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In this episode, we welcome author and speaker, Lori Ann Wood. Lori Ann shares about her journey through a serious heart condition and the lessons learned about faith, lament, and the importance of community support. She goes on to share about her personal story of medical challenges, the power of prayer, and the significance of lamenting as a way to express grief and maintain a relationship with God.Jenny and Lori Ann discuss the differences between lament and complaint, the hidden statements within lament, and the benefits of processing pain through biblical lament. Lori Ann also shares insights from her book, Divine Detour, which explores the questions of faith amidst life's challenges.Lori Ann Wood lives with her husband in an empty nest in beautiful northwest Arkansas. After discovering a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes and speaks to encourage deep faith questions along the detours of life. Her work has been published in several anthologies and dozens of print and online venues, including Bella Grace Magazine and The New York Times. Lori Ann's 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 onAmazon in print and audio form. You can watch a book trailer and read the first chapter free on her website at https://loriannwood.com/books/.You can find Lori Ann:Website: https://loriannwood.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClsYrW5KIUqMBVvRxzNZG5QInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDetouredFacebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/loriwood.1012To learn more about The Rooted Truth Community visit: www.therootedtruth.com

In this episode, we welcome author and speaker, Lori Ann Wood. Lori Ann shares about her journey through a serious heart condition and the lessons learned about faith, lament, and the importance of community support. She goes on to share about her personal story of medical challenges, the power of prayer, and the significance of lamenting as a way to express grief and maintain a relationship with God.Jenny and Lori Ann discuss the differences between lament and complaint, the hidden statements within lament, and the benefits of processing pain through biblical lament. Lori Ann also shares insights from her book, Divine Detour, which explores the questions of faith amidst life's challenges.Lori Ann Wood lives with her husband in an empty nest in beautiful northwest Arkansas. After discovering a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes and speaks to encourage deep faith questions along the detours of life. Her work has been published in several anthologies and dozens of print and online venues, including Bella Grace Magazine and The New York Times. Lori Ann's 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 onAmazon in print and audio form. You can watch a book trailer and read the first chapter free on her website at https://loriannwood.com/books/.You can find Lori Ann:Website: https://loriannwood.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClsYrW5KIUqMBVvRxzNZG5QInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDetouredFacebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/loriwood.1012To learn more about The Rooted Truth Community visit: www.therootedtruth.com

In today's episode, Lynn Roush, LPC, sits down with Lori Ann Wood, an inspiring author, speaker, and survivor of medical trauma. As part of our series on “Surviving and Thriving After Trauma,” we are delving into the challenges and lessons that come from facing health crises, and the shift that needs to occur from being a “fixer” to accepting that not everything in life can or will be solved. When a trip to urgent care led to a 2 week stay in the ICU as a critical care patient, Lori Ann Wood's life went from predictable to precarious. Being diagnosed with end stage heart failure with an enlarged heart functioning at only 6%, Lori Ann was faced with a health crisis that would test her faith with an uncertain future. Lynn and Lori Ann discuss how medical crises disrupt not only your physical well-being but also create emotional, psychological and spiritual instability. When you receive a “forever diagnosis”, nothing seems normal anymore and everyone in the family is affected by the detour that occurs when you lose your health. Lori Ann's journey of receiving a life-altering diagnosis and how she processed the feelings of failure, guilt and shame that come with chronic illness, will encourage and comfort anyone who can relate to the struggle to find hope when your heart - or health - fails. Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted by Lori Ann Wood If you enjoy listening to With You in the Weeds we'd love to hear from you! You can email us at withyouintheweeds@thecrossingchurch.com or leave us a review. For more great content from the team you can subscribe to our newsletter at withyouintheweeds.com and follow us on Instagram @withyouintheweeds. 

In this powerful episode of Bleeding Daylight, author Lori Ann Wood shares her extraordinary journey from being declared exceptionally healthy to fighting for her life with just 6% heart function. Three weeks after praying about an exciting new chapter in her empty-nest life, Wood found herself in cardiac ICU, facing a diagnosis that would transform not just her physical health, but her entire approach to faith and purpose.   Through her book "Divine Detour" and her candid conversation with host Rodney Olsen, Wood reveals how her experience with chronic heart failure led to unexpected ministry opportunities and deeper spiritual insights. Her story challenges conventional views of faith, healing, and God's presence in times of crisis, while offering hope and perspective to anyone facing life's unexpected detours. Wood's journey from college instructor to inspirational author demonstrates how life's greatest challenges can become pathways to profound purpose and meaning. WEBLINKS Lori Ann Wood's Website Lori Ann Wood on YouTube Lori Ann Wood's Instagram Divinely Detoured Facebook Lori Ann Wood's Facebook Lori Ann Wood on Threads Lori Ann Wood on Pinterest

