Tonight, four people came into our home for a brief 15 minutes. In that 15 minutes, they removed a source of joy from next to my bed and hung it in my kitchen.

I am in awe of how beautiful my new shelf makes the entire room. The whole kitchen suddenly looks more loved... and just... well... plain old prettier! My husband is in awe of how quickly they hung such a heavy shelving unit--and hung it well. (Bill was doing pull-ups on it, to give you an indication of how secure this thing is!)

Here it is:
(The shelf's not crooked, my picture-taking is.)

As it looks from the doorway between the kitchen and dining room:


And one of the great benefits of having it:
(Now I can move some of those glasses that are making the entire top cabinet shelf bow!)

I am so blessed! What great and wonderful friends!