Could You Be A First !

Have you ever given any thought to being the first at anything?  Most competitive people do, but for those of us that really don't think of life as a competition it isn't a factor in our day to day life. 

For some reason when I awoke this morning GOD put the word "first" on my heart.  I lay in bed praying and thinking about the different ways this could impact our lives outside of a competitive arena.

All the first of a new child .... to be remembered and cherished by their parents forever no matter how long their child walks the earth.

and then I dug deeper, I don't remember my first sunset, my first sunrise or my first rainbow... but I remember my first multitude of rainbows and who I was with and where I was at..... 

I remember the first kiss D gave me because, it was earth shattering and changed my world for the rest of my life.

For me getting to be first and having a new first is stepping outside of my comfort zone.  Taking chances, learning new things, trying something for the first time.  Skydiving, zip-line, snorkeling, hiking on the Appalachian trail, meeting new friends, going to lunch.........

Words of wisdom of my beautiful daughter "take one step at a time, a first step....that's all you have to do."

Maybe today, you can be someone's first, a first smile, a first kind word.......after all it's the simple things in life, the way we treat each other that make the biggest changes in our world.......one first step at a time..........