We all have seen and adored the 1970s show adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House book series. Now we have the opportunity to revisit the series and observe the characters' tendencies, which undoubtedly pertain to individuals in our own daily encounters.
Drum roll, please.
1. The Humorist
It will work out Half-Pint. I promise. And if it doesn't, we can laugh about it.
2. The Blabbermouth
Are you ready to hear the newest scandal from the self-indulgent, middle-aged debutante?
3. The Boyfriend Thief
Cooking one "home-cooked" meal at a time.
4. The Hottie
Making farmers jealous for decades.
5. The Dreamer
Little Red Riding Hood. Braids and all.
6. The Perfect Sibling
Perfect hair. Perfect eyes. Perfect teeth. Perfect hair. Perfect complexion. Perfect grades. Perfect hair. Perfect attitude. Did I mention perfect hair?
7. The Counselor
Shoot for the stars. Follow your heart. Write a series about our family.
8. The Considerate Instructor
Introducing the Mary Poppins of Minnesota.
9. The Outlandish Teacher
I guess she inherited her family's ugly genes.
10. The Bladder
Viewers were not sure whether Carrie had a medical condition or merely a fetish for wooden outhouses.
11. The Rebel
Hey, hey, hey, it's Rad Albert!
12. The Singing Drunk
Remember "Old Dan Tucker"? Sure you do. Go on. Sing it.
13. The Puppet
Poor Nels.
14. The Peacekeeper
Delivering a convenient sermon during every major crisis in Walnut Grove.
15. The Bribed
Candy kept Willie quiet from revealing his sister's dirty secrets... Yet he always ended up in the corner at school.
So now that we have examined the characters' impulses, I have a question for you: which feature best describes you?
Once you have answered this question, it is paramount to recognize that without the other personalities in the show (or in your own daily occurrences), life would be monotonous.
With this in mind, we are called to pray for the blabbermouths and boyfriend thieves; to eat lunch with the dreamers, humorists, and rebels; and to be mindful of the hotties, "perfect" siblings, teachers, bladders, singing drunks, puppets, and bribed individuals (they most likely do not "have it all together"). By doing this, we are able to make this "little earth within the galaxy" an improved dwelling place, by becoming counselors and peacekeepers.