We didn't get to really treat daddy like a king today because 1- he had to sleep in since he got home from work at 7 am and 2- when he woke up we had to go over to grandpa's for family home evening and then go to work. So the kids ran in the room, woke him up, and gave him the cards they had made for him and he loved them.I feel like there will never be enough words to express how lucky I am to have Cole in my life. Not only that but he is the father of MY children. I can always remember being a little girl and wondering who I was going to marry and who was going to father my kids. I always knew I wanted him to be special. I knew he would be. So I am really grateful that i was put in his path at a time where he was serving the Lord. It's been great to have shared a lot of missionary work together. One of the many reasons i think so highly of Cole is because he always had a way of making investigators feel like they could trust him. They were drawn to how kind and polite he always was. Always willing to help even if it meant getting sweaty and his nice shoes all muddy. I got to see a side of him that made him so special before i even knew i'd eventually marry him.
When I was in NYC, the missionaries focused a lot on trying to keep the youth out of trouble by getting them to go to sacrament meeting, church activities and even playing sports with them. A lot of the young women in my ward were inactive and so I went to visit them with "Elder Meldrum" and his companion. They felt the girls would be more comfortable if they had me there to encourage them to attend church. I remember thinking that he was such a great missionary. I have always felt that he was the perfect example of what a missionary should be like. Where i grew up it was not very often you saw men looking so confident in their clean white shirts and tie. They for sure stood out. They always had a glow and I'm sure Heavenly Father blessed them with the tools needed to touch people's hearts. Because where I'm from, people are very set in their ways. So I know it would take very special messengers to preach Heavenly Father's plan.
I'm not going to lie, " Elder Meldrum" glowed a little extra in my eyes. I am just glad that everything fell into place the way it did. Look at us now.
I asked him once, when he was a missionary, about his family and his eyes lit up when he talked about them... especially about his mom, sister and especially his dad. Now I know why. Cole is who he is because of his dad's love and great example. So i celebrate Mark as much as i do Cole because Mark is the reason why his sons have become such great fathers and husbands. I want Cole to grow up to be just like his dad. I want Aidan to grow up to be just like the great men in his family.
I am so grateful to Heavenly Father that my kids will always such a great example in their lives. It makes me so happy to know that he loves his kids and loves being a dad. Thank you for all you do babe. So happy to have you in our lives.
