Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Thursday afternoon? The weather is another warm one out there today with the skies being blue with some puffy clouds now and the sun shining! Mom was able to get a little sleep last night but not much at all. Not sure what is going on but I was sleeping a lot better a few weeks ago. Mom is lucky to get about 4 hours of restful sleep each night now for the last 2 weeks. Hopefully that will change soon. It is going on 3:30 pm and Mom is writing to you early because I have to make an early dinner tonight because Mark has a cutover from 5:30 pm until whenever it is done. If I don't cook dinner early then I know he is not going to be eating and that cannot happen. 
 Mom took a "me day" today. I didn't study at all. I left the apartment around  10:45 am and I got home around 2:45 pm. Mom went and had her nails done and then I did some retail therapy. It was just me being alone but I had a fun time shopping around and looking at things in my 3 favorite stores. Mom bought a few things. This weekend it will be raining so Mark and I will do our grocery shopping after taking Ozzy to the vets for his shots on Saturday and then on Sunday we will be moving his office around. He wants to move his desk. This will be an all day project for sure. Mom will help him move the desk and then he is on his own with the rest...lol! All in all it will be a pretty laid back weekend so I am glad that I went out today. Tonight will be a quiet one while Mark is working so Mom will not be on the phone at all. I will have to call everyone to let them know that I will call them tomorrow night instead. Mom plans on taking a nice warm bath, having a glass of wine and then watching a little TV and catching up on my shows that I have on the DVR. The pups will probably cuddle with me and that is okay! Tomorrow morning Mom needs to have her oil changed in her car so it will be an early to bed for me as well. I sure hope you come visit Mom in my dreams tonight if you can. 
 Yesterday was pretty tough for me but I think I did well. Mom misses you so much my sweet precious son. It hurts every day that you are gone but yesterday especially. Mom was pretty quiet for the most part. Even last night I was but Mark understood. Mom asked you to send me a sign and boy did you ever come through for me. The painting in the sky was so gorgeous. There was color everywhere. Mom took a bunch of pictures and will share a couple on here tonight as you loved seeing the sunsets just as much as Mom still does. Thank you for the sign. It made Mom smile really big. Later I will whisper to you just like I do every night so be listening and smile for me. Mom has had the candle going all day again today. Looks like I will have to change it out though tonight. Another one is done! I sure hope that your night tonight will be filled with all the things you need to do and want to do. Have fun while I sleep. Continue to watch over us please. Thank you.
 Here are some updates for you......Grandpa and Debbie are doing well. She is going to get her tire changed tomorrow from last weekends ordeal. Grandpa is working a lot still but he is well. He is keeping busy. Meme goes to the doctors on Saturday so we should find out what is going on next week. Bean still is the same. Her appointment to her new doctor is in the middle of July. Bob is about the same. Tired a lot and the warm weather doesn't help him at all. Aunt Shirley still needs to have a few tests done to see what is going on and her eyes are really getting worse. Great Grammy did have a stroke sometime last week. Her voice is slurred now and her mouth droops. It is so sad. She has what they call Bell's Palsy. when Mom is there next month I will be making it a point to go see her. As time passes she is getting worse. She will be 98 years young in August. Aunt Beck is good and very busy. Mark as well. Lastly, one of our cousins is dealing with a lot of things right now. Mom is very worried. At this point I don't know what to do. I am hear to listen or if need be I can be there to help out in any way but I haven't heard a thing. Mom is praying for everyone though. That is all that I have for today but as the weekend gets closer I am sure to have more for you.
 It is now 3:45 pm and Mom really needs to get her booty in gear and get off the computer to go make dinner. I will be back tomorrow though with another letter to you so until then.... good night and sweet dreams. I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live in my heart, mind, body and soul.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer:

Father! You have given them to me, and I want them to be with me where I am, so that they may see my glory, the glory you gave me; for you loved me before the world was made. John 17:24, TEV

Lord our God, we thank you that you have revealed your glory in your Son Jesus Christ. We thank you that today we can still see and feel the glorious grace which streams out from Jesus Christ in his victory over the world, the powerful help which benefits all those who find faith. Grant that a further glory may be revealed, faith dwelling in the hearts of all people, faith that can conquer all the need and suffering on earth, faith that is the power to look to you, to become inwardly quiet in you, and to hope in you at all times. Then your help will come quickly, more quickly than we can imagine. It will come on us unawares, for the Savior has said, “See, I shall come quickly.” We want to hope and believe and trust till the end. Amen.