Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? Mom is sorry that I did not write to you yesterday but I was out for most of it. I was on the couch & sleeping while Mark played his game with his brothers online. Mom did not feel good at all. We were suppose to go to the movies to see Solo but Mom couldn't even do that. I felt bad but I was able to get the movie theater to let us use our tickets on a different day so we didn't lose out on our money. I thought that was really sweet. Mom took a few naps during the day & was in bed at 9 pm & slept another 9 hours with only waking up once. Mom never does that & that is how I knew I was not feeling good. I wasn't on the computer or my phone at all. We were also suppose to skype with Tubal & Karen last night but that didn't happen either. Today feels like my Sunday even though it is Monday. Mom is going to be all screwed up on the days now. The weather the last 2 days have been terrible. It has been in the lower 50's with gray skies & rain. Not a good weekend for a long holiday weekend but that is okay. 
 Today is Memorial Day! Mom will be posted pics today for the men & women past & present that have served our country so that we can still have the freedom that we do today. Mom's heart goes out to all the families that have lost their loved ones as well. It is not easy. Many blessings to all today & every day. 
 Mom is feeling so much better today. I have energy & I am not sick at all. Guess I needed a day to do nothing & just relax. Those days are few & far between for Mom but I think I need to start to have them. Unwind days is what I will call them! I have done a lot today. I was able to get up at 7 am & start cleaning & rearranging stuff in the kitchen, bathroom, my office & dining room. That took me about 3 hours total. Then Mom got ready, gathered the trash up, & took the pups out for a walk. Mom also spoke to Meme today. Bob has been on the phone with Mark a lot today too. Everything is okay with them. Aunt Beck called me yesterday & we chatted for about 30 minutes or longer. Mom picked up something for her over the weekend & I sent her a picture of it. She called to thank me. We spoke about Bean too. She is really worried about her. Mom is too. Please be with Bean to give her the strength to go get checked out & to figure out what is going on with her. I know you will protect & watch over her & all of us. Mom thanks you for that! Mom will call Grandpa & Debbie this evening to say hello. I will update you on that on tomorrows letter. Not much to update you on. Mark has a busy week & so does Mom with school. I am chugging along. After this lab that I am doing I will have 10 more classes to go through & it is graduation time for Mom! There is going to be much celebration when that happens. It has been a long 2 years almost to get through this! I wish that you were with Mom to help celebrate when that time comes but I know you will be with me in your own way. Mom knows that you are proud of me & that means the world to me my sweet precious son! I miss you today & I miss you every day. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. You will always be my hero & the wind beneath my wings. Forever in my heart, mind, body & soul! 
 Mom will light a candle tonight for you & all who served our country tonight. I will whisper to you just like I do every day & night. Smile when you hear Mom & I will smile right back to you. I hope that your evening will be all that you need & want it to be. I am sure you are doing amazing things wherever you roam in the skies above. I hope you get to do all the things that are needed by you & things that you may want to do. Come visit Mom in my dreams tonight if you can or come sit by me while I sleep tonight. Thank you! I will be back tomorrow afternoon. Mom is going to get going right now so that I can finish up things that I need to get done before it is time to make dinner & feed the pups plus I promised Mark I would watch a movie with him. Until tomorrow comes....good night & sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is today's prayer:

You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. 1 Thessalonians 5:5–6, NIV

Dear Father in heaven, we thank you that we may be your children. We thank you that through your Spirit our hearts may know that we are your children. Even when everything around us becomes difficult and we are hemmed in by darkness, we remain your children. Even when we often do not see how we are to go on and everything seems to be taken from us, we remain your children. Even when sin and death surround us and accuse us of being in the wrong, we still remain your children. As your children we entrust ourselves to your hands. In our whole life, in all our work and activity, we dwell in what has come from you, and we rejoice in Christ our Savior. Amen.