thirty day challenge {day one}

So, how did it go today?

I thought of you all as my alarm went off this morning. It was much easier to get my groggy, pregnant behind out of bed knowing that there were so many of you out there to hold me accountable.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss has a prayer in her book, A Place of Quiet Rest, that was my prayer for myself this morning as I began this 30 Day Challenge. It is taken from Psalm 27:4 and I prayed it for the many of you who are seeking God over the next 30 days along with me:

Lord Jesus,You have shown me that only one thing is absolutely necessary, and that is the one thing I want to seek after with all my heart: that I may live in your presence every day of my life, that I may gaze upon Your beauty with a heart of worship and adoration, and that I may learn to know Your heart, Your ways, and Your will. To this supreme purpose I dedicate myself. By Your grace, I will make this the highest priority of my life. Amen.

Today was busy and filled with unexpected things like a runaway dog and a grouchy, teething baby. You know, the things that really aren't that big of a deal, but when they all pile up you just want to pull your hair out. I was so thankful that I started my day with the Lord this morning because I definitely needed His strength. I am getting ready for a garage sale this weekend (I am trying to "be intentional" and get rid of all of our clutter too) and I have been organizing and pricing my garage sale items all week. Levi has despised loved being stuck inside while his mama is busy pricing away.

I tried to convince him that riding his bike inside is just as fun as riding it outside. He was not so sure about that.

He kept himself busy for a few minutes here and there. But most of the time he was unloading my boxes or trying to steal my pricing stickers. He wanted so badly to help his mama.

He is not very helpful when it comes to preparing for a garage sale, but those monster jammies and crossed baby feet sure are cute!

If I fed him a snack it usually distracted him for a little longer. Good thing he loves to eat so much.

He tried really hard to drink his daddy's Pepsi too. These were the few happy moments in our day. The rest of the day was pretty rough for this baby boy. His mama was very tired by the time it was bedtime.

Right after Levi's bath his daddy came home with his truck and a big trailer. Joel has been working long hours planting beans and spraying his fields. Oh my, was he happy when Joel asked him if he wanted to go play on the trailer.

Definitely the highlight of his day. It was like all his grumpiness and sadness was instantly gone. He was SO HAPPY his dad was home.

He ran up and down the trailer...over and over again. Man, if only Joel would have parked that trailer in our driveway earlier today.

He even got to wrestle with his daddy. So, not our best day ever. But I am thankful that I started with a quiet heart today. And I am thankful that I got to watch Levi's huge smiles and listen to his giggles as he got to spend a few minutes with his daddy tonight before bed. I love watching my boys together.

We made it through the first day! I can't wait to see what God continues to do in the next 29...and hopefully many more...as we seek a consistent time each day with our Heavenly Father!

If you are late in joining us in the 30 Day Challenge, go ahead and start now! You can read all about it here.