Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Friday late afternoon? Mom is not doing so great. I wanted to take the time to write to you quickly because I am not feeling well at all. It started yesterday and every hour it got worse. Last night I snuggled on the couch and watched TV all night and then went to bed around 11 pm. I did manage to get some sleep which was nice. Mom slept in too this morning. It was almost 9 am when I woke up and that never happens. I did lounge in bed longer because I had a fever and I just didn't want to move. I played a game while the medicine that I took kicked in. Once it did kick in, Mom got up, made the bed, got ready and then I actually dusted, mopped the floors and vacuumed the floors as well. To say the least after that I felt like crap again. I got something to eat and then came in the office to study. That really did not go all that well but I did try. I will work on it tomorrow though as I do not plan to go out at all. Mom just got done taking more medicine and it is kicking in finally. It takes about 30 + minutes for it to start working. I get kind nausea and light headed for a bit and then it stops. Mom right now is in the process of making dinner while I write to you. Tonight will be another evening of snuggling on the couch and doing nothing again. Mom just needs to relax, drink lots of fluids and kick this nasty cold that I have. 
 Grandpa called last night to say hello but we didn't talk long. After he heard Mom he said that he wanted me to relax and get some rest. I told him I would call him over the weekend. Meme called this afternoon to thank me for the flowers that I had delivered to her at work for her Birthday (which is Sunday). She said they were really pretty and she was so happy with them. That made Mom feel good. Mom will be sure to call her on Sunday and sing to her. It is also the Super Bowl. We were suppose to have a couple of Mark's friends over but I am not sure if that is going to happened because of Mom being sick. We will see by tomorrow. Not much else is planned that is for sure. It is super cold out there and Mom doesn't need to get worse.
 The sun is setting right now and it looks like a sherbet  sky. It is light blue, orange, pink and yellow. It is pretty. It is making me smile so thank you my sweet precious son. Mom is sorry that this is going to be short but I will write a longer one to you tomorrow. I miss you so much and I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you are inside my heart, mind, body and soul. I will whisper to you later tonight so smile when you hear me and I will smile back to you. Until tomorrow comes.... good night and sweet dreams pumpkin. Come visit me in my dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer for the day:

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1, NIV

Lord our God, we thank you that we may be your children and may be led by your hand. Give us patience and faith, especially when our way on earth seems difficult and life is full of grief and hardship. You are light. You show us the right path. You go before us in the self-denial and patience taught us by your Word. Protect us on all our ways. May your kingdom grow among us until it can be plainly seen that you, O God, are truly with us doing your work and bringing us joy, even though what we do seems fruitless. But your work endures. In your work we rejoice, and we want to give thanks to you every day. Amen.