Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Sunday evening? Mom is not going to write a long letter at all tonight because it is after 8 pm and I am not feeling the greatest. I wanted to hop on my computer to place a couple quick orders and to write to you to tell you that I love you with all my heart and soul. I miss you like crazy and you will forever be my hero and the wind beneath my wings. You are inside my heart, mind, body and soul. The candle has been lit for you for about 2 .5 hours and I will keep it burning until I go to bed. Mom will whisper to you as I always do each night so be listening for me. I will smile to you and I sure hope you smile every time you hear Mom. 
 It has been a very busy day here today. Mark and Mom left to go out to have my nails done, run errands and do some shopping. We left at 11 am and got home after 4 pm. I had to put everything away after and then we sat down to eat dinner. We ordered from one of our favorite places. I just don't think it agreed with either of us because we are both not doing that great. Hopefully a good night sleep will help and we will be able to start a new week off right. 
 The snow was not so bad Friday night into Saturday night. I think we may have gotten 5-6" .....exactly what they predicted. Tonight is a different story. We are not going to be so lucky. We are going to get hit the hardest and it is suppose to have already started. We will be getting another 12" of snow. They have already called off school for the kiddos. I guess in the morning it will chance to some ice as well. Just a messy 3 days for us here. Mom will let you know what we get on tomorrows letter to you. I will fill you in on our day and also on the updates that I have for you. I was able to chat with everyone the last couple of nights. I am so sorry that this letter to you is so short but Mom is just tired and I really want to go lay down and relax. Mark is watching TV and he is on the phone with his brother in Kentucky. Mom is going to go lay in bed and watch a bit of TV before I fall asleep. Don't think that will be too long now. We were suppose to have a skype call tonight but that didn't happen. We were on line but Tubal and Karen were not. Hope they are okay. I will check in with them tomorrow as well. Mom is going to get going for now my sweet precious son. I hope your evening is filled with everything that you need to do and want to do. Come be with Mom if you can or visit me in my dreams tonight. Thanks pumpkin. Until tomorrow comes.... good night and sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is today's prayer:

Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.” Luke 9:23–24, NIV

Dear Father in heaven, you have sent us the Lord Jesus to bear our guilt and our misery. To this day we rejoice that he came, he who can free us from all evil. Teach us to understand the way of the Cross, the way Jesus went. Grant that we may always follow him, even if we also suffer and have a cross to bear. Then we can joyfully go the way he went to the glory of your name, O Father in heaven. We are your children whether we understand it or not. You protect and care for us, until your glory comes and everything is completed that was begun through Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. Bless us in his Word, and help us to become his true followers. Amen.