Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Sunday afternoon? Mom's day started out pretty good considering that Mark was up early and he had to work for about 3 hours. I had every intention of sleeping in while he was working but that did not happen. I was up at 7 am. I did stay in bed to keep the dogs quiet for a couple hours and then decided to get up. I did a couple things around the apartment and then got ready and took the pups for a nice walk. We went and got the packages from the office and the mail and walked around for a bit. The weather is super nice. The skies are blue and it is sunny. The wind at times is pretty strong but no complaints from me! Meme called me this morning and was saying that it was gray and cloudy and it had started snowing there. I was surprised because of how beautiful it is here today. I looked ahead for the weather because the weather channel is tracking Winter Storm Jayden now. Looks like we will luck out and not get it. Maybe some rain but that is it. NH will get it though on Tuesday into Wednesday. They are looking at 4-8" of snow. Poor Meme, Bob, Grandpa and Debbie. 
 Mom is sorry that I did not write to you yesterday but I have to be honest and say that it was a good day for once. Mom did not turn her computer on at all, no iPad either. Every once in a while I would look at my cell phone but not often. I think I just needed a day where where was no electronics. I did think of you all day and I mentioned you a few times. I sure hope that you heard me talk about you. Mark and Mom were up fairly early. We fed the pups and we got ready to start our day. We were out the door around 11:30 am. We went and ran some errands, did some fun shopping and then went and grabbed a few things at the grocery store. Mom had to go into the pet store to get food and I got to see a sweet 12 year old Basset Hound named Daisy Mae. She reminded Mom of our sweet Daisy Mae. She was just so gentle. She allowed Mom to pet her and she got pretty comfortable because she laid her little head in my hands and then on my lap. I miss all our basset hounds that we had. I also got to pet and met a little Yorkie names Scottie. The owner said he was shy and scared so Mom left him alone. When I was walking by him to leave he came right up to me and sniffed and he let me pet him. The owner was shocked. He was so cute. Later that day, Mark and I had to grab the mail, get packages from the office and then we came home. I put everything away and prepped dinner, fed the pups and then ate. I did the dinner dishes and just got comfortable on the couch and our groceries were here. I put them all away and then relaxed on the couch. It was 8 pm by that time! Mom watched an old movie on TV. It was called Funny Face. It was really good. It took place in Paris. That got over a little after 10 pm and Mom was ready to go to bed. Mark stayed up for a bit though. No one called at all. The phones were quiet. It was nice. 
 Tonight we have a skype call with Tubal and Karen providing they are feeling better. Mom will also give Grandpa and Debbie a call as well. I will update you on things tomorrow when I write to you. The rest of the day will be really just relaxing and watching the Pro Bowl football game. I don't usual watch it and I have no idea who is playing but I figured that I would watch it today. It starts in a couple hours so I have time to do a few things before it comes on. Next Sunday is the big game...the SuperBowl. It is also Meme and Princess' Birthdays. We shall see how that turns out. You know who I am rooting for! 
 Mom hopes that your day and night is everything you want it to be. I sure hope you have fun tonight while Mom is getting some rest. I hope that you have the chance to come visit me in my dreams as well. I will light the candle in a little bit and I will be sure to whisper to you later this evening. Smile for me and I will smile for you. I sure do miss you bunches and I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You will always be my superhero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. I will be back tomorrow so until then....good night and sweet dreams later this evening my sweet precious son.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer of the day:

My prayer for you is that you may have still more love – a love that is full of knowledge and wise insight. I want you to be able always to recognize the highest and the best, and to live sincere and blameless lives until the day of Christ. I want to see your lives full of true goodness, produced by the power that Jesus Christ gives you to the praise and glory of God. Philippians 1:9–11, (Phillips)

Lord our God, we thank you for filling our hearts with such great trust. We thank you for all we are given in our lives, above all that we can come to know Jesus Christ. We thank you that over and over we can draw strength and life from his life. Praise to your name, for our life has a goal and we may find strength and certainty during our time on earth. You will reveal what we hope for, and even now you allow us to keep something of this goal before our eyes. We praise you that your name may become great in our midst and that again and again new life can well up from us, who are poor and weak. May your name be praised for setting this goal before us to strengthen us. Amen.