17 years!!

In the Summer of `95 I had the privileged of going on my first overseas mission trip with my church youth group.  We went to Jamaica and while there we met up with 4 there youth groups from other church's from across the US.  while there I because friends with a girl named Jessica.  She was from a youth group in Ohio and we had so much fun together that week. When the trip was over we promised to write each other and to call and swore that we would be forever friends! Well I am happy to say that we followed through on that promise and still remain friends today.  We have gone to visit each other over the years.  I have been to OH and she has come to see me in NC.  Over the years we have talked, laughed cried and encouraged one another and prayed for one another.   As we have moved into adulthood we have not been able to go and visit one another as much as we would like.  And as we were talking a few months ago we realized that we had not actually seen each other in about 10 years! We decided then and there that we must put an end to that and plan a visit!  So this past weekend Jessica hopped on a plane and flew to CT to see me!  We had such a fun time.  We talked non stop!  It is rare in life when you can find a friend who you can talk about anything with! God one minute,, husbands the next, then and 10 min later you can be trading recipes and talking about the latest news in US weekly! And all this after not seeing each other for 10 years!  It felt like we had never missed a beat! I am very blessed to have such wonderful friends and I can't believe that this particular friendship has lasted over 17 years!  Jessica is such a wonderful woman and am so lucky to call her my friend!  I thank God that he put her in my life and I am looking forward to many more years of fun and fellowship with such a beautiful woman both inside and out!