Everywhere I look I hear someone hating on Tim
Tebow! Every week I am reading a
commentary or listening to a sports announcer musing about how “over the top”
Tebow is with his faith and why he should tone down his message and just play
ball. We live in a world where
negativity is always front page news while the special interest story may not
even make the news at all.
People who
really know me know that I am not a Gator fan (I am mean, SERIOUSLY—They are
the team that robbed my Buckeyes and my child of the National Championship Title in
2006) and I am not a Broncos fan (that same child went on to play for the
Raiders-Need I say more?). What I am is
a mom and a child of God who is thrilled that there is a player out there whose
walk matches his talk. I am not talking
about the player who gets down on one knee after a big play and then is
arrested for a DUI after the game. Nor am I talking about the person who thanks
God for his victory and then is ranting and cussing on Facebook (sometimes this
happens on the same post).
Tim Tebow grew up in a Christian home where it was
common to give back to the community, go on mission trips and do the right
thing. I am not saying that Tebow is a
saint, but it sure is refreshing to see a child who was trained well and hasn’t
forgotten what he has learned. That is a
parent’s dream. It seems to be paying
off in his first season as a Bronco.
Every week someone tells me that Tebow is just not that good and then
has to eat their words when the Broncos win again. I believe that living right has its
rewards.
We are living in an era where it is hard to find
role models in high profile places. Thank you Tebow for not being ashamed of
who you believe in and for his parents who seemed to have done a great job
training up this young man.
