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192. Giving Sorrow a Seat: Navigating Thanksgiving After Loss

192. Giving Sorrow a Seat: Navigating Thanksgiving After Loss

Update: 2025-11-26
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As Thanksgiving approaches, many single and widowed moms feel the pain of an empty chair at the table,  a tender reminder of who is missing. This heartfelt episode offers hope and gentle guidance for moms navigating grief, change, and new traditions.

Whether you are facing your first holiday without your husband or walking through another year of absence, you are reminded that God’s grace meets you right where you are. His presence fills the quiet spaces with peace that surpasses understanding.

  • Give sorrow a seat. Acknowledge the empty chair and the memories it represents. Allow tears and laughter to coexist.

  • Gratitude and grief can sit side by side. Giving thanks magnifies God’s goodness, even in hard seasons.

  • Look ahead with hope. Trust God for the strength, provision, and peace you need in the days ahead. Allow grace for yourself, your children, and others as God writes a new chapter in your story.

  • Practical tips and encouragement, offering grace for tomorrow.

Stay Connected Stay connected for more hope-filled encouragement by subscribing to the Raising Fatherless Kids podcast and visiting PerspectiveMinistries.org or following Perspective Ministries on social media.

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192. Giving Sorrow a Seat: Navigating Thanksgiving After Loss

192. Giving Sorrow a Seat: Navigating Thanksgiving After Loss

Lori Apon