{"id":9164,"date":"2019-12-20T09:19:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T15:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=9164"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:39:48","slug":"this-advent-may-we-make-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2019\/12\/20\/this-advent-may-we-make-room\/","title":{"rendered":"This Advent, may we make room"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9169\" style=\"width: 648px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/EK81Dfe9cQA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9169\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1502215110173-20f7ccb80b3a.jpeg?w=648\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1502215110173-20f7ccb80b3a.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1502215110173-20f7ccb80b3a-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1502215110173-20f7ccb80b3a-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1502215110173-20f7ccb80b3a-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1502215110173-20f7ccb80b3a-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: unsplash.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Months ago, while my mind and heart were whirling after moving from rural Wisconsin to Chicago, I attempted to run a simple and quick errand: buy some shampoo. 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