Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Tuesday evening? Happy January 1st! It is official... It is New Years Day. Happy New Year to you in heaven. Mom whispered to you at midnight so I hope you heard me. Last night was nothing like I though it would be. I had planned a nice dinner, making cookies, playing a game, taking a bubble bath, watching the ball drop and then going to bed. What really happened was dinner was made, cookies were made and none were eaten, no game was played, we started to watch the New Year's Eve show and Mark was sick. He spent a lot of time away from the tv. Mom called it a night around 9:45 pm. We got into bed, put the tv on and Mom was falling asleep at 10:30 pm. I did fall asleep and Mark woke me up at 11:58 pm. We watched the ball drop, said Happy New Year and gave eachother a kiss and Mom went to bed. Mark stayed awake for a bit and then shut everything down. Around 2 am Mom was awake because of the neighbors staggering in and I had massive heartburn. I slept for like 3 hours at the most. I was up at 8:30 am. Pups were fed, we were showered and out the door at 11 am to go to the movies. We got there in plenty of time. The movie was so good. Mom knows that you would have loved it as it was your kind of movie. I thought of you all the way through it. It was DC's AquaMan. After the movie we planned on going to the Olive Garden to have a nice meal. We got there and the place was packed. We decided to just take it to go. It was a good thing we did because the whole time we were waiting for our food, Mark was in the bathroom. He was sick again. Mom was of course outside. We got home just in time again for Mark. To say the least Mom had dinner alone and Mark hasn't ate yet. I am not sure what is going on with him but it is concerning to me. Mom will be observing the next couple of days and if it continues then he will have to get checked out. The pups are doing better now. They are no longer sick and Mom is doing good. I am just really tired from the lack of sleep last night. I spoke to Meme this morning. Her and Bob are doing good. They are coming along well I guess with cleaning out their clothes and stuff that they no longer want or need. Mom is proud of them. It is a start. They have a really long way to go with everything but they are doing good! Mom will be calling Grandpa in a bit. They went out last night to ring in the new year. I will contact Aunt Beck as well. I should have updates for you in the next couple of days. Tomorrow it is back to work for Mark and school for me. After a couple of weeks of relaxing with the holidays it is time to get back into the swing of things and back to reality. Mom and Mark have some big goals to try and accomplish this year. We can do it if we set our minds to it. I look forward to this new year. Mom has already started with getting her circle on social media smaller. I deleted over 24 people off my facebook. It is not because I don't like them it is because these people never talk to me and I don't talk to them. I am trying to keep family mostly and maybe a couple of friends and that is it! I have more deleting to do later. It hurts to delete some because they have hurt me but again that is now in the past and I am only looking forward! Nothing else is going on. Mom is needing to do a couple of things in the apartment before it gets too late. I have laundry going and phone calls to make. Tomorrow the Christmas tree and decorations will be coming down for another year. I will have alot of cleaning to do as well and studying in the afternoon. I will be back though to write you a letter. I will light the candle for you in a bit. Smile for me when you hear me tonight. I will smile to you my sweet precious son! Come visit Mom in my dreams if you have time tonight. Have fun while I sleep. I miss you more than words and I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. Mom is thinking of what pictures to post for this month. It will come to me and I will start tomorrow with them. remember you are forever in my heart, mind, body and soul. You will always be my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer for the day:

This, then, is how you should pray:“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:9–10, NIV

Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored. May your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as in heaven. May this continue to be our prayer in the new year, and may we find fellowship with one another in what is eternal and holy. Bless us on our way. Bless us on our earthly pilgrimage so that we may remain free from all bondage, able to thank you day and night for all the good you do, even when things look very dark. We praise your name and we pray as the Savior has taught us. Amen.