Could God use our extremely un-peaceful circumstances to bring us into a deeper peace than we have ever known? My friend, Lori Ann Wood, is nodding an adamant “YES!” with this. Lori is a lifelong Christian, an unlikely writer, and a heart failure survivor. After enduring this health detour, she wrote, Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, for the believer who hits a snag in their careful life plan and starts to wonder if their faith is any good at all: the career has evaporated overnight, the adult child has turned his back on his family, the marriage vows have worn paper thin. If these or the like resonate with you, dear listener, lean on in. Lori Ann was trained at the Mayo Clinic and now serves as a Community Educator for WomenHeart, sharing heart failure warning signs she missed. Today, we're talking about: Divine detours, those times that make you wonder if your faith is any good at all and how to experience peace through it Doubt - if we doubt does it mean our faith is not strong enough? How does God view our doubt? 3 questions every life must answer (often more than once) Download Lori Ann's new heart failure resource, 5 Warning Signs of Heart Failure That Seem Like Something Else  C A N D A C E  C O F E R author + speaker ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠facebook

CLICK VIDEO ABOVE to watch our entire interview. Shaped by Faith Radio Guest this Week is Lori Ann Wood, Author of Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted. Lori lives with her husband in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage others to explore their difficult faith questions along the detours of life. In this inspiring interview, Lord addresses illness identity and Our identity in Christ! You can listen to full interviews LIVE 8 AM CT Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on WOMI Owensboro 99.1 FM/1490 AM. Keep reading...

This week, I speak with Lori Ann Wood, who 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. Her work has been published in several anthologies and numerous print and online venues, including The New York Times, The Christian Century Magazine, Just Between Us Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Truly Magazine, and Pepperdine University Press. Lori Ann's first book, Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, was recently published by CrossRiver Media. It quickly became #1 New Release on Amazon in Christian Spiritual Growth and in Personal Growth & Christianity. The book has won four international book awards. We take a look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won't want to miss this inspiring episode! Website: https://loriannwood.comInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDetouredYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClsYrW5KIUqMBVvRxzNZG5QFree Resource, 5 Prayers & Promises When You Can't Talk to God: https://loriannwood.com/hope/More Info: Books Page, including book trailer and first chapter free - https://loriannwood.com/books/*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa 

Why do we pull away from Bible study when life gets stressful?When Lori Ann Wood was diagnosed with a chronic heart condition, it turned her world upside down. In this episode, she talks with Angie about that difficult season, what it taught her about her faith, and the importance of staying connected to God through His Word.  https://livesteadyon.com/ Email Angie at: steadyonpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: @livesteadyon Instagram: @angiebaughman421 Looking for something not listed? It's probably here: https://linktr.ee/livesteadyon  https://loriannwood.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDetoured https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/ http://twitter.com/lori_ann_wood Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann Wood writes to encourage others to embrace their deep faith questions along the detours of life. Lori Ann has won the Frederick Buechner Narrative Essay Award as well as awards from the Evangelical Press Association and Write His Answer Ministries. Her work has been published in numerous print and online venues, including The New York Times, The Christian Century magazine, Just Between Us Magazine, The Joyful Life Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Pepperdine University Press, and Truly Magazine. Lori Ann lives with her husband in an empty nest in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. Lori Ann's book, “Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted” can be found here:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS4PH35M/ If you find yourself giving God the silent treatment, download Lori Ann's free guide, 5 Prayers & Promises When You Can't Talk to God:https://loriannwood.com/hope/  Angie mentioned “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young Lori Ann mentioned the YouVersion app  Theme music:Glimmer by Andy Ellison

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Today's guest is author, speaker, and real-life sojourner of a serious heart condition, Lori Ann Wood. Lori Ann shares her powerful story of hope and promise, and leads us to encourage deep faith questions along the detours of life. You won't want to miss this conversation! Join encourager, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real life right now through a fresh, hope-filled perspective, a lighthearted inspiration, and Biblical insight, all in about 15 minutes (guest shows are longer). Each episode will lift your spirits and equip you to be a light in this world. Find extra encouragement at julielefebure.com/resources/. Support us on PayPal!

