Challenges?

In taking on this Ultimate Blog Challenge, one of the blog topic ideas was blogging about challenges.  Do you seek them out or tend to shy away from them.  Normally I would think I would say I tend to shy away from them, however, I have taken on three or four different ones this past month… willingly. 
A couple of small ones, and a few huge ones - I thought about putting them in order of hugeness for me, but while some of them may seem to be a bigger challenge than others, in trying to list them, I’m not so sure…
UBChallenge is one of them.  I try hard to keep pretty updated with my blog, so I didn’t figure it would be a *real* hard challenge for me.  Maybe more of a reminder?  This is one that I would consider fairly huge for me. So far, so good (yep, this is day 2!).
Bible in 90 Days Challenge.  Another one I try really hard to keep up with - reading my Bible.  I stated off this year going strong - and the Old Testament is H.A.R.D. to read.  Needless to say, I am behind on my reading list - hoping that I can mark it off completely for this time around in about 100 days! One I am up to for sure!
Homeschool Crew.  Sounds easy, right?  Well, truth be told… it’s not!  I mean, is it fun? Absolutely!  We had a great time getting items in the mail last time. But, it is a LOT of hard work.  Keeping up with what you are getting, when it is due, researching it, actually using it and forming an opinion and then pulling together a post for you all to read - definitely a challenge! Another one that I am up to!
Last one that comes to mind right now, may seem small to you, but I stepped out in faith and offered to lead an online Bible Study with my local homeschool group.  We have been reading and (supposed to be) discussing Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit by Teri Maxwell.  I have been making 4 new emails each week for discussion - 1. Specific prayer requests for the week, 2. General notes from what I read, 3. Application ideas that are found at the end of each chapter and 4. Study guide questions that are in a study guide book that goes along with it.  I have just posted (and answered) week 4.  I have gotten very little response from the group, but I am not giving up, hoping that one thing that one person reads, may help them somehow.  Isn’t that what it is all about?  Needless to say, I took it as a challenge in the beginning, and now, that I almost feel like it is failing, I am seeing it as more of a challenge to keep it going…
So, there are my thoughts on challenges… I don’t really care to take ‘em on, but it appears I do it anyways.


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