Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Wednesday afternoon? Mom is doing well. I actually got some sleep last night & it felt great! Hope to get the same tonight too. Mom actually went to bed at 10:15 pm last night & got up at 7:45 am. That never happens. Guess I needed my sleep. Mark got up & fed the pups & got all his stuff together for work today as well. That was a nice change. I got up about 8:30 am & made some banana nut muffins & then started to clean out my closet. I got rid of about 15 + tops that are too big for me now. I am going to give them to Auntie Kristi when I am in NH for xmas. she said she could use them so it works for me! After I got done doing that Bonnie called so we talked for about 30 minutes or longer. That was so nice to hear from her. I miss her. She is such a sweetie. She is still in Tulsa, OK. Has been now for almost 5 years. Wow...time flies by now. Mom got ready after the call & decided to take the pups for a walk. That was not such a great idea that Mom had. The temps are not that bad but the wind is terrible so it makes it even colder. For the first time the pups didn't even want to stay outside. They wanted to come back in. I guess the winds are 25 mph right now & will get stronger as the day/ night goes on. The temps will be dipping as well. I guess it is really suppose to be super cold tomorrow as well but no winds. Old Man Winter is finally here. 
 Yesterday we got rain only. No freezing rain thank god! That was not the case for Grandpa or Meme. They got about 8+ inches of snow. Grandpa was saying that he was going out every 2 hours to shovel & snow blow. That makes for a very long day indeed. Meme said that the drive home for her was terrible. She took her time & did just fine though. When I spoke to Grandpa last night he told me that the doctor called him. The results were that the blood work still is not right. Iron is low & something is up with the white blood cells. They want him to go through a couple procedures mid January to just be safe & blood work again in 6 weeks. Not the greatest news but like I told Grandpa it could have been worse news. Bob is at a doctors appointment today so I will find out what is going on either tonight or tomorrow. I will give you that update as soon as Mom knows. Everything else is going okay. Mom is still in pain but Aunt Beck is doing some healing work on me so I hope to be back to myself again in a couple of days. Thanks Beck for doing that for me. Can you please continue xoxo? Mark is working his tail feathers off as usual. Poor guy never gets a real break. Mom is going to be doing some studying after I write to you. Not much else is happening. I am sure I will have more for you as we head into the weekend though. here is a couple sayings for the day. They are short & sweet but great words of wisdom:
 " You might be seeing obstacles but the only thing standing in your way is yourself. "
 " Each day is a blank canvas....Make some marks. "
" In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision."
 Mom hopes that tonight will be everything that you need & want it to be. May you get the chance to come visit Mom tonight in my dreams or sit with me or both. Thank you my sweet precious son. I miss you & I love you more than anything. To the moon & back & all the way around the world. You will forever be my hero & the wind beneath my wings. You live inside my heart, mind, body & soul. I hope that tonight you have a front row seat to see the meteors shower. I beat it is really pretty where you are. Mom is hoping to see some of it as well. Hoping the sky stays clear enough. Keeping my fingers crossed for sure. Mom will let you know tomorrow if I got to see any! Guess it is suppose to start around 7:30 pm & will go until 4 am tomorrow morning. Mom needs to get going so that I have a couple of daylight hours to study before I have to start the night routine stuff & prep dinner. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you so until then....good night & sweet dreams my bright shining star. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here are the prayers for today:
  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. Be assured that God has never left your side; He’ll 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 peace flow like a river through the very depths of your being. May joy rise within you like the morning sun. May strength awaken your heart and sturdy your steps. And may faith swallow up your every fear. God is with you at the break of day. He will not fail you. Though darkness and fear and weakness threaten to overtake you, they will not, they cannot, because you belong to Jesus. He is your stronghold, your high tower, your deliverer, and your defender. He heals, reveals, corrects, and redirects. He’s your very good shepherd and will lead you safely through the storm. Trust Him with your whole heart today.