1. Intro / Hook

There are some gifts you don’t fully recognize when you first receive them. At first, they just feel normal.

• A voice in the house.
• A hand on your shoulder.
• A meal on the table.
• A prayer before school.
• A hug when life falls apart.
• A word of correction when you needed it.

And then life matures you.

• You go through enough pain…
• enough pressure…
• enough responsibility…
• And you start looking back differently.

You realize…

• That wasn’t just normal.
• That was grace.
• That wasn’t just support.
• That was strength.
• That wasn’t just love.
• That was God giving me a gift.