Dear Tyler,

Good morning my sweet son! Hope your day is starting out the way you want it to. Where Mom is, it is raining like " cats & dogs. " The rain is so heavy & the wind is blowing like crazy. Guess it is suppose to be like this for the next several days here. Think we will miss most of it though. As we drive further South it is suppose to stop. We are all ok with that! I know that you will be watching over us all during the whole trip, going, being there, & coming back so Mom is not worried at all. Thank you. Mom knows you are watching over Grandpa & Debbie right now as they are driving down here. Thank you again. They do not have good weather to be traveling, but Grandpa will drive careful & take it slow. Anyways....
 Mom has no updates for you right now. It has been only 11 hours since I wrote to you last night. Been a very quiet morning. Mark got called into work so it is even more quiet than normal. Please watch over him as well while he is driving. Thanks, Ty! packing is complete & ready to roll. Just an early evening & a good nights sleep & we will be leaving in the early am. Can't believe that it is finally here. Those 4 months went by so fast..wow. Mixed feelings for Mom though. Excited to go but very sad that you are not with us on this trip. This will be the 1st vacation that Mom is taking without you. Just doesn't seem right. Mom will make sure to smile a lot for you & not shed too many tears. 
 A couple nights ago, I posted my letter to you on my FB page & Mom got this response that I wanted to share with you & others. It was just beautiful so here it is:
 I wanted you more than you will ever know so I sent love to follow wherever you go. It's high as you wish it, It's quick as an elf. You'll never outgrow it....it stretches itself! So climb any mountain....climb up to the sky! My love will find you. My love can fly! Make a big splash! Go out on a limb! My love will find you. My love can swim! It never gets lost, never fades, never ends.... If you're working...or playing...or sitting with friends, You can dance 'til you're dizzy.....paint 'til you're blue...There's no place, not one, that my love can't find you. And if someday you're lonely, or someday you're sad, or you strike out at baseball, or think you've been bad... just lift up your face, feel the wind in your hair. That's me, my sweet baby, my love is right there. In the garden of the grass...in the small of the sea....in the clouds floating by...at the top of a tree....in the sound crickets make at the end of the day..." You are loved. You are loved. You are loved, " they all say. My love is so high, & so wide & so deep, it's always right there, even when you're asleep. So hold your head high & don't be afraid to march to the front of your own parade. If you'll still my small babe or you're all the way grown, my promise to you is you're never alone. You are my Angel, my darling, my star...and my love will find you, wherever you are. You are loved.
 You sure are loved so much by Mom & so many others. I hope that you always knew this & that you still know this wherever you may be & go. Hope you liked it. Mom thought it was so sweet for Jen to share it with me. 
 Here is your daily prayer for today. September 30~ For love that gives us soul-satisfying happiness; for families, friends,& all others around us; for loved ones here & loved ones beyond; for tender, peaceful thoughts. Lord of all, to you we raise our hymn of grateful praise. For letting us know you exist through families & friends who feed us more than enough food, who gives us abundant shelter & clothing, who cherish your presence & honor your creation. Lord of all, to you we raise our hymn of grateful praise. For the pleasure of seeing your wonderful creation; for the pleasure of hearing other voices & music; for the delight of knowing & feeling; the gathering us in families & communities; for inspiring us to stretch toward new knowledge, heightened awareness; for the blending of all experience into the excitement we call life. Lord of all, to you we raise our hymn of grateful praise. Amen.
 Wow, Mom just realized that today is the last day of September. It amazes me every day at just how fast the days, months & years are going by so quickly. October was always your favorite month with your favorite Holiday....Halloween! Lots going on in that month as well. Mom misses you like crazy & beyond any words that could express it to you or others. Love you my sweet precious son.
 Well, Mom knows that there will be nothing shining bright in the sky tonight because of the weather. Doesn't matter though as I will be whispering to you tonight & really throughout the day. Mom hopes that when the evening hours approach us your night will be all that you need & want it to be. If you slow down & get to close those eyes of yours, Mom wishes you sweet dreams & hopes that I will see you in my own when I go to lay my head down & rest for the night. Please watch over Mom & our family & friends. Please be with me, Tyler. Mom needs you all the time & always. You are forever in my heart, mind & soul. Continue to fly high & free like I know you are.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!