Are you a football fan? If so, do you have a favorite team?
Here in our house we watch a lot of football. We cheer for all the Big 12 teams, our alma mater-Arkansas State, and if you’re Tab you’ll watch practically ANY game that’s on. I’m adding a new favorite to this list…The University of Iowa.
I think I’ve mentioned before that I like football, but I’m an even bigger fan of College Game Day on ESPN Saturday mornings. It’s a pre-game broadcast show that’s live in a big college match-up town each week. They talk all kinds of stats but they also share some heartfelt stories. A few weeks ago, the kiddos and I were watching and they shared the story about the new tradition at the University of Iowa. After the first quarter of the game, the fans all turn and wave at the children and families’ watching from The Children’s Hospital. If you haven’t seen it, you need to go watch this segment.
I was bawling in my coffee and I looked over at Ebby Lee and she was doing the same thing (just minus the coffee). What a story! And what a way for those families to feel some Hawkeye love.
The seventeen-year-old in the video, Daxon, really touched my heart. Can you imagine being in a hospital room slowly checking off the days and just not having much to look forward to? All week long he has his mind set on-Saturday coming. He looks forward to this wave from the Iowa faithful during Hawkeye home games on Saturdays.
It immediately made me think of these verses…
“Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life? Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the elements melt down that day—but we’ll hardly notice. We’ll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness.” 2 Peter 3:11-13 (The MSG)
As Christians we’re supposed to be living our lives with eternity in the forefront of our minds. Sometimes with the busyness of everyday life, all the sports’ practices, and all the laundry, I forget to do that. So I’m speaking to myself just as much (if not more) as I am to you. 🙂
I hope we can all be encouraged today to do just that…remember heaven’s coming.
And maybe this weekend we can all cheer just a bit for those Hawkeyes. They definitely gained a little piece of my heart.
Thanks for letting me share with you today.
Thanks for letting me share with you today.
XO
