Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Thursday afternoon? Mom is doing alright although I did not sleep as well as I hoped to have last night & Mom was up early again this morning. Mark got home late last night & had to be on a call at 6 am so Mom has been up since then. I have done quite a bit today as well. I did a couple things around the apartment this morning, made breakfast & coffee for Mark, fed the pups, got ready, took the pups for a walk, did the garbage, got the mail, got packages at the office & then headed out to run errands. Mom needed to finish up the goodie basket for Grandpa & Debbie & then I went grocery shopping. Got home about 3 hours later & had to lug everything upstairs myself as Mark was on a call when I got home. It was a pain in the arse but it ended up being a very good workout for Mom. To say the least my shoulder is on fire right now though & I am in a lot of pain. Mom will finish my letter to you & then I will be turning the computer off for the night. It is already 4 pm & Mom needs to get things ready for the night routine. Need to feed the pups their dinner & make our dinner as well. It will be an early night again as Mark is not really feeling all that well today. We both need to get some much needed sleep. 
 Not much to update you on as it was a quiet night last night & then I have been out most of the day. I chatted with Grandpa & Debbie for a bit. It is hard to believe that 2 months have gone by so quickly. They will be getting married in 2 weeks. Wow! Time is really flying by. They are getting anxious & Debbie is getting nervous but that is a normal emotion. All is well with them though. Mom still has not heard from Meme in 4 days. She did send me a message saying " I still love you. " I wrote back that I loved her as well. maybe in a couple days she will be ready to talk to me but until she decides when that time is right, Mom will just have to wait. I was telling you about that shooting at DHMC the other day that happened in the ICU..... well it appears that it was a 77 year old women that was the patient & her son went in the ICU room & shot her 5 times. He fled the scene right after he did that & police caught him about an hour away from the hospital. Guess he was from Rhode Island. When he was questioned about everything, the man did not deny anything & he said he deliberately went in his Mom's room to kill her. The whole thing is just sad. No other details were given out. Bless that woman's heart & may she R.I.P. for eternity now. 
 Mom got confirmation that Andrea will be coming on Saturday so it will be great to see her. I can't wait. The rest of the weekend will be relaxing & just doing whatever. We really don't need to go anywhere so that is great! Football season has started & Mom likes to be home in Sunday's cooking brunch & having a nice dinner at night. Mom usually cooks/bakes on that day. I am enjoying the weather still. Today was 82 degrees & boy is it muggy & warm outside. The next week will be in the middle 70's so I really will enjoy that a lot! Well that is all the updates I have for you today so here are the prayers for the day:
 May you begin to see your setbacks as temporary, your delays as detours, and your heartbreaks as opportunities to experience God's precious, powerful healing. And in the meantime, may God give you glimpses of glory, insights into His good plan for you. May He warm your heart with the assurance that He's never left your side, never let you go. May God help you see with supernatural insight so that you won't be deceived by the enemy of your soul, or by your past painful filters, or by your fears of the future. In fact, right here--in this place--may your divine perspective hugely inspire your faith steps. You are mighty in God and He is mighty in you.
  May God give you absolute clarity and divine discernment so you can see things as they are, and not as they seem. May He keep you far from accusing tongues and protect you from being wrongly assessed. May you have the backbone and conviction to stand up for what is true, and to stand back when God wants to fight for you. May God give you laser-like focus to tend to your God-given assignment. May He give you empowering grace to flourish in the place He has you. May your pure heart and firm faith keep you steady on the path ahead of you. These things are yours because you belong to Him. Sleep well tonight and wake up ready for the day tomorrow!
 Here are a quick couple of sayings for the day as well:
 " Broken crayons still color. "
 " Just remember, even your worst days only have twenty-four hours. "
 " Dreams don't work unless you do. "
 Love all those sayings very much. They are all so true! 
 Mom is hoping that your night will be everything you want & need it to be. May you get the chance to visit Mom in my dreams tonight while I sleep & pop in quickly to check in on me as well. Thank you! I will whisper to you as I always do so smile & Mom will smile back to you. I miss you terribly & I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. You are my wind beneath my wings, my hero & my shining star. You are in my heart forever. Maybe tonight will be the night I get to see a painting from you. Mom will be looking for it in a couple hours when the sun sets. I will be back tomorrow with another letter. For now Mom needs to get going plus I need to ice my shoulder. It really is hurting me. Good night & sweet dreams my sweet precious son. I love yu more than all the stars n the sky.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!