Brynlie's Heart

This post is in honor of Valentine's Day, and an honor to Brynlie's heart. Fifth grade has been a bit crazy this year. There have been raging hormones in some children, and Brynlie, to be quite honest, has been apalled. To her, boys are good friends and great competition on the soccer field. A few weeks ago Brynlie came home a bit disgusted that people were actually asking each other to be their Valentines. With a rolling of the eyes and a look of disgust Brynlie relayed to me all of the "couples." She also made it known to many that she thought that was just plain silly. That is until Monday. Let me introduce you to Isaac. We have known Isaac since Kindergarten. He is quite the sensitive guy. He is very quiet and to be honest reminds me of Baloo the bear in the jungle book. It has been said that he has had a crush on Brynlie since Kindergarten and yet he never talks to her. Well Monday he walked right up to Brynlie and asked her to be his Valentine. She told him that she would have to get back to him. Well Monday night she was so distraught. She didn't know what to do. Jeff and I told her that she could blame it on us and say no. She could also say that she didn't think she was old enough, then other kids became involved. Some of the boys teased him and told him that she would never in a million years be his Valentine. And then Brynlie's friends and other girls in the 5th grade told him absolutely no way. Tuesday after school I could tell that Bryn had the weight of the emotional world on her shoulders and then she shocked me. After a long talk she asked permission to call Isaac (yes, she is not allowed to call boys). The conversation went something like this, "Hi, is Isaac there?" "Isaac, it is Brynlie, will you be MY Valentine?" Then she had a huge smile and hung up. I guess when you are a Valentine you are expected to exchange gifts. Bryn, Jeff and I went to the store and picked out two cute small safe gifts. What we didn't know is that after she called he was at the park and was sharing his great news. A few mean kids decided to ruin his mood and told Isaac that it wasn't true and that she couldn't possibly mean it. This morning at Safety Patrol he got out of the car and walked right up to Bryn and asked, "Brynlie were you serious, or just kidding?" Brynlie smiled and said, "Isaac, I was serious." I admit, I had to hold back the tears as I watched a darling young man roll his shoulders back and actually strut, well maybe run, to line up. I hope that Brynlie always maintains her huge heart. Love you Bryn! Dad and I are so lucky to be your parents.