A Beautiful Friendship

Have you ever had a friendship that ended up being more special to you than you expected?
Tonight I went on a date night with a special friend. I have known this lady for half my life and have shared good times and bad times together. I became part of her family and she mine.
A few years ago I prayed and asked God to send me a friend who would come and sit on my couch and keep me company. I wanted a friend who would come and like being with me but fit in so much they wouldn't mind if I had to do house work or the like while she visited.
My husbands job involves him to be away so I was after a companion and before I knew it I had one! This friend had been away and had recently come back after a few trials of her own and needed a friend as much as I did. She would come over with her son and a whole stack of marking to do. Her son would play with my kids and she would get her work done, while i did general things around the house. We would keep busy and now and then we would stop and chat. I was always baking something or had something on hand and I would keep bringing her a cuppa and a snack to go with it so she could continue with what she needed to get done. We became what the other needed. She listened to me share things I had in my heart and encouraged me to believe in myself.
Tonight after the movie we had a the best conversation we have probably ever had. Both our lives have taken different roads again and she doesn't get time to visit as much, but we have a bond that will keep us close no matter what we do.
She gets me and I get her..........
She loves me and I love her...........
She needs me and I need her.
True friendship is what you find when you least expect it and the best friend you can have is someone you can laugh with, cry with and know they are with you every step of the way. A friend who holds your hand with what ever life throws at you or what ever road you go down.
I am truly blessed to have this beautiful lady in my life. She has helped me grow into the person I am today, I can also see how much she has grown and see how much happier she is in her own life.
In the end my couch became her resting place and both our lives are richer for it.
I love you my beautiful friend and I thank God for giving me you.