholy.  Exodus 15:13  In Your unfailing love (phleg) You will lead (chol) the people (sang) You have redeemed (mel).  Love is the epitome of peace.  Phlegmatic is all about peace.  Cholerics are aggressive goal oriented success stories that love leadership (off to the cross we go, and are expected to follow).  Sanguines are the life of the party, He's always the Guy in Red, the loudest of colors, that do not feel life is being lived unless it revolves around His friends.  Melancholies need deep reasons for practically everything, what better answer to the misery down here then knowing you can be redeemed from all it's woes.

So what personality do you think you are?  "Personality Plus" by Florence Littauer is good book.