twenty-two foot rope

I hardly paid much attention at first. She came to church; I knew her face, but not her name. I don’t remember at what point exactly all that changed.

It seemed that we went from not knowing each other at all to being involved in every area of each other’s lives in a split second. Our common interests grew more numerous with time. A member of my godmother’s household, she became like a god-sister (if ever there were such a thing). We shared on the Youth Fellowship Council, were Hands in Symphony colleagues, Voices in Praise founding members, UWI Panoridim Double Tenor Divas, and of course share the best month of the year. Our lives crossed and intertwined, gradually strengthening the rope that continues to bind us, stretching and pulling all the facets of our lives into one simple yet complete description: friends!

Happy Birthday Le!