Hope For Hurting Families This Thanksgiving {Eps 114} The Bridge Between Us podcast

Hope For Hurting Families This Thanksgiving {Eps 114}

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Thanksgiving can be a beautiful day — but for many Christian parents of LGBTQ-identified children, it can also be complicated, emotional, or even painful. In this short, heartfelt Thanksgiving episode, Melinda offers encouragement, grounding truth, and three practical ways to prepare your heart before you prepare your home.

If you're carrying tension, uncertainty, or grief into the holiday, this episode will help you slow down, breathe, and remember that God meets you right where you are.

Three Practical Tips for Parents This Thanksgiving

These simple but powerful steps can help bring calm, clarity, and connection to your holiday:

• Set Realistic Expectations

Your child may not respond the way you hope. The conversation may feel awkward. The day may not look like past Thanksgivings. Give yourself — and them — permission to be human. Release the pressure and embrace the day as it is, not as you wish it were.

• Find the Common Denominator

Regardless of disagreements or differences, there is something true and good you both value. Maybe it's laughter. Maybe it's family stories, food, football, games, or serving others. Look for common ground as a way to build connection, not conflict.

• Go In with a Posture of Humility

Before you set the table, set your heart. Before you open the door to your child, open your heart to Jesus. Let Him shape your tone, soften your responses, and steady your emotions. Humility doesn't mean compromise — it means choosing love over winning, and presence over pressure.

Mentioned Episodes for Further Support

If today feels heavy or confusing, these conversations will equip and encourage you:

These episodes offer practical language and faith-filled guidance for moments just like this.

If This Episode Blessed You…

Share it with a fellow parent who may be feeling alone this holiday. And be sure to rate the show — it helps other hurting parents find encouragement and hope.

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