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

  • 18th wedding anniversary

    I can’t believe that 18 years has already passed and we’re now forgetting which anniversary it is. I feel grateful and blessed to be married to this amazing guy who makes me happy just by being there, when he randomly says “hello” to me on the Ring doorbell when I’m out watering the patio plants…

  • Day 4 in the hospital

    Things are beginning to look up,  finally! The situation didn’t look too hopeful at 7 a.m. when Ellis was complaining of nausea again and abdominal pain. Suddenly, things took a positive turn with her sitting up and talking. There were lots of tears from both of us with fear of the unknown when the cardiologist…

  • Retinal tear & upcoming laser procedure

    I had quite the weekend with my right eye! Friday night, we were settling in for a mellow weekend with nothing on the agenda when suddenly I started seeing strands of floating black lines, floaters, and whirling grey smoke. I thought it was my hair and grabbed at it but it was nothing. I went…

  • A wagon for summer outings and wagon memories from the hospital

    We got a new wagon for summer picnics or other outings where we may need to carry things. Previously, the stroller did all the carrying for us, like kids, bags, water bottles, groceries, among other things. But that season of life is over for us and we’re totally mature now. đŸ˜‰ I couldn’t resist giving…

  • Coming back home from Hawaii

    Hi everyone, we’ve been in Hawaii this past week. It’s been wonderful to enjoy the beach, hang out with family, not do housekeeping, and just be in a new place away from home.  After our October 2023 trip to Hawaii, we came home to deal with a lot of unexpected life craziness: Ellis’ 2 hospitalizations…