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: Faith journey

  • Mom’s 5th hospitalization since June and a hopeful update

    Right before I published this post, I got a call from my mom’s doctor at the hospital with good news. Tomorrow at 2 p.m she will get surgery to remove her pelvic mass! We’ve all been frantically waiting for this procedure since June, which had to be postponed to initially address her heart issues. Going…

  • A moment to myself

    I have an hour to myself and I’m sitting at Starbucks with my iced coffee. Looking out the window and pleased to know that it’s going to be a slow week for the four of us. How we’ve made it through this semester so far is all God’s mercy. So much has happened and this…

  • Midweek paranoia but we still made it to the annual Oakland Zoo’s Glowfari

    Ellis had another blip on Wednesday that scared all of us: loss of appetite, full belly from constipation, and general unease. I readied myself for another ER trip. I told Chris and we just stared at each other…if our eyes could talk.  So much is discussed (disbelief, shock, exhaustion, resignation, humor in the sense of…

  • Some thoughts. Still in the hospital for cyclic vomiting.

    Thank you to everyone for your kindness thoughtfulness and encouragement! It gives us that extra boost of strength to keep carrying on even when it gets tough knowing that we have people cheering us on. Yesterday, we were in the ER from 2 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. when we finally got admitted and transferred upstairs…

  • Remembering Charlie Kirk

    My heart feels so heavy and devastated today. Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist and co founder of Turning Point USA was brutally murdered, shot in the neck, in broad daylight at Utah Valley University today. He died soon afterwards in the hospital. Videos of the shooting and him collapsing from the gunshot is graphic…