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: learning with kids

  • Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Shy!

    Thank you Martha for hosting this Friday’s RDP challenge! Have a great weekend to you and to my wonderful readers.

  • Meeting our 4-H friend’s hog named Violet

    We learned some interesting information about pigs today from our friend. He’s part of the swine project, and he’s raising Violet as a market pig and she’ll be shown at the County Fair next month. Violet loves to eat marshmallow snacks. Her ears have that jagged shape and was notched from breeders when she was…

  • California Academy of Science, SF

    We finally made it to one of our favorite museums, California Academy of Science in SF, this past Wednesday. It was an impromptu visit right before our membership ended. The last time we were there Ellis got sick and ended up going getting hospitalized later that afternoon, which occurred in August 2024. I had some…

  • Teddy joins study hall

  • 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…