For several years my sister and brother-in-law purchased used jigsaw puzzles at multiple places. They would work the puzzles and then ship them to me.
Sometimes a puzzle would have a missing piece. But the puzzles were nice ones and fun to work so they would send them to me anyway.
My dear, sweet brother-in-law who was talented in many ways would draw on a piece of paper the shape of the missing puzzle piece.
He also would put on paper where in the puzzle the missing piece was supposed to be. If it was a corner piece he would show which corner and how far from the border it was. No matter where in the puzzle a piece was missing he did the same thing with each puzzle and the missing piece.
He was thoughtful and kind enough to do that so time would not be wasted looking for a puzzle piece that was not there.
Another one of those little things that matter and too many to count blessings.
Thank you for visiting and hugs and blessings to you all.
30 responses to “The missing piece”
So understanding of him. Thank you and I am sure you will have a wonderful day.
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Thank you, for your nice comment.
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A beautiful account, Mags. Your brother-in-law sounds like a thoughtful and loving person. It’s lovely how something as small as marking a missing puzzle piece can carry such warmth and care. Thank you for sharing this sweet memory.
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He truly was a loving and thoughtful man. You are welcome, thank you for your nice comment.
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What a great idea. It’s always disappointing to finish a puzzle and have a piece missing, but knowing ahead at least you can be prepared :)
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It helped a lot for me. Yor are right that it is disappointing to finish a puzzle and have a piece missing.
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What a thoughtful brother in law.
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He was a jewel.
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What a thoughtful person!
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He truly was.
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Such a wonderful man! 🙏🏻☺️
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Yes, he was. Thinking of you a lot today, still praying. Hugs
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Thank you very much my sweet friend! Sister and I will leave for the hospital at 4:45AM, have to be there at 5:30, surgery at 7:30. Scary times but i am “manning up”!
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You are very welcome. You will be in my thoughts and prayers the whole time. I pray you sleep and rest tonight. Bless your sister for being there for you. Hugs to you both
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Thank you so much my friend, I wish I could give you a real hug, Maggie!! 🥹😭❤️❤️
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You are sweet and thoughtful, John. Hugs and blessing my friend.
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surgery done. Recovery room. Can’t drive for a week. Thank you Maggie. 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
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Thank you, John for letting me know. Still praying. Hugs
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I’m out and in my room this morning. Feeling GREAT! Should go home this afternoon. Yay!
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Great news my sweet friend.
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That was very thoughtful.
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He was a kind, caring man. A real blessing to our family.
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When we have the cousins reunion, we do a group jigsaw puzzle that is always fun. We just rotate by now and then and put in a few pieces. Sweet to have a fun tradition with your sister and brother-in-law.
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That sounds like a lot of fun. I wish we had thought of doing that when we were having cousin reunions.
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What a sweet thing for your brother to do!
I like doing puzzles too. 😉
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His kindness sure saved me from a lot of time searching for a piece to never be found. I am glad to hear you like working puzzles too.
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That was such a sweet thing for him to do. If I find one missing I make note on the box and put a little circle around where the piece should go.
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That is very kind and helpful for you to do Vero. It sure saves a lot of time for people working the puzzle.
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That was the first thing I thought of when you said pieces were missing. If you knew where it was missing, you’d save time looking for that piece. I love doing jigsaws too.
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:) Looking for a piece missing sure wastes a lot of time. He saved a lot of time for me. Happy to hear you love working jigsaws too.
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