Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Friday afternoon? Mom can't believe that it is already after 4 pm. Today has just flown right by that is for sure. Both Mark & Mom have been up since about 6 am. last night Ozzy had a rough night. He was up quite a bit & not sure why. Last time I checked on him was 3:30 this morning. He finally wedged himself between Mark & Mom & fell asleep. He has been sleepy all day long. Mom was up & got the pups fed, coffee made, snacks out for Mark so he could get ready & then head to the office for the day. I laid back in bed for about an hour after Mark left & then I got up, made breakfast, did the dishes, got ready, took the pups for a walk & then headed straight into the office to study all day long. Mom did exactly that. Only took a break to chat with Charlie for about 20 minutes & then went right back to it. I pretty much finished my exam. I will look it over this weekend & then submit it on Monday. I have 2 more exams & then it is the final. I am hoping to get in done in the next couple of weeks so in February I can start my new class. Mom got a lot accomplished this week & it felt great. Every day was productive that is for sure. Looking forward to a lot more of that. Mark will be gone most of next week so I will have lots of quiet time to do my studying. I know you are right by my side...just like you always are & always have been. The thought of that makes me smile. 
 Last night was a night of relaxing. Mark & Mom had dinner, I did the clean up after & then we watched TV for the evening. The phone rang a couple times & Mom chatted with a friend for about 20 minutes. He is in a rough spot right now. He called to say hello & make small talk but he was building the courage up to ask for help. He needed money. Mom has never ever had to say no before last night but I had no choice. Mark & Mom decided to do something spontaneous over last weekend. We did " quick " math & we should have never done that as we have cut ourselves short for the next 2 weeks. Everything will be okay for us after the 1st of February but still... we should have been prepared more & not done what we did. We both said we would not do that again. Mom & Mark felt bad that we couldn't help out but our bills are due & we need to pay them. I sure do hope that everything will be okay for him. I don't think he really believed me for my reasoning why I couldn't but it is the truth 100%. I have no reason to lie about it nor would I ever. Anyways.... Bean called last night as well. I called her back but she had just got home from work & they were getting dinner out. She said that she would call me tonight. We shall see. i will talk to her when I do. She sounded well. Very happy so that is a good thing. Mom will touch base with everyone else this weekend as we are not going anywhere or doing anything. It will be a very relaxing weekend for us. That is all that I have for today for updates. Mom will write the sayings for the day for you. Here they are:
 " Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? "
 " Maturity is learning to walk away from people & situations that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals & self worth. "
 Mom is hoping that tonight your evening will be filled with all that you need to do & may want to do as well. May you get the chance to be with Mom when I go to bed tonight. Thank you my sweet precious son! Have fun tonight though! Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. For now I need to get going & fed the pups & get dinner going for Mark & I as it is almost 5 pm. Mom will whisper to you tonight as I always do so smile when you hear me & I will smile back to you. I miss you so much, Tyler. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. Forever my hero & the wind beneath my wings. Always, you will be inside my heart, mind, body & soul. Until the next letter..... good night & sweet dreams my bright shining star.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah! 

Here are the prayers for the day:
  May God do such a deep healing work in your soul that you're able to look at your disappointments and heartbreaks with a grounded sense of hope and perspective. May your emotions rest on God's immovable, abounding love and faithfulness. May you never again be tossed to and fro by the choices of others and the changes in your circumstances. Your Rock is Christ and He is immovable. Stand on Him. Stand strong because of Him. And know this: one day He'll make your righteousness shine like the dawn and will reveal to the world that YOU belong to HIM! Find your sturdy place of rest in Him tonight.
 May new and fresh hope suddenly arise within you. May the enemy's plan against you backfire as you grow stronger, not weaker in your trials. May your sturdy grasp of God's promises intimidate the enemy and make him lose heart. May you find JOY in the heat of the battle, POWER in the promises of God, and PROVISION where you've only known lack. May the things you once knew of God pale in comparison to what you know of Him now. He makes all things new. He breaks through. And He will come through for you. Soldier on, mighty one! God is with you!