Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Wednesday afternoon? Mom is doing alright for it being the 3rd day into the New Year! I was up at 7 am this morning & kind of laid in bed for a couple hours. I was waking up, looking at email & playing a game. I got up around 9 am & I made breakfast, then did the dishes & got ready. Right after that Mom took the pups for a walk. It is almost 30 degrees today & it feels like a heat wave. It was nice to get out & walk them as it has been way to cold for their little feet to the past several days. Once I came inside I grabbed a snack, my water & came right into my office to gather pictures for your letters & now I am writing to you! During my relaxing this morning, Mom was thinking about several things. What can I do to improve the way my life is & what would I like to do differently. I actually came up with several answers to those questions. Mom is going to march forward with school so that I can graduate by Spring time. I am going to spend less time with my nose in a screen looking at facebook or other social media & start looking at what is around me. I want to do more things outside no matter what the weather is. I want to continue to lose weight like I have been doing. I will always be there for our family because family is everything to me. I will be there for friends that are there for me. I can't be there for everyone anymore. I can't take their problems on like I do. I need to look out for myself because no one else is going to do it. I need less drama in my life for sure. I need to have that vanilla lifestyle again & I am sure you would agree with Mom. I want to find new hobbies to do...painting, learning photography, kayaking in the warmer months. I want to find things that Mark & I can do together not just watch TV all the time. I am learning that all the things that I ( we ) do every day is not living life to its fullest. So many things have opened my eyes up lately. We have things that we like to do, things we watch that the other doesn't really care for but we have hardly anything to do in common. That is not healthy at all. Mom & Mark are going to start to look for things that we can do together for most of the time. We are going to start working out at night after we have dinner, go for walks at night with & without the pups. We are going to have date nights again. We need to reconnect as a couple. We are doing well, don't get me wrong.... I just want to improve our relationship & so does he. I know that Mom will probably upset some people with the things I want to do & the less time I will be spending on social media. I, by no means, mean to but I need to do this. If someone wants to talk to Mom then they will have to pick up the phone & call me. If someone wants to see me then we will have to arrange to make plans so that can happen. It is like the " old school " ways. It is like when Mom was growing up & there were no computers or cell phones. I sometimes wish that things were still like that now. Life was simpler then. Mom has already started some of these things this morning & will continue to do so from here on in. I think it will do me some good. I am excited for it actually. Mom will keep you posted on how things go! 
 Updates for the day are pretty slim to none really today. Mom did not talk to anyone last night. After dinner I was not feeling the greatest. Guess something that I ate did not agree with me & I ended up feeling sick for most of the night. I curled up in bed with the blankets & watched a couple shows on TV & then fell right to sleep. I was quite tired. I slept pretty good last night for a change. Mark said I slept solid & hardly even moved. He even said that I snored...lol! Mom wouldn't doubt it as I get that way when I haven't slept. Hopefully tonight I will sleep just as well. I hope you come visit me in my dreams tonight if you have the time. Mom hopes that your evening will be everything that you need & would like it to be. Have fun while I sleep! Mom will probably chat with Grandpa tonight & Meme as well. The next couple of days are going to be pretty bad for weather here. Starting tonight through Friday morning we will be getting heavy snow ( up to a foot or more now ) & the winds will be high ( 35-40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph . ) They keep saying that there will be flooding & power outages so we all need to be prepared. If that does happen to us, Tyler then I will not be able to write to you until we get power back. I just wanted you & all who read my letters to you to know this. If the power does go out, then the minute that we get it back I will be online writing to you. Mom is hoping that we won't lose it as it is going to be super cold outside. If there is anything you can do from where you are, Tyler to help keep us safe & warm & with power, Mom would greatly appreciate it. Thank you my sweet precious son. I miss you so much & I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. Always my hero & the wind beneath my wings. Forever you will live inside my heart, mind, body & soul. Tonight just like every night, Mom will whisper to you so be listening for me. I will smile when I do & hope you will be right near Mom smiling back to me. Mom needs to get going so that I can do some studying for a couple hours before the night sky is upon us. I will be looking for the meteor shower that is suppose to happen around 8 pm. Hope I get to see something! I will be back tomorrow with another letter so until then....good night & sweet dreams!
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

P.S. Here is the saying for the day: " Someone somewhere is depending on you to do what God has called you to do. " 
Here are the prayers for the day as well:
  May you--above all else--see yourself as someone Jesus loves. May His affection for you heal you in the deepest ways and inspire you like nothing else ever has. May His saving grace and enabling power compel you to dream with Him, believe in Him, and take crazy-faith-steps because of Him. May every lesser voice and every lying circumstance fall by the wayside so that all you hear is His voice in your ear saying, 'This is the way, walk in it.' Nobody's opinion matters as much as God's. Nobody can save, heal, redeem, and refresh you like Jesus can. Walk intimately with Him today. His will for you is your best-case-scenario.
  In the days ahead, may you die to the power of others’ opinions that you may live out of the relentless, abundant love God has for you. As people become more cruel and careless with their opinions, may you become more loving and discerning with yours. May you speak with precision, pray with power, and stand in courage. Your life and influence matter deeply in this desperate world. Lean in and learn everything you can from the One who loves you deeply and intends to use you greatly. Sleep well tonight.