Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Thursday afternoon? Mom is doing alright. I have been up since the crack of dawn this morning. I actually made coffee, fed the pups, got ready, walked the pups, made breakfast all before 10 am. Mom has been studying since 10:30 am & it is now 3 pm. I managed to do the 75 questions on my final exam & also started on the 5 page paper I have to do. I made a lot of progress today but I was getting tired so I decided to take a break & write to you before it got too late & before I needed to start the night routine stuff. 
 The weather today is sunny but boy oh boy is it super chilly out there because of the high winds. Those babies are just whipping today. When Mom took the pups for their morning walk... the wind almost knocked me down to the ground. It was awful. Guess the winds will calm down tonight but be high again for Friday & Saturday. The rain that we had the last couple days has melted so much of the snow. The high snow banks are either completely gone or they are small enough for Mom to almost see over! Such progress since last week. That made Mom smile as I love seeing that white stuff disappear! Mom also loves the fact that the sun does not set now until after 7 pm. So much daylight hours. Wish it was like that year round. Sunny days is what makes Mom feel the best. I have so much energy & I am the happiest. Winter just drags me down so much now... now that I am getting older. Mark hurts a lot more now as well. We are seriously considering either relocating somewhere warmer year round or being snowbirds for a couple months out the winter time so we can just get away from it all. Not sure as of yet what we will lean towards but it will be one or the other! The sky is so clear & the sun is so bright that I can see the water from my office window. It is so blue & breathtaking. Oh speaking of breathtaking.... last night Mom was not expecting the sunset that we got. I was amazed at the pinks, blues & purples that I saw. It was beautiful. I took pictures & smiles the whole time. what a beautiful painting in the sky for Mom. Thank you my sweet precious son. Mom is hoping that there will be another one tonight as well. There was not too much of a sunrise this morning which really surprised Mom. Guess you were tired of the one you did last night, huh? It sure was a biggie! Mom will whisper to you tonight & light that candle again for you. Couple more nights & I will have to start a new one. That is okay with me as I have plenty to go around. You know Mom... I just love them all. Hope that your evening will be everything that you need & want it to be. If you can...come visit Mom tonight in my dreams. Have fun while I sleep. Thank you pumpkin!
 Mom doesn't have much to update you on. I did chat with Meme & Grandpa last night. All is well on their ends. Things are good. Great Grammy was in good spirits yesterday when they visited. Aunt Shirley still hasn't found anything out yet but I will keep checking in on her. I am saying my prayers. Tomorrow Mark & Mom will be taking a day off from work & school. We have an appointment about 2 hours away from here. Mom will fill you in on tomorrows letter. It is exciting news for Mark & Mom is super happy for him. Nothing as of yet about the other thing though for him. Hopefully soon he will hear something. Mom still has her fingers crossed. I think after I get done writing to you I will prep dinner for us tonight & it will be an evening of relaxing & watching some of our DVR shows on TV. Mom will probably go to bed early too. I am pretty tired right now. I slept okay last night but I woke up a lot though. Some points I had a hard time falling back to sleep because of the wind howling so much. Maybe tonight I will get some good sleep! 
 Here is a saying for the day: " If someone seriously wants to be part of your life, they will seriously make an effort to be in it. No reasons. No excuses. " 
 Mom agrees with that saying 100%. I know that life gets in the way & life is busy but sometimes it doesn't take long or much time to just reach out & say hello to folks. Mom does it all the time & I just got tired of being the only one doing it so I stopped. I actually can see who thinks I am important to them & who is not anymore. It is sad & hurtful but I know change is good. I also know people stay in your life for as long as they are suppose to & then they are gone. When their " job or role " is finished they move on. I have had many of them do that through the years. Some I miss & some I don't. The one I miss the most is you, Tyler. I miss you so much. I miss you more than words can say. I know that what you needed to do here in the physical world was completed & you needed to move on from here. You were called home to do other things. I wish you would have told Mom how to live without you. It is a daily struggle still....even after almost 5 years ( its just 2 months shy of 5 years.) I try my best.... I really do. I hope you can see that too. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. You are my hero & the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live inside my heart, mind, body & soul. 
 Mom will be back tomorrow with another email to you so until then.... good night & sweet dreams. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here are the prayers for the day:
 Here’s your assignment for today: May you belly laugh out loud with reckless abandon. It’s good for your soul and it’s great for your health. May you pray with faith and dream wildly with God, the ultimate Dream Maker. May you sincerely give thanks to Him for all He’s provided and for all He’s prevented. May you stand a little taller, breathe a little deeper, and go after your day with a tenacious kind of faith. There’s more right with you than wrong with you because Jesus is alive in you! You’re more blessed than you know. Live strong today!
 When you're weary and tired, may God give you rest and a right perspective. When you long to run ahead on your own, may He give you divine wisdom to wait on Him. When your guard is down and you're vulnerable to the enemy's schemes, may God protect you and deliver you on every side. And when you're ready to fly, may He lift you up and bless you before a watching world. Take one humble step at a time. He'll lead you to your next place of promise. May deep nourishing sleep be yours tonight!