Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday morning? Like Mom promised... I am writing to you before Grandpa & Debbie get here. It is 10 am & we should be expecting them within the next 30 minutes or so. Mom has everything all finished up that I can do so I thought this would be the perfect time to write you your letter. 
 The sun is shining brightly already this morning & Mom was up at the crack of dawn again...6 am to be exact. I didn't get much sleep last night at all. Aunt Beck was messaging me around 3 am...lol. She is not getting the time change but that is okay. Mom hears the phone looks at it quickly to make sure everything is going okay & then I go back to sleep. She was telling me that she loves Florence even more than Venice & she really loved it there. She sent me a couple pictures of her balcony with a quaint little table & chairs to have coffee on in the morning or a glass of wine at evening time. Mom thinks it would be just like that in Paris. I dream of the day I can actually go there & visit & see everything that I dream & daydream about. Maybe in the next year or so. Right now Mark & Mom have a few things we need to do before we can save for a trip like that. Mom will get there though. That is a fact. 
 Not much else has happened since Mom wrote to you yesterday afternoon. Our evening was quiet. I spoke to Meme for about 20 minutes. All is well there with her & Bob. she was telling me that she has heard from Aunt Beck as well. I am sure that made her extremely happy. The evening for us consisted of having an early dinner, dessert later & then we watched a movie. We were going to take the pups for another long walk but voted against it as I think Mom has overdone it maybe just a little. Every bone & muscle in my body is hurting me so bad & to top it off I have chin splints that are painful. I will continue to walk & work out but maybe ease up on it and take my time & try & not go all out all at once anymore. This is a "build up" kind of thing anyways. Mom continues to enjoy it & I am not going to stop now! 
 Today will consist of going to the mall per Grandpa & Debbie's request and then having a late lunch, early dinner this evening & then coming back & just relaxing & visiting with them. I am sure there will be some kind of baseball game on that Grandpa & Mark will be watching. Debbie & Mom will probably go to bed early...lol. Tomorrow morning Mom will make a nice breakfast for them & then hang out here before they leave to go home tomorrow afternoon. It is a quick visit but Mom cherishes the time, any time I get to spend with them. I miss them very much. I miss you very much as well. I hope that you are with us too when they are here. We talk about you all the time. Mom will never stop. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. I will whisper to you tonight just like I do every night. I will also light the candle. when you see it, know that it is burning bright in your memory. Mom hopes that later tonight that your evening will be peaceful. May you have the chance to do all the things that are needed of you & things that you may want to do. Have fun while Mom sleeps. If you can, come visit Mom in my dreams or sit beside me while I sleep. Thank you my sweet precious son. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you so until then... good night & sweet dreams tonight. Mom needs to get going as they will be here in about 10 minutes. 
 I love you my bright shining star.......
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer for the day:
  I look for your deliverance, Lord. Genesis 49:18, NIV

Lord our God, help us in these days that are so difficult for us. Help us never to lose our expectation of the time that is to come, the time of Jesus Christ, Lord of heaven and earth. Strengthen us, we pray, and strengthen those all over the world who have to endure great suffering, especially the destitute and the dying. May your heavenly hosts come down to the many who are in misery, so that your name is praised in life and in death, in whatever we have to go through. For we shall praise you, no matter what happens now or in the days ahead. May your glory remain in our hearts, with the joy that you, O God, are the Father of all. Amen.