Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Thursday evening? Mom is doing alright. I am just getting done with studying. I am over half way through with my final exam and I will finish it up tomorrow and submit it then as well. I have several essay questions to do and that will take up a lot of Mom's time tomorrow. Right now my grade is at a 93 ~ A and hopefully I can keep it that way as well but these questions are pretty tough. Mom is doing her best and that is all I can do. 
 Mark has been gone since 8 am this morning and Mom is not sure now when he will be getting home tonight. He called me at 2:15 pm and said that his cutover was not going well at all and he was going to stop at 3 pm and get on the road to come home and would try another day to get this working for the customer. well, that was almost 2 1/2 hours ago and I have not heard from him at all. He is not texting back and Mom has called but can't leave a message as his mailbox is full. I am taking it as he is still trying to get it going for his customer and now he will not get home until really late tonight. The drive is over 2 hours without traffic. If he left now he still would not be home until after 8 pm. Things like this frustrate Mom so much. He says one thing and does the opposite and doesn't call or message me to let me know. I should be used to it by now but I guess I am not. Mom will leave it that he gets home when he does. He just needs to be safe as we are getting really bad weather right now. It is rainy so hard and it is pitch dark outside. We are suppose to be getting major thunderstorms all night long now with high winds. Mom is hoping that everything will be okay. Watch over us and keep us all safe my sweet precious son. Thank you so much. Mom misses you more than words can say and I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You will always be my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you will be my shining star that lights my way through the day and night and through the good and the bad. Thank you for always being by my side, Tyler. You will remain in Mom's heart, mind, body and soul. Mom will light the candle as soon as I am done writing to you and I will whisper to you as I do every night before I go to sleep. I sure hope that your evening will be filled with so many wonderful things for you to do and learn. May you get to go to some new places as well and if you can come visit Mom in my dreams tonight or sit next to me while I sleep. 
 Mom does not have hardly any new updates for you. I spoke to Meme and Grandpa last night for a few. Everything is good their way. Aunt Shirley messages me almost every morning. Nothing has changed with Great Grammy. I guess she will be chatting with Grandpa tonight. Mom's evening will consist of making dinner for one, feeding the pups and then watching a couple movies until it is time to go to bed. Pretty quiet on my end. It is quiet outside as well. No one is out because of the rain. Mom is going to have to cut this letter short tonight because both pups are scared of the rain. Ozzy is hiding under the bed and Princess is in my chair shaking. I guess I need to tend to them right now and make them feel as safe as I can. It is weird as their hasn't been any thunder that I have heard of. Anyways.... Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you so until then..... good night and sweet dreams. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah! 

Here is the prayer for the day:

Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures. Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you. Psalm 119:89–91, NIV

Lord God, we thank you for your Word, greatest and most glorious of all that comes to our human life. Every day we want to find more joy in your help, in what you are doing for us. Again and again we feel and rejoice in the new help, new strength, and new courage for life given by your Word. We seek and seek to find Jesus Christ, the eternal Life. He will surely come to establish your kingdom. Praise to your name, eternal, glorious, almighty God! Be with us poor, lowly people. Strengthen us in spirit, and enable us to persevere until everything is fulfilled that is promised by your Word. Amen.