Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Tuesday evening? It is already after 5 pm and the sun is still shining bright in the sky. The temps were in the upper 40's today. Some of the snow has melted and Mom can see a tiny sliver of grass again! I will take it. That is progress for sure! Today is the 12th. It is Aunt Beck's birthday today. I hope that you have the chance to make your presence known to her on this special day. 
 Mom did it again for the 3rd day. I didn't get up until 9 am. I was up around 3 or 4 am because one of the pups were not feeling well and I had to do the cleaning up after them. I fell back to sleep again and I looked at the clock and it said 8:50 am. This time change is for some reason kicking Mom's butt this time around. I slept weird too because I kinked my left shoulder and back. I will have to put some muscle stuff on it tonight. It will feel better in a couple days. No worries! Anyways... I got up and got ready, made breakfast and came right into my office to listen to more webinars. I started at 12 noon and I am on my very last one. It will be over at 6 pm. I have done all 15 CEUs in 4 days. I will be glad to put that behind me for another couple years. I started to also look into classes for event planning. I am thinking about it but not 100% at this point and time. I will do some more research tomorrow though to see what I can find and then make a decision by the weekend. I will keep you posted.
 Mom called Aunt Beck this morning and left her a message. She called me back this afternoon. Sounds like she was having a good day. John was skiing but he was going to be home soon and he was cooking her a really nice dinner. Bean texted her this morning and will call her this evening when she gets home from work. I asked her if it was sunny there and she said no it had actually snowed this morning. I told her you were giving her Birthday snow...lol. I also told her I was sending her sunshine. We talked for over an hour. It was really nice. Mom got to talk a lot about what has been going on here and she gave me her sisterly advice. I miss that! She was also saying that Bob called her and sang her happy birthday. She also said that Bob was sounding down and depressed. They chatted for a bit. The things that were said made Mom sad. Bob is such a giving and wonderful step dad to us. He deserves to be happy and live life to the fullest, as much as he can. It will be nice to see him this weekend. I hope he will have a good time. He loves playing poker and just being in a different place even if it is for only 2 days. Mom will fill you in on more updates when I get them.
 Oh yeah...this afternoon, Mom got 2 calls from the police dept. It was a recording saying that there was a 5 alarm fire near our area and that we needed to be aware of it. I checked it out on the internet and sure enough the fire was huge and just 2.5 miles from where we live. 4 multi story buildings burned to the ground. 20 people were rescued and there was a fire fighter that got injured. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone that was involved. That news is so sad and Mom will watch it on the TV later this evening to see if there is an update. 
 Pups have been fed for the evening and now it is time for Mom to get things going for Mark and I's dinner. I will light the candle for you in a couple minutes and I will whisper to you later this evening. Smile for Mom please and I will smile for you too. Hope that you have time to come visit me in my dreams or sit next to me while I am sleeping tonight. Have fun and I hope you get to do all that you need and want to do. I miss you bunches and I love you to the moon and back and all the ways around the world. You will forever be my hero and the wind beneath my wings. You will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you so until then....good night and sweet dreams my sweet precious son.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer for the day:

But now, this is what the Lord says - he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” Isaiah 43:1-2, NIV

Dear Father in heaven, we thank you for the gift of your light in our hearts, allowing us to have faith in you. We thank you for your light, which shows us the many ways you save us from need, darkness, and death. In the midst of this darkness you keep our hearts safe so that we can be faithful until your time comes, the time when you will reveal yourself to the world, and when all voices will cry out as one, “Yes, Father in heaven, we thank you. You have redeemed us all.” Amen.