Snapshots of My Heart

I miss your laugh

And your wrinkles

I miss seeing your eyes light up

Whenever we walked in

I miss your strength and courage

I miss the music you loved

I miss your hugs

The smell of soggy toothpicks

And your soft hands

I miss your joy and your critiques

I miss your outlook on the world

I miss “See you later, Alligator”(s)

And “or in the air”(s)

I miss your grumpy days

I miss the ways you loved us every day you were here

I miss hearing you pray

The way you bossed

The way you worshipped

I miss the way you cheered and yelled at referees

I miss the way you squabbled together

And the way you held hands

I miss the thoughts you shared at book club that never made any sense

I miss the way you drove

I miss the way you found deals on your favorite foods (cherries, apples, almond butter)

Just so you could stock up

I miss the way you danced and celebrated

The ways you played pretend with us

The ways you teased

I miss the ways you saved money

And the ways you spent it

I miss knowing you’d be at every game

And all the nights we stayed up late

I miss Barney Fife

Amir Tsarfati

Robert Portnoy

And Tucker Carlson

Being the biggest celebrities in your house

I miss the way you read God’s Word and prayed over our family

Every morning

I miss the way you wanted to set us up on dates

I miss telling you surprises and struggles

I miss asking you questions

And hearing a familiar story told all over again

I miss your wisdom and Bible teaching

I miss your years of piano instruction

I miss the beautiful souls God fashioned in you

Through pain, trials, testing, fire

I miss you

In most loving memory of:

Grandpa Jim (James Roger Wiggans, Jan 31, 1944 – Feb 10, 2024)

And

Grandma Kathie (Kathleen Marie Wiggans, Dec 30, 1953 – Feb 8, 2025)