{"id":74,"date":"2014-05-31T07:08:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-31T16:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=74"},"modified":"2014-05-31T07:08:10","modified_gmt":"2014-05-31T16:08:10","slug":"may-31-the-joy-of-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=74","title":{"rendered":"May 31 – The Joy of “New”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I have been debating for the last 2 years on whether to purchase a new table and chairs for my kitchen. \u00a0I knew the set I was using needed to be replaced. \u00a0What finally forced my mind into making a decision was the fact I will be entertaining company from out of state at the end of June. \u00a0Including myself we will have 4 people at the table. \u00a0My old set only had seating for 2 people.<\/p>\n

Until I started looking I had no idea how much variety there was in furniture design. \u00a0The total number of options available to me in my price range was overwhelming. \u00a0I finally selected a rectangular table with a cherry top and legs that are painted black. \u00a0The seats of the chairs are also cherry and the frames of the chairs are painted black. \u00a0Yesterday the set was delivered 3 weeks earlier than promised by the store. \u00a0(I was really surprised by the speed of delivery.)<\/p>\n

Just as I was taking in the visual image of the set in the kitchen I let my dog into the room from the basement where he was sequestered during the delivery process. \u00a0He immediately looked at this new furniture, then looked at me with a look that said, “These things don’t belong here.” \u00a0My first though was, “they do now”. \u00a0The furniture gives the kitchen a look of completeness that it was lacking previously. \u00a0I now feel ready to entertain people not just the expected company in June but others who will undoubtedly come to the house over time.<\/p>\n

Jesus calls us to welcome others into our homes. \u00a0Is there something that is keeping you from inviting people into your home? \u00a0Is there a way you can make changes so that you will be in an inviting mood? \u00a0Take a lesson from me and make the required change. \u00a0It will lift your spirits more than I can describe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been debating for the last 2 years on whether to purchase a new table and chairs for my kitchen. \u00a0I knew the set I was using needed to be replaced. \u00a0What finally forced my mind into making a decision was the fact I will be entertaining company from out of state at the … Continue reading May 31 – The Joy of “New”<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}