Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this very snowy Tuesday afternoon? Mom is writing to you know as hour by hour the weather is getting worse. The snow is coming down sideways & the wind is just crazy..whipping all around. The worst of it here for us will be from 12 noon until 3 pm. We have a couple more hours of the heavy stuff. Mom has been talking to you quite a bit...have you been able to hear me? I have been asking you to please watch over all our family & friends during this Storm Stella. Please help us to make sure that we continue to have power as it is so cold outside. Thank you my sweet precious son. 
 Mom just got off the phone with Meme. She stayed home today & doesn't have to work tomorrow either. I am glad they are home safe...her & Bob. I know that Aunt Beck & John are not going anywhere either & I hope Bean is not working. I am worried because Grandpa is working now & Debbie has to go in by 2 pm. Please watch over them so they can get home safely. Thank you.
 Mom didn't chat with anyone last night at all. It was a quiet night for Mark & Mom. Watched TV & then went to bed. I didn't sleep well though. Guess my mind was on this dang storm. Not sure why though. I am hoping to be able to sleep good tonight because I am sure tired right now. I will touch base with our family tomorrow night as I am sure everyone will be busy today & through the night trying to keep up with this storm. I do have your daily prayer though: March 14~ The young lions suffer want & hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. Wonderful Father, help me not turn an envious eye to those around me who have strength, beauty, success, riches.....or any of those " powers " the world values so much. Humans left to our own devices eventually wear out: Our beauty fades, our wealth dwindles & our strength ebbs away. No, Lord, I won't look to those earthbound things for significance, worth, value or strength. I will seek you & look to you & ample everything I need. Only in you is eternal life & ample provision for this temporal part of life's journey. When I was a boy I used to think that strong meant having big muscles, great physical power but the longer I live, the more I realize the real strength has much more to do with what is not seen. Amen.
 Here is day 2 of the inner peace cards: I choose the path of kindness.The more you extend kindness to yourself, the more it will become your automatic response to others. So very true, Tyler. Kindness is the way of life. Not everyone does this but they should. Even if someone is mean, rude, or hateful to you... never give them the satisfaction or stoop to their level....always be the better person & as the saying goes..." kill them with kindness. " Mom really does remember this on a daily basis. If someone is not so nice to me, I either walk away or I just stay quiet. I don't give into it anymore. It is not worth it. I wish I learned that so many years ago though. If I am not being kind to myself then I stop, take a few breaths & I continue doing what I was in a more positive way. 
 Well, pumpkin... the weather seems to be getting worse like they said it would before it gets better. I am happy that I had the chance to write to you today. I will whisper to you later tonight so be listening out for Mom. I will smile & I hope you will be too. I hope that you night will be all that you need & want it to be. Even though I will not be seeing a clear sky with the stars & moon shining bright... I know that you are shining your brightest for someone who needs it. That makes Mom smile! I miss you so much & I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. Have fun tonight while I sleep. Come visit me in my dreams if you can. Mom would love that! Remember that you are my hero & the wind beneath my wings. You will forever live in my heart, mind, body & soul. Until tomorrow night... good night & sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!