tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post2302558072288463175..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: The Kindness Of Joseph - A Legend - 15th WindowFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-14532450817872017472010-12-22T14:38:53.808+00:002010-12-22T14:38:53.808+00:00Friko, what a wonderful story, true or no, I enjoy...Friko, what a wonderful story, true or no, I enjoyed learning about the legend. I am enjoying your Advent posts.Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-52199241482741808762010-12-16T04:08:01.279+00:002010-12-16T04:08:01.279+00:00When I think of Joseph, the image
of Topol comes t...When I think of Joseph, the image<br />of Topol comes to me, and later<br />in his carpentry shop I see his<br />big hands, filled with strength<br />while caressing wood. This tale<br />gave me a warm buzz, and I think<br />old Joseph has got the short straw<br />in sermons and tradition.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-6472356516930432222010-12-16T03:26:52.022+00:002010-12-16T03:26:52.022+00:00You touched and taught me once again my Friend
...You touched and taught me once again my Friend<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Aloha from Hawaii<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°><br /><br /><br /><°)}}><Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-9595165107726325372010-12-16T02:15:25.819+00:002010-12-16T02:15:25.819+00:00A sweet story -- I'd never heard this legend.A sweet story -- I'd never heard this legend.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-65876359797905647932010-12-15T22:02:28.054+00:002010-12-15T22:02:28.054+00:00Another interesting post in this series, Friko. T...Another interesting post in this series, Friko. There's always something reassuring about a simple man doing what he can with what he has. Like your other pieces, this was well-researched and informative.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82795043041727148022010-12-15T22:01:37.162+00:002010-12-15T22:01:37.162+00:00That's a great story and I really hope it'...That's a great story and I really hope it's true.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-6847869888771997632010-12-15T21:52:51.631+00:002010-12-15T21:52:51.631+00:00I have always believed Joseph was a special guy. ...I have always believed Joseph was a special guy. I can imagine what most men would say if they came home from work one day and their wife said, "I have been made pregnant by a angel." Sure, right, tell me another one. I love your tale about Joseph, who in my mind is just like my old grandfather. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-863185799350616662010-12-15T21:15:38.445+00:002010-12-15T21:15:38.445+00:00I also had not heard of this. You are unearthing ...I also had not heard of this. You are unearthing so many wonderful things in this series. The series would make a lovely gift book, seems to me. (Lulu.com is a great website for making books, FYI. They come out beautifully.)Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75358041211002225062010-12-15T18:55:28.465+00:002010-12-15T18:55:28.465+00:00I hadn't heard of this Germanic embellishment ...I hadn't heard of this Germanic embellishment to the story, Friko - but it's one that is touching. An act of kindness and practicality.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82830083641268772632010-12-15T18:21:03.511+00:002010-12-15T18:21:03.511+00:00nun merke ich erst recht, wie schlecht mein Religi...nun merke ich erst recht, wie schlecht mein Religionsunterricht damals war... Schön und interessant, Deine Fensterchen zu öffnen!<br />RenéeRenéenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54826124036780573582010-12-15T17:42:05.439+00:002010-12-15T17:42:05.439+00:00I've not heard that legend, so that you for a ...I've not heard that legend, so that you for a great story. <br /><br />I hate to sound like a bah-humbug Scrooge, but as I read it, I was thinking .... when a woman is expecting a child, she usually goes into the "nesting mode," and she spend a considerable amount of time "laying in" the necessities for the time following the birth. I would think that when Mary and Joseph Lyniluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742585512852240355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38900636948205457112010-12-15T17:27:43.203+00:002010-12-15T17:27:43.203+00:00I love this little story Friko - true or legend it...I love this little story Friko - true or legend it doesn't matter - it's the act of kindness that shines through.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-68471579719935230872010-12-15T14:56:13.803+00:002010-12-15T14:56:13.803+00:00Perfect reading to start the day!Perfect reading to start the day!Bobby Dobbins Titlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013007755829808676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-72100222954950429092010-12-15T13:56:44.885+00:002010-12-15T13:56:44.885+00:00i can see where that legend would speak to those w...i can see where that legend would speak to those who have little...and it also rings of the love jesus carried forward...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-79271525509759101042010-12-15T13:36:42.802+00:002010-12-15T13:36:42.802+00:00This legend is new to me, and while I doubt that h...This legend is new to me, and while I doubt that he wore long woolen stockings, I have no doubt to the true kindness of his heart. I can appreciate how this story became legend, because Jesus told stories -- parables -- using people and props that the listeners would recognize and understand. This story, this legend, is the same sort of parable; it helped those who told it and those who heard it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-17489873595041894862010-12-15T11:57:31.156+00:002010-12-15T11:57:31.156+00:00In today's political climate, many people woul...In today's political climate, many people wouldn't be comfortable with the notion that Joseph even wore hose.<br />Friko, another fantastic story. You are going to need a holiday when you finish with Christmas.Story Connection - Our Memories Bring Us Togetherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229623513153987981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-43808309986547760802010-12-15T11:37:34.000+00:002010-12-15T11:37:34.000+00:00friko - what a cool discovery! i have to say that ...friko - what a cool discovery! i have to say that i haven't given much thought to jospeh's almost walk-on role but really he had to have been there for everyting. he had to have suffered and laughed. we need more about him really. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-15871459540257530152010-12-15T11:26:38.409+00:002010-12-15T11:26:38.409+00:00What a wonderful legend! There is so much tendern...What a wonderful legend! There is so much tenderness attached to it! Thank you! CathyA Bit of the Blarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418671116015181693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54756657843597334672010-12-15T11:06:50.580+00:002010-12-15T11:06:50.580+00:00I can't tell you how much time I have now spen...I can't tell you how much time I have now spent trawling the internet for information about Joseph! You see I have conflicting ideas about his age and just as many references have him as an old man as have him being relatively young. <br />Joseph was a family name in my husbands family (good Irish Catholics that they were/are)so it was interesting for me to find out today that his saints Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com