Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this very warm & humid Friday afternoon? Mom is doing okay. It is the 1st day in 2 weeks that I haven't been coughing a lot. I still have the cough but it is now not continuous. I am still pretty stuffy so I am thinking that somehow the cough turned into a cold. Either way Mom is believing she is on the road to recovery. The weather today is really warm & humid. It is 90+ degrees outside & all the mugginess that goes with it. Mark was saying that his drive home was a pretty wet one as it was raining & had thunder & lightning. Guess we may see some of that later this evening. Mom was able to see a pretty painting in the sky last night but no moon or stars. I whispered to you so I hope you heard me. Mom will do it again later tonight too. Smile big when you hear my voice & I will smile just for you my sweet precious son.
 Today Mom did quite a bit. I did the dusting, vacuuming, laundry, trash, got ready, ate lunch instead of breakfast & then came right into my office & started my final exam. Boy it is a lot harder than what I thought it would be. There are several essay questions on it & then a few fill in the blanks & multiple choice. Mom is hoping I will do well but I am not feeling like I will at this point. I worked on it for 3 hours & my head is hurting so I decided to just stop for the day & perhaps do some over the weekend or finish it up on Monday. Mom needs to get going here in a few minutes because it will be time for me to feed the pups & figure out what I am cooking for dinner tonight. Mom lost track of time as I was doing my exam. Mom needs to finish up with the housework too as we are having one of Marks friends here for the weekend. Mom likes to make sure everything is nice & clean for when we have guests. Next week I will do it all over again because on Monday Meme, Bob, Grandpa & Debbie will be here for the week. Mom & Mark are rethinking things on what we can do as Bob is still not doing well. We want everyone to have fun while they are here, relax & not be bored. Hope the pups will behave as Skittles & Ozzy don't seem to get along anymore. They used too but no more. Please watch over us all so that no one gets hurt. Last time Mom almost got bit twice. I was not happy about that at all...ugh! Anyways... that is all that Mom has for today. Here is the prayer & inspirational message for the day: When the enemy tries to bait you into discouragement, may you instead take your courageous stand in Christ Jesus. When the devil tries to seduce you into despair, may you instead walk through the door of hope God has provided for you. When you're tempted to walk down jealousy's path, may you instead embrace your own beautiful purpose & take the high road God has set before you. There's a best place for your feet today. Choose life this weekend! Amen.
 The secret is within you. The more you use the power within you, the more you will draw it to you. You will reach a point where you won't need to practice anymore, because you will Be the power, you will Be the perfection, you will Be the wisdom, you will Be the intelligence, you will Be the love & you will Be the joy! 
 The night sky will be upon us soon. Mom will be looking out for the sunset & hopefully the moon & stars shining bright. I know you will be there shining bright for someone who needs it & that makes me so proud. Mom knows you are doing so many wonderful things wherever you are. Just wish I could see it for myself. Mom knows one day I will. Hope you have a fun night while I sleep. Come visit me if you can. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. I miss you more than words can say. You live inside my heart, mind, body & soul. You will forever be the wind beneath my wings & my hero! Mom will be back tomorrow evening so until then....Good night & sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!