With the release of 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life and an upcoming 21 Day Self-Discipline Challenge starting November 1st, I thought this would be a great time to share an area that I’ve been putting off. Because in truth it just seemed a wee bit overwhelming and there are ALWAYS other things that I can do.

Ahem.

Enter our history timeline. Last year we started working on timeline information with Mystery of History, but

1. the printed figures that we had were a bit too large
2. I didn’t have the ‘right’ timeline to put up in our schoolroom
3. and {you can insert additional excuses I thought up here}

This summer I found a great timeline poster, hung it up on the wall, and ordered different timeline figures so I could print off a smaller size…and the timeline is still hanging empty on the wall. No figures, dates or anything to help in the process.

Timeline poster from Geography Matters.

Most unhelpful, you might notice. I even have it hiding behind our spelling board so I won’t notice it as much. Can you see it? It’s hiding in shame…yes, it is.

My project for the 21 day challenge will be getting the timeline caught up to where we are in history. Printing off the key timeline figures, coloring them in, laminating them…and having that timeline off my ‘to do’ list once and for all.

There will be more details on the 21 Day Self-Discipline Challenge coming October 31st, but in the meantime, I’d love for you to consider joining me and others in tackling our self-discipline and a specific project during the month of November. Maybe there is an area that you would like to work on: an unfinished scrapbook, getting back into the exercise routine, etc…

Having accountability really helps me, so I’m looking forward to sharing more of what I’m doing over the course of the 21 days – will you join in too? Pick up a copy of 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life and start thinking about what area you would like to tackle during the challenge  – can’t wait to hear what you all are working on as well!

Psst– you can read more 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life here: https://www.homeschoolcreations.net/2012/10/21-days-to-a-more-disciplined-life/

Over the next three months, I’ll be leading a book club for the book Journeys of Faithfulness by Sarah Clarkson. Officially, the book club starts today and will ‘meet’ each Wednesday through November 28th over at the Homeschool Village. I would love to have you all join in!

For those of you who don’t know Sarah, she has been writing since her teen years and is the daughter of the well-loved Sally and Clay Clarkson. Sarah is also the author of Read for the Heart: Whole Books for WholeHearted Families. Here’s a little peek into the book….

In this unique collection of inspirational stories and devotions based on the lives of Ruth, Esther, Mary and Martha, and Mary the mother of Jesus, you will celebrate the sacrifice and courage that made each these young single women biblical heroines and models for all times. In Journeys of Faithfulness, Sarah creatively and respectfully retells their stories and explores each of their journeys along God’s path of life. Each chapter also has a devotional in which Sarah shares her heart with the reader and challenges for today’s young women – to reach higher and go deeper in her relationship with Christ.

*adapted from source

Find out More

You can grab a copy of Journeys of Faithfulness for your Kindle to start reading right away and find out more about the book club over at The Homeschool Village. There is a reading schedule to download and we’ll soon be sharing printables to go along with the study, so head over there to download those and join in!

Hope that you’ll be reading along with us!

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Ummm…you know how you have ambition to do something, and then it seems as if everything around you is conspiring in the exact opposite direction?

Yeah. That.

Last week we lost internet for several days. A wee bit of an issue when one is attempting to blog.

The internet was finally revived {thank you, Verizon}, and the demise of our server was next in line. That may not seem like a huge issue, but every single one of my files and photos {other than my pictures from Africa} are on our server hard drives.

I was working on a few printables. Can’t now. {sigh}

We are fairly certain that we should be able to retrieve the files, but meanwhile I’m feeling like I am sitting here and twiddling my thumbs. This morning I had an ‘aha’ moment that perhaps {just perhaps – ahem} God has been giving me the wonderful opportunity to be, instead of do.

Whatcha think?

I’m thinking it’s about time I caught on. {grins}

I do have a few post scheduled for the rest of this week and a few next week, but hang in there with me over the next bit as our family just enjoys a bit of a breather and spends some time relaxing, k?

I’d much appreciate it!

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