E851 | Thanksgiving Bumps...and Joy

When you think of Thanksgiving, what comes to mind? For many, this American holiday is filled with warm memories of food, family, and gratitude. But for others, it’s filled with challenges of fractured family relationships, missed desires, and time alone. In this hopeful podcast, John, Stasi, Allen, and Kellye swap stories about lessons learned from past gatherings as well as how to enter this Thanksgiving being fully present to God, others, and your own heart. Show Notes: The book Every Moment Holy is available wherever books are sold. _______________________________________________ There is more. Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at [email protected] Support the mission or find more on our website: WildAtHeart.org or on our app. Apple: Wild At Heart App Android: Wild At Heart App Watch on YouTube The stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here. More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android. Apple: One Minute Pause App Android: One Minute Pause App

Episode 851 of the Wild at Heart podcast, hosted by John Eldredge, titled "E851 | Thanksgiving Bumps...and Joy" was published on November 24, 2025 and runs 57 minutes.

November 24, 2025 ·57m · Wild at Heart

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When you think of Thanksgiving, what comes to mind? For many, this American holiday is filled with warm memories of food, family, and gratitude. But for others, it’s filled with challenges of fractured family relationships, missed desires, and time alone. In this hopeful podcast, John, Stasi, Allen, and Kellye swap stories about lessons learned from past gatherings as well as how to enter this Thanksgiving being fully present to God, others, and your own heart.Show Notes:The book Every Moment Holy is available wherever books are sold._______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at [email protected] the mission or find more on our website: WildAtHeart.org or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

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When you think of Thanksgiving, what comes to mind? For many, this American holiday is filled with warm memories of food, family, and gratitude. But for others, it’s filled with challenges of fractured family relationships, missed desires, and time alone. In this hopeful podcast, John, Stasi, Allen, and Kellye swap stories about lessons learned from past gatherings as well as how to enter this Thanksgiving being fully present to God, others, and your own heart.

Show Notes:

The book Every Moment Holy is available wherever books are sold.

_______________________________________________

There is more.

Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at [email protected]

Support the mission or find more on our website:

WildAtHeart.org or on our app.

Apple: Wild At Heart App

Android: Wild At Heart App

Watch on YouTube

The stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.

More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.

Apple: One Minute Pause App

Android: One Minute Pause App

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