<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Irresistibly Fish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[brettfish]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com/author/brettfish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Top Posts of&nbsp;2014]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Here are the top 10 posts from my blog this past year in case you missed some of them or want to share any of them with people you know &#8211; thankx for being part of this growing community &#8211; hopefully onward and upward in 2015:</p>
<p>[10] <a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-the-parts"><strong>How to Save a Marriage [before you need to]</strong></a> &#8211; old series but a goodie written by a number of my well-married friends sharing a key idea or principle that they found to be of huge benefit to them.</p>
<p>[9] <a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2014/07/16/lets-talk-about-sex-a-guest-series-by-lily-dunn"><strong>Let&#8217;s talk about Sex</strong></a> &#8211; a popular series by a new bloggerist friend i discovered in 2014, Lily Dunn, focusing on some myths aTaboo Topicsbout sex she learned in the church growing up.</p>
<p>[8] <a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2014/12/04/an-open-letter-to-my-white-friends-in-south-africa-and-americaland"><strong>An open letter to my White Friends in South Africa and Americaland</strong></a> &#8211; i have been following race issues and conversations both here in South Africa and back in Americaland where we were living and here are some thoughts i had.</p>
<p>[7] <a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/taboo-topic-living-with-disability-meet-susannah-prinz-and-monrovia-deaf"><strong>Living with a Disability &#8211; meet Susannah Prinz and Monrovia [Deaf]</strong></a> &#8211; Of the very popular &#8216;Living with Disability&#8217; series i ran under my Taboo Topics banner, this one had so much heart that it touched so many people and continues to.</p>
<p>[6] <a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/married-people-and-how-to-maybe-do-it-even-better"><strong>Married People [and how to maybe do it better]</strong> </a>&#8211; i have a huge heart for marriage and so this page links to a number of series and posts that have been written to encourage people who are on that journey.</p>
<p>[5] <a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/taboo-topics-contents-page"><strong>Taboo Topics</strong></a> &#8211; Possibly the tab on my blog i am most proud of as there are a lot of stories bravely shared on a whole host of topics seldom spoken about in church and beyond &#8211; such as losing a baby, infertility, singleness and our most recent topic of addiction.</p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/i-kissed-dating-the-parts"><strong>I Kissed Dating [the parts]</strong> </a>&#8211; a whole lot of posts on different aspects of dating.</p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/taboo-topics-singleness-intro"><strong>Taboo Topics: Singleness</strong></a> &#8211; When i first posted this i was pleasantly surprised by just how popular it is &#8211; having posted a few more stories with such different perspectives on Singleness this year it once again shot to near the top of the most popular of pieces.</p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/taboo-topics-living-with-disabilities-meet-uel-maree-unfortunate-diving-accident"><strong>Taboo Topics: Living with Disabilities: Meet Uel Maree [Spinal Cord Injury &#8211; diving accident]</strong></a> &#8211; My friend Uel is a legend who had an unfortunate accident and yet continues to inspire, look out for others and make the most out of life &#8211; more than 3000 people viewed and shared this story and it continues to inspire.</p>
<p>And finally, the number 1 post on Irresistibly Fish in 2014 was;</p>
<p>[1] <a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/marriage-through-the-years-part-intro"><strong>Marriage through the Years</strong></a> &#8211; this stunning series was created by friends of mine married for from 1 year all the way to 45 years, sharing some wisdom and struggles from their journeys to hopefully inspire and encourage others on theirs.</p>
<p>So there you have it &#8211; top ten posts on my blog in terms of how many people viewed them &#8211; which one was yours? And was there possibly a favourite you had that didn&#8217;t make this list? please feel free to share this with anyone you know who may benefit from one of these posts and series.</p>
<p>And let&#8217;s see what 2015 has in store for us. Hope you are anticipating a deeply significant year with me&#8230;</p>
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