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Dr. Thompson, Lee, and Abby boarded a golf<br />
cart and drove to the library. Lining the street<br />
were dozens of friends and family members,<br />
each holding a rose which was presented to Abby<br />
as she passed. With her bouquet of roses, Abby<br />
climbed the steps of the library to meet Jameson,<br />
who knelt on one knee and asked her to be his<br />
wife. The happy couple celebrated that night at<br />
a party with family and friends.<br />
It’s been said that you don’t just marry a<br />
person, but also a family, which in the case of<br />
Abby and Jameson, is a perfect match. Jameson’s<br />
parents, Jay and Kristi Cook, and younger sister<br />
Amelia Rose, live in Canton. Interestingly, all<br />
three of them pointed out Abby to Jameson at<br />
the Mississippi College presidential dinner the<br />
day before the scholarship interviews and<br />
encouraged him to talk to her. Jameson laughs<br />
as he remembers that he had to tell them he<br />
had already tried, and she wasn’t interested.<br />
“As a mom I’ve prayed Jameson’s whole life<br />
for a godly wife,” says Kristi. “It was amazing<br />
how we all - Jay, myself and Amelia Rose - felt a<br />
connection to Abby before we even met her.<br />
We all saw her that night and just knew. We<br />
referred to her as ‘the girl in the striped pants’<br />
for a long time after that. We know that God<br />
brought them together.”<br />
Lee and Leticia McCoy, Abby’s parents, live<br />
in Southaven and also have three sons, Cooper,<br />
Reese, and Luke. Jameson says the two families<br />
have become close and he is grateful for the<br />
future in-laws he’s been blessed with.<br />
Abby is working this summer as a counselor<br />
at Camp Rap-A-Hope in Alabama, a ministry<br />
for children with cancer. She is an elementary<br />
education major and her long term career goal<br />
is to teach at a children’s hospital. Jameson is<br />
preparing for the dental admission test and plans<br />
to pursue a career as a dentist. He was inaugurated<br />
this spring as the Mississippi College student<br />
body president.<br />
While it’s not unusual for couples to meet<br />
and fall in love in college, not many can say the<br />
president of their school participated in the<br />
proposal surprise, from setting up the meeting,<br />
driving the golf cart, and even sweeping the steps<br />
the night before. For Abby and Jameson, and<br />
their family and friends, it’s a memory that will<br />
always be special.<br />
“God is still teaching me things<br />
about Jameson and us as a couple,”<br />
Abby says. “But I know that if we<br />
keep trusting in Him, He will give<br />
us a strong marriage.”<br />
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