The first time you go to Disney.
The first time you meet someone who years later will be your best friend.
The first time you eat chocolate.
The first time you jump off your swing and feel like you take flight.
The first time you try something new and it is great!
The first time you hear a piece of music and is makes your heart soar!
The first time you read a great book.
The first time you take a road trip with your friends.
The first time you get your heart broken.
The first time you have an "experience" with God.
The first time you laugh so hard till your sides hurt.
The first time you look into a pair of eyes and know you'll never look into another pair quite the same.
The firsts of my life are great. I often wonder why God opens up so many firsts for me. You think that as you get older your opportunities to enjoy firsts are beginning to wind down. But its weird how the older I get I am being afforded the opportunity to have so many firsts!
I wonder if what God is trying to show me is that life is only just beginning, not ending for me. That he has so much in store for me. There was a time in my life that I thought that some "firsts" would lead to an continuation of pleasure and experience. But they would end and I would wonder why I was granted that "first" only to have it ripped away! Now I see that no one can take away the experience of your first anything. The feelings involved with that moment will forever be left with you. You will always remember that smile and that elation...or the pain and the heartache.
But that moment opens your eyes, envelops your heart and provides the opportunity for your life to change, even in the smallest measure. I've had some great firsts. Some WONDERFUL firsts. Some horrible firsts. lol
Recently there have been a few firsts that have reminded me of who I really am. They reminded me of what I have already known in my heart and have most importantly made me smile. I am grateful to God for using others to provide such fabulous and yes, even the not so fabulous firsts in my recent life.
I am curious now to see what new firsts I will have and what they will do to make me grow and learn. To you my friends I say this. Enjoy the firsts life brings. Even the "bad" ones. They are the firsts that open the door to changes that your life needs. Every first can lead to greatness. The first fight you have with a friend or in a relationship can open your eyes to who the person really is. It can make you realize if this person is someone you should be around or not and if they are worth being around it will make your friendship or relationship that much stronger. The first time you have the opportunity to have dinner with your spouse because the kids are asleep or being cared for by someone else is an opportunity to reconnect with the person who you first fell in love with. The first time your hand brushes against the arm of that "special someone" can be the last arm you will ever touch because it will be the only arm you feel for the rest of your life. The first time you have to face a challenge that you are unfamiliar with, its there to build your character and just imagine the "you" you will become when you've surpassed it! The first time you get to repeat a first you've already done! Yea, technically it can be called a "second" but in reality it is a first because this is a new moment, a different time and you are a different person! This first may have a completely different outcome!
So my dear ones...
Enjoy every first leap.
Enjoy every first step.
Enjoy every first hug.
Enjoy every first fight.
Enjoy every first awakening.
Enjoy every first gift exchange.
Enjoy every first smile.
Enjoy every first kiss.
Enjoy every first meal shared with a friend or a loved one.
Enjoy every first time you heard that song.
Enjoy every first trip.
Enjoy every first time you heard his laughter.
Enjoy every first time you smelled her perfume.
Enjoy everything.
Enjoy it all.
Enjoy eachother.
Enjoy the tears.
Enjoy the joy.
And embrace the wonder of what will come.
For me? On to the first time I end a blog with the words....On to the first :)
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