{"id":4148,"date":"2016-11-11T07:12:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T06:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=4148"},"modified":"2016-11-11T07:12:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T06:12:30","slug":"just-being-with-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2016\/11\/11\/just-being-with-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Just being with friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh how sweet it is, to just sit and enjoy the company of friends. \u00a0No agenda, no specific tasks, just sitting and chatting and sharing our lives. \u00a0With these friends, we have a great camaraderie; there&#8217;s always something to giggle about, whether it&#8217;s using a huge nail as a tool to part hair, or trying to braid slippery thin hair! \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braiding2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4141\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braiding2.jpg\" alt=\"blog-braiding2\" width=\"450\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braiding2.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braiding2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braiding2-300x298.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braiding2-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braiding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4140\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braiding.jpg\" alt=\"blog-braiding\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braiding.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braiding-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braid-what-for-hair-parter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4139\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braid-what-for-hair-parter.jpg\" alt=\"blog-braid-what-for-hair-parter\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braid-what-for-hair-parter.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/11\/blog-braid-what-for-hair-parter-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=4148&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh how sweet it is, to just sit and enjoy the company of friends. \u00a0No agenda, no specific tasks, just sitting and chatting and sharing our lives. \u00a0With these friends, we have a great camaraderie; 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