Day before the MTC

Tues, Sept 7th.

We had to report to the Stake President's house, President Hensey at 7:30. They took our picture. We wrote some words to go in a scrap book. Had a good chat and get to know you and the he was set apart as a missionary. In his prayer were words and thoughts that were very similar to his patriarchal blessing. It was very enlightning and insightful to hear the similarities. I testify that Heavenly Father knows who each of us are. He has faithful servants who lead and guide and through such diligent service the windows of Heaven are open. AMEN!

I was a bit weepy all day. We made one of Warrior's favorite meals. We have been eating his favorite meals for the past week and a half. Mr. Incredible made home made pistachio ice cream. Warrior's fave.

Being set apart was a bitter sweet moment. It would have been so nice to have been sittig in Charlotte and sitting across from our Stake President who has known Warrior since he was a young boy! Who shared the same personal enthusiasm and love for him as we do. Instead, we shared who we were, that we had moved 6 months ago and qualities about our son. Where President Cheney in Charlotte, would have told us all about his qualities and shared one more time of his experiences and observances of our son. It would have been a beautiful trip down memory lane. I sure miss President Cheney! It's always nice to hear those stories again again.
I was a bit of a cry baby. Not because he finally made it and was serving a mission but because I would truly miss his spirit. He has been a good son. He and Dash are 10 years apart. In less than 10 years we will have to shape and mold another son, into a young man. Questions flooded my mind on what could we do better, what could we do differently, what worked and what didn't, what will we have to do differently because Dash is different than Warrior.

Mr. Incredible did all the loose ends. He was thorough in making sure that everything was taken care of for his son. He ironed all 18 white shirts! HOLY! I let him do his thing it was almost methodical for him to do that service. I couldn't help but wonder if he was reflecting on his day when he left for the MTC. I know there is an emptiness and a lonliness because Mr. Incredible lost his father to cancer just prior to going on his mission. He has shared that he wished his dad could have been there or given his words of wisdom or have felt his arms of strength wrap around him. But everything has a reason in the big picture. We can only see a portion of the great masterpiece. But my beloved man was there for his son and I'm so thankful for that. I know Mr. Incredible was recollecting and doing things he wished he had with his dad.  Mr. Incredible had to have had a pretty incredible father because I have never heard anyone in my 20 years of marriage talk badly about him! What a tribute to the life one leads. So, glad he was my husband's father because he helped shape the core of who he is.