Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday evening? It is already 5:30 pm and Mom just got done feeding the pups and finishing studying for the day. It has been a busy morning and afternoon for me. I was up at the crack of dawn (6 am) and I fed the pups and gave them their vitamins, made coffee for Mark while he slept in and then hopped back into bed for a short break, then back up at 8 am, made the bed, got ready, cleaned the bathrooms and made the chocolate cake for the truffle. That went in the oven and then Mom made breakfast, did the dishes, made the truffle and then came right in to study at 10 am and did that all day until just now. Mom finished and looked over her exam and then submitted it. I got 3 wrong out of 50 questions. My grade was a 94~ A. Mom was so surprised as I had so many that I was unsure of...like 14 questions to be exact. I actually would have gotten a 98 but at the last minute I changed 2 of my answers when I originally had the correct ones...oh well. Mom is super excited that I got that grade. I started the next chapter and exam. I am already 5 questions into it. I have to be careful on this one though as it is only 20 questions and they are 5 points a piece. That will be the end of the book and course for me. Wednesday I will take the day and tab my books for the proctor exam that will either be on Thursday or Friday. Mom has her fingers crossed that I pass it and that I will do okay on that one. Please be by my side when I take it. I sure do need your guidance and help my sweet precious son. Thank you.
 O holy moly has the weather changed. The last few days have been in the low 60's and today was 58 degrees with high winds of 22 mph. What a drastic change in just a week. The skies are gray and cloudy today with no sun shining. Tuesday it is suppose to rain all day and same for Wednesday with severe thunderstorms. Maybe we will get to see the sun shining towards the end of the week and going into the weekend. That would be nice and hopefully warm things up. Last night was quiet. Mom spoke to Grandpa and Debbie very briefly as they were headed out for a couple hours last night. Everything is good and Debbie is healing great and feeling wonderful. Such great news for sure. Mark and Mom had a nice dinner and we watched TV....football all night long. Cowboys lost big time. They were not playing their best but there were also several calls against them that were unfair. Patriots played the late game and they lost as well. I think the score was 26-10. That is the second one right in a row that they have lost. That is not good at all. That game never got over until after 11 pm and Mom was asleep but Mark stayed up for it. Tonight will be having dinner and catching up on shows that we taped and then going to bed. Mom will be up early again to study and Mark has a full days work ahead of him as well.
 Mom has had the candle burning since this afternoon for you. Hope you smile when you see it and also when you hear Mom whisper to you throughout the day and night. I smile right back so I hope you see that too. Mom sure hopes that your evening will be restful and that you get to do all the things that you need to do and want to do. I have no doubt that you will be having some fun but also staying very busy. If you can, come visit me in my dreams tonight while I sleep. I miss you so much. It hurts my heart every day that you are not here for Mom to see. 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 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 prayer for the day:

Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:24–25, NIV

Dear Father in heaven, we long to be your children and to grow closer and closer to eternal life with all its goodness and truth. In your love to us your children, bless us as we walk on earth under great stress and temptation. Keep us from going astray, and let what you have placed in our hearts grow toward perfection, to your glory and your honor. May our hearts always know the joy that our struggle and suffering are not in vain, that if we are faithful, we may bring forth the fruit of righteousness. Amen.