A Very Special Night

It was a very special night. It was a wonderful, beautiful night. An answer to a long waited prayer for the both of us. It was one of those nights that would be a lovely memory that would be remembered forever. A gift from God. My friend and I waited for a long time and finally the wait was over. My wonderful friend called me from school that afternoon to see if I was there. I was. She was coming a little later to pick me up. I waited outside when it was time. I couldn't help but smile at myself. I was so happy and so was she. Soon she came and we were on our way. We stopped at the grocery store to pick up some food for dinner. I just had to buy my friend a pink rose, her favorite flower. She loved it. We went to her place to eat. It was a delicious dinner. She really slaved over it. She joked that it was only instant, but still, she made it. My friend, her roommate and I all ate dinner together and watched a movie, but mostly we just talked. When dinner was done, my friend asked if I was ready. I said yes with a big smile. It was time. She grabbed a book that was an inspiration to us, I grabbed my Bible. We took off on our journey. It was raining, so we prayed that the rain would stop. We went to get ice cream. It was a tradition of ours from before. She said it was her treat. What a special treat from my very special friend. We hopped back into her little car and she put on our tape that I made for her. We headed to Fernwood State Park. We traveled a long a way that I was somewhat familiar with even though I traveled it only once before. How could I forget! We talked on and on just enjoying each other company. That is something we both treasured. I said to my lovely friend that I felt like I was dreaming. She gently told me that it felt too good to be a dream. She was so glad it was real. I knew she was so right. The rain didn't really bother us. We sang along with the music, laughing. Our song came on. We cranked up the music. I caught my friend listening to me and smiling. I felt good inside. I asked if we could play our song again. She said for me to go ahead and play it over. The song put the biggest smiles on our faces as we played it over and over, singing it over and over. We went over a bridge and it looked so beautiful, so I asked my good friend if we could stop. When my friend stopped the car, I got out and happily ran back to the bridge. She called out for me to be safe, being her caring self. As I looked at the running water I could hear the end of our song, which filled me up with joy. As we started up again, we said that we could hardly believe we were there and we were together. We started praising our Lord for the good thing we had that night.  It was a treasure. When we got to Fernwood, we looked for the spot where we once were before. It was still drizzling, so we didn't get out right away. We sat there eating our ice cream, talking about how beautiful Fernwood was. God did an awesome job! We took our time reading scripture together which was so fun. God's Words means everything to us. It is our guide in this life. It finally stopped raining, so we got out. It was good to be outside at a special place that meant so much to us. We stood there looking over the valley, hugging each other and holding hands. It was just so special and the sight was beautiful.  We talked on and on, sharing together, just the two of us. God brought us together again. It was so beautiful to be there with her, truly beautiful. There is so much love between my friend and I. We got out the book that was special to us and sat down on a wooden beam. We took turns reading this book. She read a page, I read a page. Earlier in the year, my wonderful friend suggested that I get this book, she knew that by my reading the story, it would help me know how special I was  and it would help me to realize and believe it myself. Reading the book together was so much fun and relaxing. I always feel like I can be myself with my friend. When we were done reading, we walked back to the car. I suddenly had the urge to do something. Something I've wanted to do for a long time. I wanted to tell my friend something that I didn't want to say over the phone. They were to important to me. I looked at her and she looked at me. We took hold of one another hands. I had a difficult year dealing with something personal and many times I was very sad. My dear friend, like many of my other friends, stood by me and helped me through times that were painful. She was there for me even if it was only over the phone. She offered up many prayers for me and loved me through the difficult moments. I wanted to thank her in person and tell her how very grateful I was for her friendship and for her love. A lot of things were said between us. I was so blessed to be able to tell my friend how I felt in person. We hugged. What I said meant so much to my dear friend. After that, we went to find the path we hiked once before. We had so much fun on our little hike. We talked about anything and everything. We talked about how our prayer life was going and how we could strengthen that life. She paid me a very nice compliment. She said that she liked it when I offered her my advice on things. I never  put her down. That is something I never want to do because she means so much to me; I mean so much to her. We were praying that we would find some violets like we did last time we hiked this path. We lucked out, there were some. So we picked them. My friend smiled at me and told me to give her the violets. She said she had an idea. She wanted to make me something. She wouldn't tell me what she wanted to make. She wanted to surprise me. I had a feeling that whatever it is, it would be made with much love.  Her wanting to make me something made me feel special. We were having a most wonderful time just being together. There was so much love between us just like there always is when we're together. It was getting dark so we headed back to her place. We played our song a couple of times and listened to other songs as well. When we got back to her place and got ready for a good night sleep, we said some night prayers together. We hugged tenderly, she thanked me for a very wonderful, very special night and kissed me. I thanked her too. We whispered I love yous and I drifted off to sleep thanking God for the very special gift He had given me. That was a very special night my friend and I will never forget. We thank you God for this very special blessing.