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: God

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 8th grade promotion!

    Our charter school hosted an 8th grade promotion event. We were surprised at the number of students who were getting promoted and the long line of parents and friends waiting to get into the civic center. We expected maybe 50-100 students, but 300 was completely unexpected! It was a fun celebration to get dressed up…

  • Hospital where I was born

    This hospital was established by Queen Kapiolani in 1890, who was very interested in the health of mothers and babies. She was the queen consort to the king of Hawaii named Kalakaua who reigned from 1874 to 1891.