Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Thursday afternoon? Mom has been up since the sunrise this morning. Another day that the pups have woken us up at the crack of dawn. Mark & Mom got right up though & fed the pups & got coffee going for Mark as well. Mom took some pictures of the sunrise this morning. It sure was a beautiful painting in the sky. I smile really big every time I see one. Guess Mom is a sucker for sunrises & sunsets but you already knew that! Anyways.... yesterday was really a tough day with being on the phone & trying to get the internet to work. Today, unfortunately was no exception. It started doing the same thing again. Poor Mark has been working on it again all day trying to come up with solutions to try & make it work again. The whole thing is a pain in the arse! Mom wishes that I could help find some solutions but I just seem to get in Mark's way so I just stay away & let him do his thing. Mom took the day & studied. I have managed to read both my chapters & answer 60 questions on my next exam. Tomorrow I will work on the last 4 questions as they are super intense. Many parts to the questions & I want a fresh mind set when I do them. I think that within 3 days I was able to do all this... I am on a roll once again. Mom got her grade for the exam I submitted the other day. I got an 86%. I was really happy with that but upset when I saw that I would have got a 91% if I had seen the mistake that I did. I had put the same answer in 2 of my questions so my instructor docked me 5 points for that. I am happy with the grade that I got though. Hopefully this one will be just the same. Any way I look at it, I am hoping to just pass the dang course at this point so that I can more on to my next class. Tomorrow, Mark will be at the office so it will be a day of things being pretty quiet here for Mom. Next week Mark will be gone almost all week to customer sites so I will have lots of quiet time to study. Tomorrow is already Friday! This week kind of went by fast! This weekend will be just a weekend for us to kick back & really do nothing at all. We do have a couple places to go to but all in all it will be a couple of relaxing days as the following 2 weekends will be crazy busy! Mom will tell you about them as the weekends get closer!
 Last night was a good night. Mom & Mark had dinner & then I cleaned up the dinner dishes. We had a glass of wine & watched some TV. We decided to turn in about 8:30 pm when the phone rang & it was Grandpa. We talked to him until 10 pm. After the call Mom went to bed while Mark stayed up for a little while longer. Grandpa is good. Debbie is good. I think that he is having a hard time adjusting to Debbie working all week now & not having Wednesdays off like she used to. She now has every weekend off instead. I wish Grandpa had the weekends off as well too. I wish he didn't work so much. Mom really hopes that he sticks to what he said last year & retires for good at the end of the year. Mom also spoke to Meme last night for a bit. She is feeling a little better. She sounds really tired though. Mom wishes she would retire as well. Both her & Grandpa have always been hard workers all their lives. Now it is time for them to enjoy life. Mom wishes she had the money to do just that for them. Maybe some day I can win the megabucks to make that happen! Mom will touch base with them in a couple of days to see how they are. Aunt Beck is busy busy busy doing all kinds of new things...exciting things for her! Bean is doing well. She texted me today. I will probably chat with her tonight or over the weekend. Everything else is good. Mom will have more updates for you probably over the weekend. For now here is a couple sayings for the day:
 " Invest in yourself. Meditate. Read. Eat healthy food. Drink water. Move your body. Spend time in nature. Rest up. You are worthy. "
 "Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. "
 Well, it is that time of the day again & you know what that means.... time to get going, shut the computer off for the night, feed the pups & get dinner started for Mark & I. This day has flown by so fast. It is already after 4 pm. The sun now doesn't set until almost 5 pm which is amazing! Hopefully Mom will see the moon & stars tonight as today was sunny & clear with blue skies. Mom will be looking later to see if I see them. I will whisper to you as I always do so be listening for my voice. Smile to Mom when you hear me & I will smile right back to you my sweet precious son. I miss you so much & I love you more than words can say. To the moon & back & all the way around the world. To infinity & beyond. Forever & always my hero & the wind beneath my wings. Always, you will live inside my heart, mind, body & soul. Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you so until then..... have a wonderful night doing all the things you need to & want to do. Come visit Mom if you can. Thanks Tyler. Continue to fly high & free. Please continue to watch over us like I know you do. Thank you pumpkin. I love you unconditionally. Good night & sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here are the prayers for the day:
 May you allow Jesus to lead you to edges of your comfort zone and give you a fresh vision for where He's taking you. May you put everything on the table and give Him permission to rearrange your life. May you dare to open your hands, look up, and breathe a prayer of thanks right in the midst of this uncertain time, knowing that He's far kinder than you can fathom and far greater than you ever imagined. Can you sense Jesus' invitation to join Him on this adventure of faith? Will you trust Him? Choose joy this day. God wants to do a deep and profound work in and through you! Your security is found in HIM!
  May the Holy Spirit detoxify your soul! May He show you what habits, thoughts, and actions need to go so the Lord can strengthen you for the road ahead. May you sense the holy-invitation before you. May you get a glimpse of His plan for you; just enough to inspire you to make the necessary changes, take the necessary steps, and grab a firm hold of His promises. May you be willing to do something different so you'll be ready and equipped for this next place of promise. He's got a new chapter ahead for you. May you care enough about your story to leave the lesser things behind. You're so precious and important to Him! Blessings on your night tonight!