sing like wildflowers

My full and kooky life as a homeschooling mommy to 2 great kids, raising a child with HLHS (Hypolastic Left Heart Syndrome), coping with depression, following Jesus, and being much too camera happy.

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Welcome to my blog! My name is Esther and I’m so happy you are here. I’m an avid nature photographer and a daydreaming thinker. My posts revolve around photos of nature’s beauty, homeschooling adventures with my 2 kids, sporadic reflections on my child’s heart condition, Bible reading reflections, gardening feats, and other mish mash things. Hopefully you’ll leave encouraged, pensive, or smiling at the simple things of life. Thank you for stopping by and hope you’ll find some interesting posts to read!

Category: doctor visits

  • Mistook bug bites for shingles

    Last week, I went to the doctor’s office to check out a few bug bites on my left upper back and chest thst burned, ached, and led to muscle cramps. Two weeks ago I got red marks on those spots that I believed were from a nasty bug bite, like a spider bite or even…

  • Long day of appointments

    We’re still working on checking off Ellis’ long list of appointments! Yesterday was a long day of appointments where we’re shuffled from one room to another to meet different doctors. Thankfully, we are done for this month. Good news is that she’s stable and no changes in heart heart since last appointment. We like everything…

  • Wordless Wednesday: another appointment checked off

  • Heart clinic visit and many fears

    Wednesday was our heart clinic day at Lucile Packard Heart Center. The time we spend there varies each time, but the last couple of times took less than an hour, so I presumed this visit would be the same. It was not! The whole appointment took 4 hours with Ellis getting an echocardiogram, EKG, and…

  • Therapy about anxiety & “talking back”

    Today was Ellis’ therapy session again and we reviewed the progressive muscle relaxation technique (which is the process of relaxing your body from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet) to a new technique of talking back to the anxiety and fears. From what I understood, talking back is when you…