04/07/2026
Making progress! A little distressing tomorrow and a final finish and then this baby is ready to sell! Sometimes a piece just “speaks” to me and this was one of them. I felt like I was supposed to write this story and include it when I sell it. It will eventually get to the Mission Market in Chillicothe…hopefully this week but it may be next week! Hope you enjoy my story!
The Buffet
I remember my creation. Each piece was chosen and put together with love and care. The sanding to smooth out my rough spots, the shaping and carving that gave me design, the glue that held me together, the final finish that made my maker say “well done”.
I sat in the shop for a while as customers walked by and admired me. A young bride lovingly walked by and ran her hand over me each time she came in. Then came the day that I got to go “home”! The young bride had saved her change until she had enough to buy me. She took me HOME and gave me a place of honor in their small home. I was lovingly filled with their treasures… plates and bowls and cups and silverware and linens… all received as gifts from friends and family at their wedding.
For many years I stood proudly and watched my family grow. In my mind I was still the masterpiece created by my maker. I didn’t notice the chips and stains on the treasures I held. And I didn’t notice my own chips and dings. Truth be told I was pretty scuffed up. My veneer was starting to chip. Scratches cut into my once flawless finish. Stains and worn places, even a small hole. Character marks brought from a life well lived.
And then one day, I was no longer treasured. A new “modern” piece took my place and I was cast aside. No longer cared for, no longer treasured. No longer “beautiful “.
Then came the day that I was rescued. Someone saw my former beauty. She saw my scuffs and dings as character, not ugly, but something to be embraced. Lovingly I was cleaned and cared for. My rough spots were sanded and my holes patched. I was given a fresh coat of paint and styled with new “old” treasures. I still have scuffs and dings but I am saved for a new life.
By the same token, as humans we often cast aside the old and worn out. Failing to see the wisdom, the beauty in a life well lived. I encourage you to look with new eyes at the people and things in your life. See their former glory and give them a new life filled with love and appreciation rather than casting them aside.
Just like this buffet we were created as a beautiful masterpiece by our Maker. He shaped and molded us into something beautiful. Sin took a toll and gave us scuffs and dings. But God gave His only Son to rescue us that we might have eternal life and live with Him in eternity.