Shaped by Faith starts off Heart Month with inspiring radio guest Lori Ann Wood, author of Divine Detour. 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 to encourage others to explore their difficult faith questions along the detours of life. The heart failure diagnosis took Lori on a faith detour she never saw coming. As a lifelong believer, she felt profound disappointment in the God she thought she knew. Her book, Divine Detour is the result of Lori Ann’s risky decision to embrace difficult questions. Keep reading...

As we get ready to start February's Heart Health Month we are going to focus today's Wellness Wednesday on heart failure. Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Lori Ann Wood, who shares her unexpected journey through heart failure - a condition often overshadowed by the more talked-about heart attack. Lori Ann and I dive into the critical, yet often misinterpreted, symptoms of heart failure and the unique challenges women face in identifying these signs amidst societal pressures.

In today's episode, I am chatting with Lori Ann Wood. Lori Ann lives with her husband in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage others to explore their difficult faith questions along the detours of life. This episode is filled with so much wisdom, truth and beauty.

Have you ever been on a path, and suddenly, something so big shifts you off your tracks and takes you on a detour to a life you never envisioned? Lori Ann Wood's life took a divine detour when she discovered a serious heart condition almost too late. As she sat in her hospital room, she started to ask questions she was embarrassed to ask as a long-time believer, but questions she wanted answers to. Although God led her down a path she wouldn't have chosen, in return, He provided her with the faith she always wanted. So listen in as Lori Ann and I discuss the significance of doubt in faith, the impact of God's silence on your journey, and the thought-provoking questions that, if asked, will open your eyes, heart, and mind to a faith that's rooted deep. FAITH AND GATHER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/faithandgather/  FAITH AND GATHER FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/faithandgather  FAITH INSPIRED SHOW NOTES: https://faithinspiredpodcast.com/2023/12/12/when-god-leads-you-on-an-unexpected-unwanted-path/  Grab your free A Joy to Dream Workbook: https://faithandgather.myflodesk.com/ajoytodreamworkbook2  I'm so grateful you spent time today listening to this episode! If you loved this episode, share the love by rating the podcast on Apple Podcasts and leaving a review! Not an Apple gal? That's okay! You can leave a review on Spotify and Google Podcasts, too. Just think how many more Christian women could be blessed with faith-inspired encouragement!  Remember, faith is not just a belief - it's a lifestyle!

EPISODE 278 - Lori Ann Wood - How An Incurable Heart Failure Created a Divine DetourMy heart journey began in November 2015: the physical part on November 27, the spiritual part three weeks earlier. On November 6, around 10:00 pm on a stretch of highway a few hours from my home, I prayed specifically for God to make my life matter in His Kingdom and pledged that I would do anything to that end. Immediately, apprehensive tears streamed down my face as I realized the weight of that promise.Less than a month later, I almost died from heart failure from an unknown cause: severe idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. I soon learned I had an EF of 8% and spent 14 days in the hospital, most of it in ICU, as doctors tried to save my life. All of this despite having no risk factors, no family history, low blood pressure, low cholesterol levels, and a recent medical evaluation declaring that I had less than 3% chance of ever developing heart disease. I was emergency flighted to Cleveland Clinic and became their most critical patient for 16 months. During that time I wore a Life Vest external defibrillator, carefully titrated my meds to maximum dosages, and eliminated sodium from my diet. I was eventually implanted with a Biventricular CRT-D, a combination pacemaker/internal defibrillator.Meanwhile, thousands of people prayed for me around the clock despite a grim prognosis and sympathetic tears from every doctor we encountered. Some would say nothing much happened for many, many months, but the miracle was that I survived. Peace enveloped my husband and I, and we held on tight and trusted. Against all medical odds, my EF was restored on March 27, 2017.I don't want to mislead you into thinking my journey is over, that the story is fully written. I have had setbacks since, physically, and even spiritually. But God showed up countless times throughout the journey and continues to walk through this with me, as I put my today and tomorrow in His tender, merciful hands, and wait for what is next. I trust in God as a loving father. If He chooses to normalize my heart and grant me years into old age, then may He receive all praise and glory.  If God has a different story that He is writing, please pray I can endure that journey with the grace and peace that is only experienced through the Spirit of God.  Thank you for caring enough to join me in this___https://loriannwood.com/ National Podcast Post Month is celebrating 16 years! Join the 30 days of podcasting fun starting on November 1st! #NaPodPoMoSupport the showAre you looking to hire a podcast editor to do the behind the scenes work for you? Do you want to be a better Podcast Guest?Searching for How To Start a Podcast?Looking for Podcast Tips?Visit HowToPodcast.ca for practical advice, featured guest co-hosts from around the world and a community of podcasters dedicated to your success - join Dave and the entire podcast family at https://howtopodcast.ca/

