A Thought About Tyra. And About All of Us.

A Thought About Tyra. And About All of Us.

We are very good at turning people into villains.

In a digital world, nothing stays buried. Old interviews resurface. Clips are slowed down and replayed. Moments that lasted seconds are stretched into narratives that define a person.

And before long, we’ve crowned one.

Did Tyra do everything right? No. But if we’re honest, neither have we.

Have we always responded with wisdom instead of emotion? Have we never said something we later regretted?

I can only speak for myself. I am a sinner in desperate need of a Savior. I have lied. I have spoken from emotion instead of wisdom. I have deceived. I have done what was wrong in the sight of a holy God.

When I was a child, no one had to teach me how to sin. I stole money from my sister to buy a cheerleading outfit. That impulse was already there. That is the nature we’re all born with.

And yet, God — rich in mercy — did not discard me at my first failure or reduce me to my worst moment. He pursued me. He extended grace I did not deserve.

When I fell a few years ago and became the girl I never thought I would be, it humbled me in a way success never could. I saw myself clearly — not the image I projected, but the heart beneath it. Apart from God, there is nothing good in me. But when you understand grace, that truth softens you.

And once you’ve stared at your own brokenness, it becomes much harder to throw stones at someone else’s.

We forget that Tyra is a person — a mother, a daughter, a woman known by God long before she was known by the world.

She once said something that hurt me. Later, she told me she was sorry. Not everyone has the humility to do that.

Nothing is ever as simple as one name. Stories are shaped. Environments are complex. And if I’m honest, I had choices too.

Accountability matters. Growth matters. But so does mercy.

There is enough hatred in the world already. We don’t need to manufacture more.

I know how deeply I need grace. And because mercy was extended to me, I want to extend it too.

If we believe in redemption for ourselves, we must believe in it for others. 🤍