Hello, everyone. You're listening to Family Talk, a radio broadcasting ministry of the James

Dobson Family Institute. I'm Dr. James Dobson, and thank you for joining us for this program.

Well, welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast division of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.

I'm Roger Marsh, and you know, tomorrow here in the U.S. is Thanksgiving Day.

It's a day when families all across America will gather around tables to share a meal and count their blessings.

Well, many of us will, anyway.

More than anything, though,

it's a time to pause from our busy schedules and recognize God's faithful provision in our

lives, whether your celebration will be large or small or tomorrow or sometime later in the weekend

due to schedules. Remember that Thanksgiving reminds us of what matters most, gratitude and togetherness.

Now, this year here at the James Dobson Family Institute, Thanksgiving and the holiday season are somewhat bittersweet.

It's the first time here at the JDIFI that we'll be commemorating the holiday without our founder and chairman sitting at the head of the table, if you will,

as Dr. Dobson went home to be with the Lord earlier this year on

August the 21st. But today we thought it would be appropriate the day before Thanksgiving

2025 to revisit a conversation that Dr. Dobson had with his beloved wife, Shirley, and their

daughter, Deney, discussing the book that Shirley and Deney wrote about the holidays and hospitality.

It's a great book called Welcome to

Our Table. This book is as much a family heirloom as it is actually a cookbook. It offers timeless

lessons about blessing others through the Ministry of Hospitality. During the next half hour,

you're going to hear some heartwarming stories about how opening your home can transform lives

and create lasting memories. And speaking of memories, I would like to share one of my favorite

Thanksgiving traditions with you before we get into today's broadcast, because it involves food,

...