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

  • A super long week… will write more soon

    Hi all, this week had been hectic with appointments, homeschooling, pre planning for Elliot’s transition to high school in the fall, being Ellis’ sous chef as she learns how to bake brownies (multiple times with mixed results) for her 4-H Favorite Food project, and a panic attack for myself. So that’s why I haven’t posted…

  • Wordless Wednesday: Tall chairs for the kitchen back in the day

  • Anti-anxiety therapy sessions

    Ellis had her second therapy session yesterday, and she and I are learning some anti-anxiety skills to cope with anxiety. The doctors were pushing for Ellis to get into therapy after all the Cyclical Vomiting bouts she had last year, and they worried that further stress that comes with heart therapy could affect future treatments.…

  • New Photoshop edits

    Learning a new skill related to technology is giving me heart palpitations! The tech savvy person in our house is Chris and I’ve always been the slow adopter. So, I’ve been pushing myself to learn a computer-related skill like Photoshop. It’s like confronting my daunting fears of pressing a button and getting frustrated with an…

  • Ending the year with a cooking class

    Ellis has been interested in cooking lately and wants to learn how to make a dish by herself, so I found a cooking class where they could make spinach and artichoke ravioli from scratch and lava cake. Elliot was dragged into it, which he says was “against his will”, but he was a good sport…