Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Friday evening? Mom is sorry that she did not write to you last night but I was caught up in doing so many other things for our company this weekend & getting dinner done that by the time I was able to I was just so exhausted. Today, Mom has been just as busy with prepping the apartment for Uncle Chris... I did dusting, vacuuming, cleaned both bathrooms, did the trash & the rest of the day I did my next class. I actually just finished & it is 5:45 pm. I am needing to get stuff set for dinner but I wanted to write to you first. Today is Meme's birthday & it's also Ms. Princess' birthday as well. Make sure to go visit Meme as she would really love to see you...just don't scare her...lol! Mom sent flowers to Meme's work but got a call saying that she was out sick. I called her & she is definitely sick. She sounded terrible. She has been sick since Sunday night. She has been resting & that is why I haven't heard from her. She will get her flowers on Monday when she returns. They are her favorite...Carnations....pastel colors..... White, yellow, green, purple, pink, & peach. She will love them & it will brighten her day for sure. Ms. Princess has gotten lots of loves & treats today too. She will get some yummy yogurt & bananas later tonight for a special treat. mark worked a lot today & all this week. He has a very busy schedule all next week as well. He won't be home much so I will be alone a lot of the time. Guess it goes with the job & I need to get more used to it. I will be studying most of the time anyways so I will have something to keep me busy. Not much else is going on for updates. It has been pretty quiet as far as the telephone goes. Oh yeah...Bean called last night. I was so surprised & happy. It made Mom smile. I sure miss that girl. I can't believe that it has been almost 2 years since I have seen her. She is doing great though. She sounded happy. She went today & got another tattoo. She posted a picture of it. It is really nice. I bet you were with her when she was getting it, huh? It wouldn't surprise Mom at all as you 2 were very close. Anyways.....
 here are you daily prayers that I need to get caught up on for you: February 2~ Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens , your faithfulness to the clouds. Dear Lord, I rest in your steadfast love. It often overwhelms me how much you love me, even when I prove unlovable. Yet all my limits are met by your infinite commitment.  can not fathom the extent of our love. On a clear night I gaze at starlight that began its journey thousands of years ago. Your love out-distances that. The sun sits 93 million miles off 7 gives me warmth, but your love warms me even more. And even on a cloudy day I can imagine the showers of blessing you're storing up for me. Thank you so much, Lord, for your amazing love. If you go outside today & see your shadows, you have 6 more weeks of opportunities to praise God for this winter season. Amen. 
 February 3~ He gives you snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes. He hurls down hail like crumbs----who can stand before his cold? He sends out his word & melts them; he makes his wind blow & the waters flow. I'm ready for springtime, Lord. I want to see growth & greenery, days getting longer & breezes bringing warmth. Spring brings newness & winter has me feeling old. But the psalmist reminds me that you are the author of both. With your creative power, you can freeze a stream & melt it. You can send a gale-force wind & you can knit together a snowflake. I stand in wonder, awed by your amazing strength & I ask you to work your wonders in me. Knit my life together with elegance. Melt my frozen streams of thought. Blow powerfully through all I do & say. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow. Amen.
 Mom is all caught up again. The evening sky is upon us & I will look to the sky later to see if I see the stars & the moon. I will whisper to you as I always do. Smile when you hear my voice & I will smile back to you. I miss you so much my sweet precious son. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. To infinity & beyond. You are my hero & the wind beneath my wings. You will forever live inside my heart, mind, body & soul. Please always feel this in your soul, Tyler. Mom hopes that you have a peaceful & restful night doing all the things you would like to do & may need to do. Have fun while I sleep & come visit me in my dreams. Mom would love that. Thank you. Please continue to watch over us all like I know you do. Fly high & free...do what I know you love to do! Mom needs to go for now though..... until tomorrow.....good night & sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!