Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? Mom is doing okay today. The sun is shining bright, the skies are blue and it is hot hot hot outside! The temp is in the upper 90's today and will be the same tomorrow and the rest of the week is going to be in the upper 80's to lower 90's. Mom is loving this kind of weather though. It sure is nice and reminds me of living in Texas. I really miss Texas a lot. I never thought that I would like living there but I did call it home for 2 years. You would have loved it as well. So much to do and the weather was great all the time. Yeah it was hot during the summer months but during the winter it was in the 70's. So nice and so much to do there. There is a lot to do here where we are now but dang it is all so expensive. It is crazy. Most of the time that is why we stay home, well that and the hours that Mark works is hard for us to do anything during the week days. Weekends are precious time. We take one day and do what we want and then the other day is down time for Mark as he needs it. He works so hard all the time to provide for us. We really are trying to save money as well because we would love to start putting roots down and find a place to call ours again. We are still not sure where that will be just yet but we will. It will come in the time that we need it and not before then. The ultimate thing would be if we were able to get a place where Grandpa, Debbie, Meme, and Bob could live near us or with us (big enough house for everyone to have there space!). That would be a dream of Mom's. That way they would always be around and I wouldn't have to miss them as much as I do plus I could help Meme and her not to be so stressed out. She called Mom this afternoon and her voice, I could tell was that she was so tired and so stressed out about so many things. She has to go back to the doctors again to have more blood drawn because the doctor is still really concerned about her iron levels. They are extremely low. She is also stressed about home life, work, and changes that are going on where she lives. I tried telling her that she can not control any of it and she needs to just let it go and not think about it but she can't. I don't think she really knows how to do that. Mom is worried about Meme a lot. I guess Bob is also having a hard time again. Please Tyler, watch over them for Mom. I live closer now but I still am not that close. Thank you so much my sweet precious son. 
 Mom and Mark skyped with Tubal and Karen last night. That was a fun time as always. They are both doing well. Tubal has an eye appointment today. I guess his eyesight is pretty bad and he needs glasses so that he can see. Mom is hoping that everything works out for him so that he is able to carry on with seeing. Otherwise he is healthy and so is Karen so that is a good thing. We are hoping to get out to see them soon. After the skype call, Mom spoke to Grandpa and Debbie. They were relaxing as it was around 8:30 pm. Everything is going well with them. They will be going up to see Great Grammy tomorrow for her Birthday. They are going to call Mom so that I can talk to her and wish her a Happy Birthday. Debbie and Grandpa were saying that things are getting more grim with Great Grammy. Mom really needs to get up there to see her and I think I need to do that in a week or so. Everyone is keeping me posted and I am very thankful. That is all I have for today for updates for you but it is just Monday and we have a whole week to go. 
 So studying for Mom is going to be on hold for the next week or two because I have to have a book to do this course and I will not have it shipped to me until either the 10th or the 17th. Mom is bummed because that means I will have waited 3 weeks to start this course and I was on such a roll. I guess I can read the text book, take notes and then when my book gets here I can be ready to go! Maybe Mom will go that route. I don't have anything else to do and I don't want to just sit around and do nothing all day long. There is only so much Mom can do every day. Mark is busy with his work though so that is good. Tonight Mom will feed the pups and make a nice dinner for us since I have the time to do that today. It is already 3:30 pm so I have about an hour to finish this letter to you and then go relax outside for a few before I need to start the night routine. Later will be watching TV for a bit and then heading to bed. Mom didn't get much sleep again as I was awake a lot during the evening. We started to go to bed at 10 pm last night and then as no surprise... someone was lighting off the fireworks. We ended up sitting up with the pups until 11 pm before they calmed down. Mom was so angry that I ended up calling the Police Dept. The officer was really nice and told me that they get a lot of phone calls regarding this issue. He said that they would send a car up to check it out. We heard nothing after that though. Hopefully tonight we will not have an issue or Mom will call again. Anyways..... Mom will light the candle tonight as I spaced it last night. I will start it when I start cooking this evening. Mom will also whisper to you as I always do so be listening out for my voice. Smile for me and I will smile to you. I miss you so much, Tyler. The feeling of loss is unbelievable. It hurts like hell. I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You will always be my hero, my wind beneath my wings and the star that shines bright for Mom. You will always be in my heart, mind, body and soul. Nothing will ever change that pumpkin. Mom hopes that tonight will be everything you need it to be. May you have fun tonight while Mom sleeps and maybe if you have a chance you could come visit me in my dreams. Mom needs to get going for today but I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. Until tomorrow comes.....good night and sweet dreams. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer for the day:

I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. Isaiah 44:22, NIV

Lord our God, we thank you for establishing us on the firm foundation of your Word and your promise, your promise that expresses the great longing and hope in so many people's hearts. For they do not want their lives to remain base and petty but want to look toward something higher, rejoicing that the promise can be fulfilled for them. So today we too stand ready for the coming time you are bringing, and we exult in our expectation of the future. We rejoice in the expectation of the time when you will give your Spirit to us and to all those who answer your call and become your helpers. Amen.