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

  • A rabbit gave me insight about faith

    We wish Teddy understood that we mean him no harm when we pick him up. His resistance makes it harder for all of us. On the first day, Ellis and I were talking to Teddy and trying to reassure him that this handling was necessary for him to be a show rabbit. He got lots…

  • A friend sent me this… Ellis’ first VBS

    Thank you, D, for sending me the reel! I love all the photos, but this one brings back lots of memories. This was Ellis’ first VBS, and she was so excited to be a part of it.

  • Discharged within 24 hours

  • Hopeful today for discharge

    It seems this admission is going to be a short one, I think! The plan was to get discharged today, but now they’re reconsidering because of her losing weight and possible endoscopy. Ugh…it’s disheartening to think we’re staying longer. On early Sunday morning when we got up to the patient room, Ellis was able sleep…

  • A collective sigh of relief

    The weekend was harsh with our family. Ellis had ups and downs with nausea that happened abruptly throughout the days. The nagging fear that we might end up going to the hospital took a chokehold on all of us. We’ve been through this many times, but it’s never easy to make the decision to go.…