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.

Category: Mom lIfe

  • Dart did another shed last night, probably his 11th one by now, but this time he missed peeling the skin off some of his fingers and toes. If the skin is not fully removed, it could constrict the blood flow to those parts of his body and eventually fall off. So Elliot and I carefully…

  • Hi everyone, I have a serious case of writer’s block! It’s been months and I’m wary of writing for fear of writing badly. I criticize every sentence I write. This restlessness started creeping in once I let go of my obsession to write a book. I always wanted to write about Jesus and my faith…

  • 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…

  • From way back when…we set up a tripod and took this family picture. Even though the colors could be brighter in it, it’s still one of my favorites. I’ve searched for this picture in my files whenever I had the chance, and today when I was scrolling through endless files of Minecraft screenshots that kids…

  • Today is our day to refill the water troughs, and we attempted again to get closer to the lambs. But they’re highly sensitive to humans and sounds, made by the crunching sounds of our shoes on the dry grass. It’s a patience game and we stood there slowly waving at the lambs to let them…