Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? It definitely is a Monday for sure. The weather wasn't that great at all...it was raining, then sleeting, then snowing and then the sun came out for about 20 minutes and now the sun has set. It is almost dark outside and it is only 4:20 pm. Mom and Mark did not get much sleep at all last night. I was in bed at 10:15 pm and Mark decided to stay up for a bit and watch tv. He was up at midnight and again at 3 am as he was not feeling so great and then Princess was sick this morning as well around am or so. Mom fell asleep and woke up at 8 am and got up, fed the pups and then made fresh coffee for Mark. I laid back down for about an hour but didn't fall back to sleep so I was up, got ready, made breakfast and then came right in to study. I went over my exam and I submitted it. I got a 90 on it~ an A- so I am ok with that! I started reading the next chapter and finished that and started on my next exam but that is going to take a bit because it is all kinds of formulas and math equations. There are 25 of them and the 15 other questions....ugh! I just want to pass this one so that I can move on. Mom will be working on it all day tomorrow so hopefully I can finish it up and then submit it and move to the next one! My goal is to finish this class by Friday so that after Christmas I will start a whole new course! Then I will start the new year with only having 2 courses left! That would be super! Anyways.... Mark has been working all day and still is and the pups have been pretty quiet as they are tired from not sleeping. They will be hounding me in about 10 minutes to feed them though. Mom is happy that tonight is leftover beef stew. That makes it an easy dinner for me! Later it will be relaxing and watching a bit of tv and then going to bed to be able to get some sleep to study all day tomorrow. This week will be crazy and the weekend will be worse. Lots to still do for Christmas shopping, getting things ready to head to NH a week from today. I can't believe that a week from today is Christmas Eve and next Tuesday is Christmas. I will say it again and again... it sure does not feel like it at all. Mom is happy that it is a green Christmas though for us here and there in NH. Mom will be able to sit on your bench when I come to visit for the first time ever during the holiday! I have an ornament that I will leave there for you like I do every year. This one is a snowman that lights up...green, red, blue that says I love my son. I will light it up when I am there but will turn it off when I leave. I sure hope that makes you smile when you see it. I miss you. I miss you so much. Mom's heart hurts all the time because of it but I just don't show it to anyone. I keep it inside. I smile and laugh to hide it. I know that it is not healthy to do that but I don't know what else to do. I think if I didn't I would still be a huge wreck and I know that would make you so sad. I love you my sweet precious son. To the moon and back and all the way around the world. Always remember that please. Mom has absolutely no updates for you at all today. The phone rang one all last night and today it has been so quiet and has not rang once. I didn't call Grandpa last night because I knew he worked all day and he was sick so I wanted him to rest. I will call him during the week though to say hello. I will be touching base with Meme and Aunt Beck this week too. I will fill you in when I have something though. Mom sure hopes that your evening will be everything that you need and want it to be. May you have the chance to come visit me in my dreams tonight while I sleep. Have fun too. Please watch over us all like I know you do but I just always like to ask. Thank you. Please give everyone big hugs from me and tell them I love and miss them too. I will light a candle for you and everyone when I get off the computer. I will whisper to you like I always do later this evening as well. Smile for Mom and I will smile for you. Remember that you live inside my heart, mind, body and soul forever and that you will always be my super hero. Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter after I do my studying. Wish me luck and help Mom as you were so great in math! Thanks pumpkin! Continue to fly high and free up there or wherever you maybe be. Until tomorrow comes my bright shining star....good night and sweet dreams!
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is today's prayer:

For it was life which appeared before us: we saw it, we are eyewitnesses of it, and are now writing to you about it. It was the very life of all ages, the life that has always existed with the Father, which actually became visible in person to us mortal men. 1 John 1:2, Phillips

Lord our God, we thank you that you have given us the light of life, that we can now learn how to live, and that through your great grace we may understand life in direct relationship with the Lord Jesus, who was crucified and who rose from the dead. Grant that the power of Christ may be made visible in us. Grant that his life may become our life, that we may leave behind all doubts and anxiety, even though we are often surrounded by darkness and night. Keep us in your Word. Let your will hold sway over all the world, for your will must be done in heaven, on earth, and down to the lowest depths. Let your will be done on earth as in all the heavens. Amen.