Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Tuesday late afternoon? It is already 4:37 pm and Mom has dinner cooking and I just finished up a couple phone calls and now I need to write to you and then feed the pups their dinner. After that I will have the chance to relax for the evening by sitting on the couch and watching all my taped shows that I haven't been keeping up with. I have tomorrow to watch them as well seeing how Mark is gone for the 2 days. He left early this morning and made it safely to NY this afternoon. We skyped earlier and he looked good. He got a chance to eat something and then relax for a bit before it was time to head over to prep for his cutover this evening. Mom is crossing her fingers that all will go well for him and that it is a huge success so that he does not have to make that trip again for the 3rd time. Please be with him during this time and also with Mom and the pups. Things are going okay for now but the true test will be later this evening. I sure hope that Princess lets me get some sleep tonight. Last time Mom only got 4 hours of sleep and was awake for over 32 hours. That was super hard. Anything you can do to help Mom here would be super. Thank you my sweet precious son. 
 I was able to do some studying today. I took an exam and got one wrong. My grade was a 93. I started to read the first bit of my new lesson and it is going well. I think I am going to really enjoy this course! I will work on it as much as I can tomorrow. I have the maintenance guy coming to do some work and the pups will go bonkers while he is here but I am hoping that after that I can get a bit of studying in. The weather is going to be crappy as well. Heavy rain starting tonight and all day and night tomorrow with high winds again. 25-30 mph with gusts over 40 mph for the next several hours. The skies are blue right now and the sun is out but the wind is picking up. Not going to be fun but we will all be okay here. 
 Mom was up early this morning at 6:30 am. I relaxed for a short bit and then I got up, got ready and did all kinds of housework. I dusted, cleaned the bathrooms, mopped, and vacuumed. I was finished by 10:30 am and then made something to eat and started my day in my office. I chatted on the phone for a good bit today as well. I spoke to a friend and then to Mark. That is why I am running behind on time now...lol. Mom hopes that your evening will be filled with all kinds of good things that you need to do and want to do. I hope that you have time to be with Mom and either sit by me while I sleep or visit me in my dreams. I will be lighting your candle in a bit and I will whisper to you as I always do later this evening. I will smile to you and please smile back to Mom. I will close my eyes and picture your sweet smile that I miss so much. I miss you. I love you. To the moon and back and all the way around the world. To infinity and beyond! Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. It will probably be late in the day as well or early evening depending on how the day goes but I will write to you...I promise. The rest of the week looks busy as well. I go get my new vehicle on Thursday, packing up on Friday, errands on Saturday and we leave on Sunday for 5 days. Craziness for sure! It will all be good though. I know that you will send signs along the way to let me know you are near. Thank you. Hopefully I have updates for you tomorrow as well. Mom needs to get going so that I can get stuff ready for dinner. Until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams. You are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. I love you, Tyler.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is today's prayer:

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail. Isaiah 51:6, NIV

Lord our God, in you we want to find our strength, in you we want to hold out even in these times. We rejoice that the end is coming, the end you are preparing, when your salvation and justice will come on earth according to your promises. Be with us and with the believing circle given to us through Jesus Christ. Make us alert and give us fresh courage again and again, however difficult life may be. We want to continue to live and find strength in the grace of Jesus Christ, holding on in joy without grumbling and complaining. Lord God, may your name be honored, your kingdom come, and your will be done in us according to your plan. Amen.