Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? It sure is a Monday around here with nothing going right at all. Mark was up early this morning continuing to try & fix my computer. He worked on it all day & into the night with no success. He stopped at 10 pm & resumed again at 6:30 am. About 12 noon it appeared to be working right & everything was going well & now not so much. I have very little signal with the internet & the computer really doesn't want to work right. Mark is on a conference call right now & will be upset to hear what is happening again. Looks like we will have to bite the bullet & get a new computer for Mom. I am bummed as I really like this computer a lot but I need a computer to do my school work & so much more. Sorry about the different font on here today. It is just another thing that my computer is not wanting to change. I go to change it & the computer just shuts down. After several tries I just said forget it as I wanted to make sure that I at least got a letter written to you today.

 We have maintenance here today as well & the dogs are just going crazy. The water tank is still not working properly at all. They were here for a few minutes & said they had to leave but would be back in a bit. It has been over an hour since they left. Guess they will be back in a couple hours. I really don't think they know what is going on either. Maybe they needed to make a couple phone calls. Who knows. It will get fixed when it does. We did what we needed to do & know we just wait.

 Not much happened last night at all. We skyped with Tubal & Karen for about an hour. Karen's Mom is holding on but the doctors have said that it would only be 24-48 hours before she passed. We didn't discuss it much as Karen was in tears. Mom & Mark are waiting for that call & we will be on the road to Ohio for a few days. We feel that we need to be there for them as much as we can. That is the least that we can do. Mom tried to call Meme after but Bob said that she was already in bed for the night as she was so tired. She called Mom this afternoon for a quick chat & said she would call me later this evening. I also called Grandpa to check in with them & Debbie said that he was working & doing inventory. That was upsetting that they made him do it as they knew he wasn't feeling well. Debbie said he was not feeling all that much better & she sounded horrible too. She didn't work for 2 nights but has to go in tonight. I sure hope they are feeling better soon. Tubal & Karen also have coughs. It is going around & it is hitting everyone pretty badly. It is either the flu with colds & severe coughs or it is the stomach bug that is getting everyone. Mom got the stomach bug for 4 days. That was not fun at all. Mark has been lucky to not get any of it. Lets hope it stays that way! Mom will touch base with everyone either tonight or tomorrow during the day. Mark has a meeting at his office to go to so I will have the time to chat. Mom will also be doing her school work too. I missed today because of the dang computer. Today is also Tubal's birthday. He is 75 years young! We will be calling him later this evening to sing to him....lol! Nothing else is going on at all. Mom will have more updates for you as the week goes on, I am sure. Here is a saying for the day though:

  "One of the happiest moments of your life is when you find the courage to accept what you can't change! " That is a great quote & so true. Accepting things that one can not change eliminates a lot of stress from ones self. Mom has been working on it herself for the past couple months & it has done wonders for me.

 Here is another saying:

 " Every day may not be good but there is something good in every day. "

 Mom is hoping that your evening tonight will be everything that you need & would like it to be my sweet precious son. Mom will be whispering to you later as I always do each night. I hope that when you hear my voice you will be smiling. Mom will sure to be smiling back at you. Mom will light a candle for you as well so hope you enjoy that too. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. Please always know that I miss you beyond any words can say & I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. Always you will be my hero & the wind beneath my wings. Forever you will be inside my heart, mind, body & soul. Good night & sweet dreams tonight & come be with Mom if you can. Thank you my bright shining star!

 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

P.S. Here is the prayer for the day:

 May Jesus help you guard your heart with all diligence. May you instantly discern the source of your thoughts and emotions so you’ll know what to uproot and what to nurture. May you rightly divide truth from lie, life from death, and love from selfishness. May you become a fierce warrior with your shield and sword and refuse to give the enemy even an inch of your land or even a minute of your day. It is FOR freedom that Christ has set you free! May you begin to see fresh life spring up from within your soul as you tend more diligently to the issues of your heart. Have a great day!