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: Education

  • Science experiment with yeast

    Science experiment: Which sugar in yeast produces the most gas? We added a tablespoon of yeast to one warm cup of water into 3 separate bottles, and we capped the tops with a balloon over it. The first bottle only contained yeast, which was our control for the experiment. The #2 bottle had 2 tablespoons…

  • Wordless Wednesday: silkworm cocoons

  • Lambs: weighing and flipping attempts by the Suhs

    On Sunday afternoon, our job was to herd all 15 lambs into a chute so we can weigh a few of them on the scale. The project leader said she’d catch one, harness it, and then hopefully have it sit on the scale for 2 seconds. She and Chris managed to get one on the…

  • Update on silkworms: fruitless Mulberry leaves found

    This is crazy! Our community trees are fruitless Mulberries. This whole time, like 11 years, we’ve been seeing them everyday. đŸ˜‚ Now we know what kind of trees they are. Lol. Shaking my head… so silly. Thank you, everyone, for your comments, suggestions, and offers to help send the leaves to us. Appreciate you all!!

  • Writer’s block, motives, and getting help from Charles Spurgeon

    Hi everyone, I have a serious case of writer’s block! It’s been months and I’m wary of writing for fear of writing badly. I criticize every sentence I write. This restlessness started creeping in once I let go of my obsession to write a book. I always wanted to write about Jesus and my faith…