My new motto this year is "Do HARD Things".   

Life is way too short to skate through only doing what comes "naturally" or "easily".   Sure, there's a time and place to relax and take it easy, but for the most part I believe success only comes when we push ourselves beyond our comfort zone.

A good friend of mine shared this article about doing things that have never been done.   {Trust me, you will be touched and inspired by this article.  Take a few minutes to click over to the Blog of Impossible Things and read.)

It made me examine my own life and I'm wondering if I'm just doing easy things, or am I spending time doing things that truly STRETCH me... homeschooling in and of itself is a hard activity, but even after awhile that, too, can become easier.