A friend of the family, who would be embarrassed by my writing about him, spent much of a day mending things in my house. He moved at an amazing speed and juggled things with alacrity. He was on a ladder, spackling edges of my bathroom ceiling, and he was on his knees checking a leak in the laundry room toilet. Knowing there had been gushes of water from the roof at the back of the house, Joe lugged a huge ladder there and cleaned out one small section of the gutter that was clogged. I hadn’t thought about raising a garage door if the electricity was off. He reattached a rope so that I could reach it. Pulling it will let me raise the door manually. One of the biggest jobs was installing some steps into the crawl space under the house. He had brought the steps the last time he came, and this time he finished the job. It is amazing.
When it was time for lunch, Joe offered me one of the hamburger patties he had brought, along with rice. At first I said I couldn’t let him serve me lunch, but that was ungracious. Thinking aloud, I asked if a lettuce salad would round out the meal. What a delightful time it was, to eat and chat while remembering old times! He had a special rapport with my dad, and we laughed about a time he found a tree growing in dirt inside his truck.
Although I had done very little, I was tired at the end of the day. Joe was still going strong. What a blessing you have been, Joe!
Mehrling Muse 
How blessed you are and what good friends you have in your wide, wide network!
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God has blessed me with many wonderful friends and relatives.
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Joe sounds really special!
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I think Joe is the hardest worker I’ve ever seen. He never seems to falter!
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You are very fortunate to have him around.
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Oh! Yes! I love Joe!
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I never would’ve thought of the garage door thing. Brilliant!
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You have the most wonderful friends and family.
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What a heartwarming story! Joe sounds like a truly wonderful friend generous, hardworking, and always ready to lend a hand. It’s beautiful how a day of helping around the house also became a chance to share lunch, laughter, and treasured memories. What a blessing to have a friend like Joe!
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Yes, Joe is one in a million!
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It’s great to have friends like that! They even come with lunch!
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That was a totally surprising lunch!! Next time I’ll offer to make him something ahead of time.
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What a nice time you had with Joe. The lunch sure sounds good.
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I enjoy Joe.
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Well done Joe, a good and faithful servant!
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Joe sounds like a great and helpful friend
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He truly is a marvelous friend.
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I say if Joe reads this post he’ll be far more delighted by your description than embarrassed. What a treasure of a friend
to have.
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I doubt Joe will read the post about himself.
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I’d sing “Joe’s” praises too – he sounds like a genuinely nice person along with a slew of other attributes. Years ago our next-door neighbor Jim was like that … he would drop everything if there was something we needed, especially those first few years it was just my mom and me. You were blessed to have such a nice day with Joe.
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Yes, I had a wonderful day with Joe.
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You are so fortunate to have friends who can do home repairs. It’s often very difficult to find someone who can make repairs.
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I have been most blessed with several very capable repairmen.
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