We've had a little more noise in our house the past week. I came home in a foul mood last Sunday after a long weekend of work to find we had baby chicks in our basement. My aunt and uncle have a menagerie of animals including chickens, and they gave us some eggs in an incubator to hatch. It's a good biology lesson for my youngest sister. Plus it is fun holding little fluffy birds in the palm of your hand. This process has got me thinking about life, because it is absolutely incredible how a bird can pop out of an eggshell after a few weeks under the right conditions. A bird with feathers and a beak and little beady eyes emerges from a brown case. I guess it's kind of the same with a butterfly going from caterpillar to cocoon to flying insect. Not all of them get that far. One of our hatch-lings didn't even make it a day. :(
I think it also relates to me and this adventure in Argentina. I'll be stretched in a lot of ways that I can't expect right now. I know I will have to break out of my shell of comfort and familiarity. When I do, I may discover that I am something else entirely. New things about who I am will be on display when they were hidden in the dark before. It will be a struggle. I will probably flop around clumsily at first. But like the baby chickens, I will gather strength, grow, and mature into something amazing and hopefully beautiful.
And now behold pictures of the transformation from shell to chick!
That's Freckles. One of the four new additions to our household.
That's Freckles. One of the four new additions to our household.
2 comments:
Cool post. I would have to disagree slightly with your assertion and say the something beautiful is already there and that Argentina will refine it and bring out new facets that you have not had the opportunity to see before. Hope the week goes well.
you are being transformed into a beautiful creation, kelly leaver.
<3 you
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