Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Thursday afternoon? Mom is doing well. Relaxing for the most part today. It is the day before Thanksgiving & while everyone that we know & folks we don't are cooking away & scrambling to get things ready for family & friends tomorrow, Mom is sitting here wishing I was doing just that but instead I have nothing to be baking or cooking & no one is coming here so Mark & Mom will be treating it like an regular day. We will have at least each other so that will be nice. Mom will probably make a brunch & then cook something in the crock pot for dinner. It will be a day of football & Christmas movies. The weather is suppose to be really nice. Temps will be chilly but the sun will be out so that will be nice! Today the day has been nothing but heavy heavy down pours of rain. Mom had to run out really quick & I got soaked in the process. It got dark here really quickly as well. Lights had to be turned on at 2 pm. Mom spoke to Meme today for about an hour. It was nice. She is sad that we won't be there but she understands that we didn't want to travel. Mom booked the hotel for us in December though. We will be in VT for 4 days/3 nights so that will be nice. I plan on seeing a lot of our family while there & going down & placing my yearly ornament on your resting bench. I hope you like this years. I got your initial that lights up. Its red which was your favorite color. I hope you smile when Mom places it there. I am hoping there will not be a lot of snow like there was last year. I couldn't even hardly get to the bench. The weather was super crazy too. I remember it being rainy, snowy, windy that day. Mom is going to pray & hope for clear skies & sun. I won't care if the temps are cold... I can handle that. whatever you can do to help with that please work your magic, Tyler! Thanks!
 Today Mom was sitting in the living room after I did the morning dishes & out of no where the Christmas tree lights came on. No one was near it, the pups were not near it either. I whispered to you.... did you turn them on? Was that a sign that you were near Mom? I said to Mark that I thought it was really weird that that happened but inside I was smiling & thinking of you. I told Meme about it when we were talking & she said the exact same thing. I have noticed lately that I have been looking at the clock at exactly 12:12 pm. Every time I say hi to you & tell you I love you. That was your time of birth. That time has always been special to Mom. I know that is your sign telling me that you are near me & Mom thanks you so much for that. Especially around this time of the year. Keep sending me the signs. I love them all. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. You are my hero & the wind beneath my wings. You live inside my heart, mind, body & soul forever. I miss you more than words can say. I know you feel it in your soul. Hope you always do my sweet precious son. That is all that Mom has for you but here is a saying for the day:
 Promise Yourself: To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness & prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything & make your optimism come true. To think only the best, to work only for the best & to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past & press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times & give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have not the time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear & too happy to permit the presence of trouble. To think well of yourself & to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but great deeds. To live in faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you. 
 Here are the prayers for the day as well:
  When you feel like you don't fit in, may you walk in faith because you have a place at the Table of Grace. When you feel like you're just not enough, may you remember that His Enough is more than enough for you. When you trip up and fall short, remember that He stoops down to make you great. And when you don't feel victorious, remember that you're already seated with Christ because He won the victory for you. Have a great day! You're firmly seated with Christ.
 May Jesus heal your heart so fully, so completely, that when you encounter persnickety, hard-to-love people, you’re able to love them with a Christ-like love. May God’s training in your life be so obvious and effective that when the enemy sends his arrows your way, you shut them down before they ever hit their mark. May you walk in such a noticeable, holy confidence that others can’t help but ask about the hope within you. And may God’s healing power be so prominent in your life that others begin to believe that miracles are possible for them too. You’re a walking, living, breathing conduit of Christ’s Kingdom power! Blessings on your evening!
 Mom is hoping that your night will be everything that you want & need it to be. Have fun while I sleep tonight & if you can come visit me in my dreams or sit with me so I can rest. I would love either or both. I will whisper to you in a bit when I light the candles & as I go to bed so smile when you hear Mom & I will smile back to you. I will be back in the afternoon tomorrow to write to you again so until then...good night & sweet dreams. Mom needs to get going to start the night stuff. I love you, Tyler... my shining star.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!