When my mom was growing up, her dad worked for the railroad and she had a free pass to ride the trains in Idaho. She often traveled between her home in Nampa, ID and her Aunt Vea & Uncle Lewis' home in Montpelier, ID. Her train trip would always take her past this cute little house nestled near the train tracks in Bancroft, ID.
This is where my great-grandpa, George Taylor Higginson, lived with his sweet wife, Charlotte May Tolman Mecham, who he married after my great-grandma died. Knowing that my mom would be on the train, they would stand at the gate in the white picket fence in their yard and wave as it passed. It must have made my mom smile each time she saw that wave of love from two of the sweetest people on the planet. I hope I take the time to do the small things each day that let the people I love know how much I care about them. Even if it's just a wave of love.
