Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Friday afternoon? The weather here is still really sh*tty. The wind is just whipping and the rain is so heavy. Guess we have it still for tomorrow morning and then in the afternoon it will start to clear up. That is a good thing as it has been raining for 4 days straight and it has been 6 days since we have seen the sun. Mom is feeling the nasty weather. I was surprised though as I didn't know that we were in a tropical storm named Melissa until the weather channel mentioned it a bit ago. I believe it. It is terrible out there. Anyways....
 Mom is completely exhausted as all heck today. I have been up since 5 am and I didn't go back to sleep. I lounged in bed for about 2 hours and then I was back up. The pups were fed and coffee done for Mark. He went straight to work and Mom had all intentions of getting ready to go run errands with him but that all changed in a blink of an eye and Mom stayed here and tended to everything that I needed to do. what a mess.... Mom booked a transport company 2-3 months ago. They said we wouldn't hear anything until this week. That was cool. I believed them....well up until today when I kept getting the same answers and no call backs. Mom took it upon herself to call another company and explain the situation. After a few phone calls and emails and 2 hours, I was able to get us a new transport company. The prices were higher but we had no choice in the matter at all. I even got Meme's taken care of as well for her to and we will still get our vehicles on the 18th! Super excited for that!!!!  That took all my morning and afternoon. I am just getting to your letter and then I have a ton of stuff that I need to do before the movers come tomorrow morning to collect all our furniture. We will literally have all our stuff we are taking, the boxes, etc... and an air mattress to sleep on. That will be it. We will have to tough it out for 2 days like this but that is okay. We can do it...no problem! We have exactly 3 more sleeps here in this apartment and we are moved out for good. The ladies in the office are so sad that we are leaving. Mom will miss them. Everything is all set for Meme and Bob, Grandpa and Debbie for Monday as well. Tomorrow after everything is gone, it will be so real to Mark and Mom. My nerves are getting the best of me now and I need to calm down. I know everything will be just fine. I know this because you will be right by Mom's side in all this. I thank you my sweet precious son. 
 Mom can't write a long letter to you today because I really need to get things going on everything else. It is already after 4 pm too. I wanted to be done by this time but that isn't happening. I will be doing this stuff until the wee hours of the night and then getting some much needed sleep before the real crazy chaos starts in the morning. 
 I will light your candle after I finish this to you and I will whisper to you later this evening. I miss you like crazy. 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 live in my heart, mind, body and soul.I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you though. Have fun while Mom gets some must needed sleep. Come visit me if you can in my dreams. I will give you updates if I have any on tomorrows letter, so until then....good night and sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer for the day:

Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:3– 4, NIV

Dear Father in heaven, we love and honor your ways even when they are bitter ways. We long for courage and strength. Lord, help us to believe. Grant faith to the millions surrounded by death, faith that overcomes everything through utmost self-denial. Let your light shine out to bring life to the nations in the midst of all that is happening. Your light shall lead and guide us, and peace will come, a deeper peace than we have ever known. Remember each of us in all our concerns, and grant that the struggles of life may lead us to peace. If hard and bitter ways should be our lot, help us to remain steadfast, never complaining about our burdens even in the most difficult days, for through grief and trouble the way leads to you. Amen.