A Covenant Friend

I often tell my children that if they find "one" true friend in their lifetime they will have found a treasure. And I found such a treasure in my friend Timeko. In fact being best friends just wasn't enough for us; at age 18 we entered into a covenant to be friends forever. We vowed that nothing would sever what we had discovered that God had given us. We had each chosen friends on our own accords before, and without failure (ours or theirs) those relationships faded away. But this was different. It was like God had placed us in each others lives for something more than just talking on the phone or going to the mall; we prayed for one another, we cried together, we dipped into each other's parfaits at KFC. We had something very special; and not just to us but to God as well. He knew what we would need in our futures. He knew the paths that we would cross ,and how we would be able to share with the other when their journey too found them there. A covenent friend....this treasure I've found, no one can take her place.