Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Wednesday afternoon? Mom is doing the best she can. For some reason I am dragging butt the last couple of days. I am awake early & lounge around for a bit, have breakfast, clean up, get ready & then take the pups for a nice walk. After that i am usually right in my office studying all day long but yesterday & today I did not do that. I am totally off my game that is for sure. I need to snap back into it as I have deadlines that need to be met. Maybe later this evening when Mark is working I will do some studying for a bit. He has been working since 7 am this morning & he has that cut over tonight that starts in about an hour & goes until 10 pm or later. He is right back at it tomorrow morning as well. Mom will be making dinner for us both & hopefully he will get the chance to eat while working. Mom's evening will be quiet. I have a call that I need to make to a friend so I will chat on the phone for a bit, then I think I will paint my toenails while watching a movie that I have on the DVR. I will probably go to bed early as I have been up since 6:30 am. Mom has a nail appointment tomorrow in the morning so I need to get some good sleep tonight. 
 I talked with Grandpa last night. Things are going well for him. He is busy with work & getting things set for the summer time. Debbie is well. Just working a lot. Grandpa was saying that Great Grammy was going out today for a nice day of shopping. Aunt Shirley was going with her. I bet she will be so happy to go for a ride & get some sun on her face. She is always at the nursing home & rarely gets out anymore because she has a hard time getting in a vehicle. Grandpa gave her some spending money. I thought that was so sweet. I am sure I will hear more about it when I talk to Grandpa again. Mom won't be chatting on the phone for long this afternoon because I can't when Mark is working. He needs it pretty quiet to concentrate. Mom might take the pups for a walk later to make them tired so they will stay quiet & not bark. Mom will touch base with Meme & Grandpa tomorrow evening so I will update you on everything that is going on then.
 Last night there was not much of a sunset at all. I was surprised as the sun was out all day & there were no clouds. Guess you were busy. Maybe I will see one later tonight. Those gorgeous sunsets always make me smile. I will whisper to you later this evening so smile when you hear Mom. I will smile back to you my sweet precious son. I will light a candle as well. Going to have to start a new one in the next couple of nights because this one is almost finished. That will be like candle 4 all burned out in a couple of months. I light them early in the evening & then they go for like 4 or 5 hours before I blow them out. I just love the smell of them. Meme used to burn a candle every night when I was growing up in the kitchen. Guess I get my love of candles from her. I used to burn a lot of tealights & votives but not so much now. They are mostly jar candles. Much easier! 
 I hope that your evening will be filled with all the things you need to do & may want to do. I hope you get the chance to visit me again in my dreams or sit with me while I am sleeping tonight. Last night I dreamt of you. I do a lot of times when I am sleeping. I find it strange that you are always little....like from age 5 to teenage years. It is never so much when you were older. I have always wondered why. We have fun for the most part in those dreams. We are somewhere fun...shopping, eating, laughing & talking a lot. Sometimes though they are not so good & I wake right up in a panic. I don't like those at all. Those are definitely the nightmares. If I am suppose to know why I dream of you only when you were little please let me know. Send me a sign of something so Mom can figure it out please. I love seeing you in my dreams. It makes me happy but when I wake up I am very sad. Help me out, Ty! I need you pumpkin. Thank you. 
 Mom needs to be going in a couple minutes so that I can start dinner early for Mark. It is already after 4 pm & his cut over starts in 24 minutes. I miss you so much & I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. You are my hero & the wind beneath my wings. Forever you will be in my heart, mind, body & soul. Mom will be back tomorrow to write you another letter so until then..... good night & sweet dreams my bright shining star.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer for the day:

 The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Isaiah 60:19, NIV

Lord, our God and Father, we thank you that in all the misery and night on earth you have let your hope dawn as a light shining for all your people - all who honor your name, all who dwell in Jesus Christ through forgiveness of sins and through resurrection to a new life. Praise to your name. Praise to Jesus Christ. Praise to the Holy Spirit, who can comfort, teach, and guide our hearts. O Father in heaven, we can never thank you enough that we are allowed to be a people full of grace, full of hope, and full of confidence that your kingdom is coming at last to bring salvation and peace for the whole world. Amen.