being a mother – SUZANNE RUDD HAMILTON

A Good Deed

It was a cold and icy winter day. There was no snow on the ground, but the temperatures plummeted below zero for the prior week. A perfect recipe for ground ice. 17-year-old Greg woke early at 7am on Saturday morning and groggily bundled up to go to swimming practice. Mr. Herbert, Greg’s swim coach, insistedContinue reading “A Good Deed”

Mothers and Children

I’ve been a mother for over thirty years now and a daughter for nearly twice that. On Mother’s Day, I found myself contemplating the juxtaposition of being a child and a mother. When you were a child, you often do things your mother doesn’t like or makes it challenging for her to be yourContinue reading “Mothers and Children”