If there is one thing I love to celebrate,
it’s progress.

Especially with your children.

It always feels good to begin to see that the things you have been hoping for, praying for, trying your best to patiently teach, finally break through in your child.

That happened for us over the Christmas break.

It was a proud moment for me.

One that not everyone would understand jumping up and down to celebrate.

See, my child acted shy upon meeting his cousins, that live in Texas, for the first time.

Most people don’t jump up and down when their children act shyly.

As a matter of fact, most parents want their children to overcome it.

But for us, it was a major victory.

I really wanted to run around and say,
“My goodness!
Did you just see that?!
My son just hid behind my leg upon meeting new people!!
WHAT?!
YAAAAYY!!”

I mean, no one would really get that, right?
What is wrong with that lady???

But it was HUGE for us!
And for the first time in a while,
I felt the sweet satisfaction of thank-you-Lord progress.

Because it wasn’t even an attention-getting shyness,
which is his usual attempt at coping with new situations.

I was real, legitimate, I-don’t-know-about-this shyness.
And I was proud.

Crazy, huh?
But oh, so real.

But the good news is…progress is being made.
Our little boy is healing.
Spirit, soul and body.
And I am so blessed to be his mama.

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Anna Lokey and her husband Shaun have four girls (one from China) and FINALLY a boy (also from China). She’s a normal mom, living a life for God, raising a family that does the same, homeschooling, and trying to keep up with everyone’s schedules. She says, “If I can get my kids to school and gymnastics on time and then fix a real meal for dinner, it’s been a good day!” You can read more about them and their anything but LoKEY life on her blog www.anythingbutlokey.com.