In Episode 39, Lori Ann Wood joins the show from the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. Just as she became an empty nester, Lori Ann was diagnosed with severe heart failure, completely derailing her plans for the future.
Listen in as she opens up about the deep questions she had for God and the initial fear of breaking the faith she was given. She beautifully explains how wrestling with God and asking the hard questions actually became her path to a much deeper, authentic connection with Him. She also shares profound lessons learned from surviving a devastating tornado, reminding listeners that in times of deep loss, we are "trading what we can't keep for something we can never lose".
Guest's Bio
Lori Ann Wood lives with her husband in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes and speaks to encourage deep faith questions along the detours of life.
She has been awarded the Frederick Buechner Narrative Essay Award, and awards from the Evangelical Press Association as well as from Colorado Christian Writers, Next Generation, Illumination, and Bookfest. Her work has been published in several anthologies and dozens of print and online venues, including The New York Times, The Christian Century Magazine, The Joyful Life Magazine, Just Between Us Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Truly Magazine, and Pepperdine University Press.
Lori Ann's multi-award-winning book, Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, was published by CrossRiver Media, and is available at https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Detour-choose-always-wanted/dp/1936501759/. Learn more and read the first chapter free at https://loriannwood.com/books/.
Connect with her on her website, on Instagram or on Facebook.
Living with a chronic illness and struggling with deep faith questions, Lori Ann knows that sometimes we want to give God the silent treatment. If you are on a detour, and find it difficult to communicate with God, get her free gift, 5 Prayers & Promises When You Can't Talk to God at https://loriannwood.com/hope/.