Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? Mom has again been busy all morning long. It is now going on 2 pm & I am just turning my computer on for the first time today. Mom was up early this morning getting coffee, lunch, & snacks for mark so that he could have them when he went to his office today. I fed the pups & then crawled back in bed for about 1 hour & then got up, made breakfast, cleaned the cabinets in the kitchen, did garbage, broke down all the boxes we had, dusted, cleaned both bathrooms, folded laundry & then got ready. Mom just got inside from taking the pups for a walk. It looks a lot nicer than it is outside. The sun is shining but it is chilly. I will take it for whats to come in the next 4 days. After I finish writing to you Mom needs to do some work on her test for a couple hours. Mark should be home by 6 pm so I have time enough to do all that, feed the pups & prep dinner before that! 
 Last night, Mom didn't really do anything. I did watch a Christmas movie & then Grandpa called so I chatted with him & Debbie for about 30 minutes. Mom was quite tired last night so I turned in about 10 pm & fell right to sleep. I was up a few times though & didn't really sleep all that well. I am pretty tired today too. Think the last couple of days I have just over done it. I will be relaxing tonight after dinner & going to bed early again as I have a nail appointment tomorrow morning. Not much else has really been going on since the weekend. Mark & Mom accomplished a lot though & it feels great. We just have a few gift cards to purchase for Mark's family & send them in a card & then we are all done with everything! we will have 2 weeks to just sit back & relax while others shop like mad...lol. It doesn't seem possible at all that Christmas is in 20 days & a New Year is in 27. That is so crazy. Mom is looking forward to 2018. I a hoping to graduate with my associates degree & perhaps continue my education with another degree in business management. Not sure though. I am still thinking on that one. I know that you will be with Mom every step of the way no matter what I am doing & I am so very thankful for that. I miss you like crazy, Tyler. I look at your pictures all the time & sometimes it still doesn't feel possible that you have been gone for over 4 years & other times it feels so much longer. Mom loves you more than anything in this world. To the moon & back & all the way around the world. You are my hero & the wind beneath my wings. You will always be in my heart, mind, body & soul. 
 Mom lit a candle already in her office & I whispered to you, did you hear me? I will whisper to you again later this evening as well. Smile when you hear Mom & I will smile back to you. I hope to have more updates for you as the week progresses but that is all I have for you right now. Here is a pray for the day though:
 There's an appointed time for every God-given breakthrough. Jesus knows when your accumulative prayers will make the most difference. He knows when your long-awaited breakthrough will bear the most fruit; He knows when your blessing will not be a burden. May you trust Him in the meantime. You've things to do in this season: Rest. Wait. Trust. Obey. Give thanks. Enjoy joy. And walk forward in faith. Breakthrough is on the horizon.

But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted (John 15:7 NIV)!

 Here are a couple of sayings for the day:

 " You can't go back & change the beginning, but you can start where you are & change the ending. "

 " I'm worth it. Always was & always will be. "

 " I will not stress myself out about things I can't control or change. "

 Mom is hoping that your evening will be filled with peace, love & happiness. May it be a restful one as well. Hope you get to do everything you need to do & may like to do. Come be with Mom tonight when I sleep. Thank you. Have fun my sweet precious son. Continue to please watch over us all. It means so much. Continue to fly high & free. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you but for now... Mom needs to go start studying...blah...lol. Good night & sweet dreams my bright shining star.

 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!