Firsts.  First step, first car, first date, first game win, first time away from home, first day of a new year, first attempt at a blog…….ever.  Firsts are a kind of two-edged sword, on the one side exciting and challenging and on the other intimidating and scary.  Even so, it’s important to keep experiencing firsts.  They keep you growing as a person.  They unlock potential and help your vision materialize.  I read somewhere that after reaching 30 years old most people never attempt anything new.  I determined that would not be my experience.  I asked God to help me challenge myself ocassionally to try something in which I had an interest- to “go first.”  What are your interests?  How are you going to grow this year?  What are you going to do to break out of the mundane, to overcome a fear, to unleash a God given talent inside you?  Hmmmm…….firsts…..