Tim and Demi-Leigh Tebow announced on Tuesday they were expecting a baby, calling it a “privilege” to be a mother and father.
They’re right.
Society often seems to go out of its way to highlight the burden of raising children, zeroing in on the financial costs, the time, the energy, the mental strain.
There is no denying its many challenges – even heartache and heartbreak from time to time.
But like so many of the most important things in life, you can’t calculate the cost of the incalculable.
The Tebows, who married in 2020, announced that Demi-Leigh is 16 weeks along and eagerly awaiting their baby’s birth later this year
“I’m so grateful because I just couldn’t imagine a better life partner to do life with first and foremost,” said the former Miss Universe. “To be able to raise a little tiny human being together. I’m so grateful that Tim is my husband … that we get to do parenting together.”
Since stepping away from his professional sports career, both in the NFL and minor league baseball, Tim Tebow has been covering college football for ESPN, partnering with a private equity firm, and overseeing the Tim Tebow Foundation.
According to its mission statement, the foundation “exists to bring Faith, Hope & Love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need.”
In announcing the news of their baby, the Tebows showed a strip of ultrasound images of the preborn child.
It was in January of 2010 when Tim Tebow partnered with Focus on the Family in a highly anticipated Super Bowl commercial.
The 30-second spot ignited a firestorm of controversy, catapulting it to one of the most talked about ads in the big game’s history. Critics claimed it was going to be an “anti-abortion” commercial and voiced their disgust and objection in the days leading up to Super Bowl Sunday.
In the end, the critics looked silly when it was revealed the spot featured Pam Tebow, Tim’s mother, talking about how Tim was her “miracle baby” who almost didn’t make it out of the womb. Doctors had encouraged the Tebows to abort, but they refused.
Whether championing support for preborn life, victims of sex trafficking, or those with developmental disabilities, Tim and Demi-Leigh Tebow have long celebrated the beauty and value of every life.
Years ago, the late legendary talk show host Larry King was being interviewed by Charlie Rose.
“You’re not a father, are you?” Larry asked Charlie.
“No,” answered Rose.
“You miss the great joy of life,” reflected King, who was father to five.
A lifetime of success at work will never outpace the pleasures and satisfaction of pouring yourself into the task and privilege of raising a child.
In an era when fewer couples are marrying, and fewer of those couples are having children at all, it’s a good thing when a high-profile couple celebrates the wonder of parenting.
Tim told People Magazine that his wife “is going to be a fierce defender and protector … She will be extremely loyal and loving. Demi is someone that is extremely determined. When she sets her mind to something, she goes all the way in — and I know that she will do that as a mom, too.”
Our nation and world desperately need more children, but we likewise must raise up a new generation of advocates who will fight, defend, and lead those boys and girls to a Savior who will change their lives, giving them purpose and meaning on this earth – and an assurance that the best is yet to come.
Congratulations, Tim and Demi-Leigh, and please let our team know if we can help serve and encourage your growing family. Parenting is a privilege – and also a blast!
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