"to love somebody"

pseudo-rock stars in my eyes are the same thing as legit rock stars, they are just one step behind. so naturally when a boy plays guitar or piano and sings incredibly well i'm head over heels before i even know his name.
this was the case when i was volunteering at Bible camp for a weekend retreat one winter. i went expecting a fun weekend filled with broomball, apples to apples, hot chocolate and some great worship. i got a whole lot more.
enter brady. great jeans, great 5 o'clock shadow, great teeth (i know i'm obsessed, i'm working on it). and for some reason his mannerisms reminded me a whole lot of paul meany- and i love, love, love mute math. i know i should have been looking at the inside but i just met the kid, all i had was the physical!
the weekend started off with a bang and a really great worship session. brady played guitar and sang with a couple of other guys. we praised our Creator, heard a mini-sermon and then headed to a time of "fellowship" out on ice.
while out on the broomball court one of the camper boys got upset and started sassing off to one of the other female counselors. not making a big scene brady called out to the boy ephesians 4:31-32, "let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." a rock star in the making who loves Jesus too, could it be??
after the game we headed up to a "coffee house" time in the lodge. hot drinks were served and kids and adults were encouraged to get up and sing or read a poem or whatever. after a couple of students went brady got up and asked who knew of/liked the bee gees? a couple of us counselors woohoo'd and the kids just sat there with blank faces. he proceeded to do a cover of the song, "to love somebody". fairly certain i didn't breathe the entire song.
my roommate-at-the-time was there and could see the love written all over my face. she leaned over and said, "he is now the measuring stick. all other boys will have to live up to brady."
she's right.
xo