Whatever life may bring

Throughout my life I’ve dealt with grief. Much less then some, more then others. Death is a part of life, no matter how much we may try to escape it and deny it’s existence. One way or another, it catches you. Maybe in a friend, a pet, a loved one. But no matter how hard we try to ignore it, this grief will come in some form. At first we may continue to deny, to believe that all of this is just a bad dream. It certainly doesn’t feel real at first! However life is real, and this denial can only last so long. Then comes the sadness. I’m sure we have all heard the saying ‘Time heals all wounds’, and this is a saying I disagree with. Rather I believe the saying should be ‘Time changes all wounds’. Often wounds leave a scar and that scar becomes a part of you. Grief is like this. It never fully goes away, but it does morph into different shapes. One day the sadness may simply be a dull ache, one that you can push through to the beautiful memories that grief tries to hide from us.

Grief, like any strong emotion, can either destroy us or help us grow. It forces us to accept our own humanity and to realize we cannot control everything in our lives. It can teach us to enjoy every moment, big or small. The value of life is never quite as clear to us as when we are grieving. As humans our natural response to grief is to shove it away, but we should rather embrace it and learn the lessons it offers.

As unpleasant, and frankly soul wrenching, as death and grief can be, the wounds they leave can strengthen and shape you as a person.

I’ve been struggling with this a lot myself lately and I find writing it out helps. I hope if anyone else sees this, it may help to bring them comfort and closure in whatever grief they are battling.

– Comment Girl

Return to blogging!

The time has come for me to return to this blog! My dad set it up for me four years ago, and while my little ten year old self had good intentions, she never followed through with really writing much! For the last year or so I’ve had the writing bug, working on a book and writing short stories and poems, so I thought it would be fun to finally do something with this blog.

I’ll be blogging about a mixture of my interests, from books and movies, to figure skating, and animals. I hope that there will be a little bit of something for everyone to enjoy.

Have a great day, and don’t forget to pop back around to see what I’m up to!

-Comment Girl

Bantam Chicks for 4-H

Benny Rooster
Benny the Rooster

April Hen
April the Hen

A few weeks ago, I got some bantam chicks for showing in 4-H shows. On March 31st, I got Benny and April  two 2 week old Belgian Cochin ‘s . They are now one month and a week and a half old. Benny crowd his first crow today on April 26th at nine-o-clock in the morning. Then three days later I got six more chicks at two days old. They are now three weeks old. Their names are Fiona, June, Pom-Pom, Danielle, Polk-a-Dot, and Susie. We are not sure what gender they are yet, but we based it on how they act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fiona-and-danyel
Flying practice

suzzie
Susie, the dozer

danyel
Danielle, the sweetheart

pompom
Pom-Pom, the jumper (and the eater)

june
June

poka-dot
Polk-a-Dot

Fiona
Fiona, the acrobat

World Alive

The sun is shining,
the birds all flew.

A lion leaps high as
if to try to reach the sky,

which looks brand new.
Fish are swimming in the river blue,

a black bear is reaching he’s caught very few.
The rising sun makes the water glisten;

and, if you listen,
you”ll hear sounds you never knew.

By: Rachel S