Mother's Day

Mother's Day was founded by Anna Marie Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, one of the few things West Virginia accomplished in the world.

Her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis was a teacher and Sunday School teach in Grafton. She had a prayer she ended a Sunday School lesson with. It went like this:

I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mothers day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it.

— Ann Reeves Jarvis

Anna did that in 1918.

Both our children called Bern (Mimi on Face Time) and wished her a joyous day.

In a different time they would have been here with us. Alas.

Joyous Mother's Day to mothers everywhere--even those who are mourning and frightened.