May 11, 2025
Happy Mother’s Day Recently a young mother and her very young son caught my attention. The boy was 3, 4 maybe 5 years of age and the two of them were joined hand in hand. The youngster was looking about in a wondrous and investigative sort of way as they made their way along a sidewalk amidst a moderate number of others. I assumed that they were mother and son without knowing for sure or ever meeting them, but the natural way they were connected seemed to leave no doubt. The boy was tethered to mom, but seemed almost oblivious to her guiding presence. As they approached the cross walk, many people and things caught the attention of the curious lad. Mom stopped and checked for traffic before crossing. The boy naturally halted as the guiding force of his journey had stopped. He continued his gaze of curiosity, even seemingly unaware that
