Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Tuesday afternoon? Mom is doing well but I am honestly a little tired right now. I was up a few times during the night and then I was up for good at 6:30 am when Mark got up. Pups were fed and then they came right back to bed to sleep so Mom lounged in bed for a couple hours before getting up to start the day. Today is Great Grammy's Birthday! She is 98 years young. Guess Grandpa and Debbie never went up there or if they did they forgot to call Mom so that I could talk to her. I did however post it on facebook to her and Aunt Shirley is going to show her all the messages later. She was telling Mom that her party on Sunday went really well. She was in a good mood and telling everyone she was turning 100 years old. Guess a lot of pictures were taken but I have not see any yet. I did receive a message about an hour ago saying that Aunt Shirley was spending the night at the nursing home tonight because something is going on with Great Grammy and it is not good. Aunt Shirley wants to be close by to her so she will be there all night and leave in the morning to shower and get clean clothes and then go right back up there. I tried to message her to see what was going on and for her to give Mom details but I have not received anything just yet. Mom does not have a good feeling about this at all. I remember telling you a couple weeks ago that I thought that something would happen either right before or right after her Birthday. I really hope not. I am sure you are with Great Grammy. There is no doubt in my mind at all. Mom will keep you posted when I hear of the news. 
 This afternoon I decided to take my own advice from yesterday and start reading the textbook in my new course. I was able to do the first 2 exams already and I actually did the third one as well and will submit it tomorrow. I got a 100 and a 90 on the two that I submitted. I thought that was really good. The exams only had 20 questions each so they were worth 5 points a piece. No room for any errors really. 40 questions between the two and I got 38 correct. Mom was able to locate a copy of the book I needed online as well to use for the coding parts until my book comes in the mail next week. My new course is Diagnostic Coding. I forgot how much I enjoy this part. A little hard to do without the book but I am going slowly and doing my best. I will submit the third exam tomorrow and work on the next chapters and the forth exam as well. Mark will be at the office all day so it will be pretty quiet here for me to do my studying. The weather will be another hot one with some thunderstorms throughout the day so the pups will be pretty quiet as well. Today, the weather is again so hot outside. It is 93 degrees and the humidity is thick. The skies were all blue but the clouds are rolling in now. Mom is surprised that I have not seen a sunset at all in a few weeks now. The sun is setting and it is dark at 8 pm. You can tell that Fall is coming fast! Soon we will be changing the clocks again...falling back. At least we will get another hour of rest but I hate that it gets dark at 4 pm. Makes for a very long night indeed. Maybe one day we will not have to do the whole daylight savings time thing. That would be nice. 
 Last evening here was very very quiet. No phone calls at all and Mark and Mom had dinner, I did the clean up and we actually were both so tired that we watched TV for a couple hours and then were in bed at 10 pm. I think that tonight will be no different as Mark needs to be on the road early tomorrow morning. It is already after 4 pm now so Mom will be finishing your letter, signing off the computer for the evening, feeding the pups and getting dinner going for Mark and I. Relaxing will come later tonight. Mom will call Aunt Beck tomorrow to see how Bean made out today and I will fill you in when I know something. Mom sure hopes that your evening is filled with all the things that you need to do and want to do. Come visit Mom in my dreams or sit next to me as I sleep tonight. Have fun though. I will light the candle for you this evening and I will whisper to you as I go to sleep tonight. Smile for me when you hear my voice and I will smile as I am whispering to you my sweet precious son. I miss you like crazy and I love you even more. To the moon and back and all the way around the world. Thank you for being my shining star that lights the way for me whether it is day or night. You are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you are in my heart, mind, body and soul. 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 daily prayer:

Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light. John 12:36, NIV

Dear Father in heaven, as your children we come into your presence so that you may lead us with the light that streams out from you. We come to your light seeking an inner birth to make us what your children ought to be. Bless us as we thank you for all your goodness and for the powerful help you have given many among us. Accept the thanks we offer you, and grant that we never forget the good you are doing for us. Help us to go forward, always forward, until your kingdom is completed. May it not be in vain that we live in the Lord Jesus and in love to you, the God and Father of all. May it not be in vain that we bring you our requests and prayers for your kingdom to come soon. Yes, Lord Jesus, come! Come soon to this earth so that all people may acknowledge the true God and may love you. Amen.