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

  • Gratitude for Good Friday

    Thank you, Jesus, for your ultimate sacrifice and giving us the gift of eternal life in you! An amazing gift that no one could offer and follow through on…only Jesus.

  • ZZ leaf cutting is finally showing signs of new growth

    I’m amazed that my ZZ stem cutting is finally having its moment. I was tempted to toss the stem yet I couldn’t do that because the the leaves were still healthy and stem strongly rooted. So I decided to keep it around and see if it does anything. And yes it did! This ZZ propagation…

  • With youth retreat over, Elliot has a cold or something

    Last week, Elliot attended his first youth retreat with his church group for 4 days. Even though it was his first time away from home, he came home with lots of excitement and joy telling us about all the games and activities they did at the retreat. He seemed to have deepened his bond with…

  • We finally got discharged at 5:30 p.m. on Christmas day. Time for Christmas at home

    Woke up to this surprise on Ellis’ bed! This was a very wonky Christmas for us and we weren’t sure if we’d make it home for Christmas. Doctors told us on the morning rounds that if Ellis could eat and drink without throwing up and be able to drink 4oz of fluid every three hours,…

  • 7 years in a nutshell

    Seven years ago tonight, I arrived at the hospital to get induced for labor at 36 weeks. It was a fearful night full of unknowns and insecurity. The birth plan was for the baby to be born the next afternoon, so she could be taken to the NICU for care before the shift change for…