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I mean a REAL smile.

Uncontained joy.

I took Micah to get his drivers permit on Friday.

I knew he would pass the test, but of course he had his doubts.

We like to tease and have fun at our house, so I expected him to emerge from the room with the look of failure. I figured he would tell me he failed, then pull his permit from behind his back.

But I was wrong.

The child emerged with the biggest smile I have ever seen on him!

No, really! I mean he was grinning from ear to ear.

He couldn’t pull off a fake failure if he tried!

And my heart melted to see him smile like that.

Don’t we live to see those moments of joy of the faces of the people we love?

I was weepy, or course.

It’s hard to give those babies over!

And of course moments like that make you think back…

I remembered the first time he drove.

We were on our way back from visiting my grandmother in Nebraska.

In a no-time-like-the-present moment, I decided to pull over and let him drive for the first time.

“Mama, no! I can’t do that!”

“Yes, you can, son. Get in.”

And in great fear and trepidation, he got behind the wheel.

Through the months it got easier.

He soon asked to drive…all the time!

And of course he had to listen to my driving rules and lessons like, oh, a thousand times!!!

Everything building to the day of the test.

He studied all day that morning, and asked numerous times, “What would you say if I failed?”

“I’m not worried about that.”

“But what would I tell my dad? Would I have to tell him?”

“I’m not worried about that either.”

“Why?”

“Because we’ve prepared for this moment. You’re ready.”

And twenty minutes later, with permit it tow, we headed to the car where he could drive legally for the first time.

He didn’t know when he faced his fear and got behind the wheel that first time where he was headed.

He just knew he conquered a fear.

And like with so many other things in life…

Conquered fear leads to joy!

And oh the places he’ll go!