Listen in as we have an intimate conversation with Lori Ann Wood, about her powerful faith journey that has touched so many lives. Lori shares how a severe heart condition led her to ask God some of the hardest questions, which in turn transformed her faith and helped her to trust God in ways she hadn't before. Her story of resilience and faith, amidst her diagnosis of an enlarged heart and its unexpected recovery, is a testament to her strength and belief in God's plan. Join us as we explore three pivotal faith questions with Lori that resonate with many, regardless of your life stage. Listen to Lori's reflections on her struggle with relinquishing control and fully trusting in God's plan, especially during her heart failure experience.  We also discuss the power of prayer and how having a long-term perspective can help us through challenging times. You won't want to miss this inspiring episode. (0:01:44) – Lori Ann's Faith Journey (0:12:40) - Three Faith Questions and Their Significance (0:17:32) - Relinquishing Control and Trusting God (0:21:48) - Finding Blessings in Unexpected Detours   Website: https://loriannwood.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDetoured/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@loriannwood FREE GIFT: https://loriannwood.com/hope/

Shaped by Faith Radio Guest this Friday~Saturday~Sunday 8 AM CST 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 to encourage others to explore their difficult faith questions along the detours of life. Hope you enjoy listening to our conversation! Listen LIVE 8 AM CT Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on WOMI Owensboro 99.1 FM/1490 AM. 7 AM CT Sundays on WGBF Evansville 1280 AM. 8 AM and 8 PM CT Sundays on College Radio WKWC 90.3 FM. You can also listen on my Shaped by Faith with Theresa Rowe YouTube, Spotify, iHeart, Amazon, Apple Podcasts, Christian Mix 106, and more! Keep reading...

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 to encourage others to explore their difficult faith questions along the detours of life. Read more from her at loriannwood.com.     Let's hang! ainsleybritain.com https://www.instagram.com/ainsleyb/ https://www.ainsleybritain.com/podcast   Free Don't Date a BooBoo Dude Quiz: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/604a4475cb35da395f6932ba   Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/ainsleyb  

Treat Jen to Coffee www.PATREON.COM/JAVAWITHJEN  FREE DOWNLOAD: https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/136691/sites/95241182792123970/StartYourPodcastChecklist ——————————————————— What do you do when you've been building toward something, perhaps a career, or a relationship that's been moving toward marriage, or a dream in your heart, and something in life interrupts your plans and prevents it from happening? Those "closed doors" can be the most difficult moments to experience. But there's hope. In this episode we share how many times a closed door is the Lord's intervention and produces an open door we didn't expect and it takes our life in a new direction that is even better than our original plan! If you've experienced some disappointments and closed doors and need a little encouragement in that place, this episode is for YOU! Today's guest Lori Woods shares her wisdom and journey with us in a let-your-hair-down conversation style episode. Be sure to share it with a friend or two, you never know who may quietly be struggling through the same thing. Read more about Lori below. ——————————————————— MORE ABOUT LORI: After discovering a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann Wood writes to encourage others to embrace deep faith questions along the detours of life. Her award-winning work has been published in several anthologies and dozens of print and online venues. Lori Ann's first book, Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, was published earlier this year by CrossRiver Media, and is available at https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Detour-choose-always-wanted/dp/1936501759/. Learn more at https://loriannwood.com/books/. Socials and website links:Connect with her on her website, on Instagram or on Facebook. FREE GIFT FROM LORI: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/. ——————————————————— Thank you for rating, reviewing and sharing the show on social media, this makes such an enormous difference on the reach of this show!   Follow and tag me on Instagram @javawithjen or on Facebook @javawithjenpodcast , and share when you're listening to a show!   I love seeing your posts

A serious diagnosis took Lori Ann Wood on a faith detour she never saw coming. As a lifelong believer, she felt profound disappointment in the God she thought she knew. Wanting answers, but more than anything, needing permission to ask the questions, she took the risky decision to embrace those difficult questions. She shares her hard-won insights today on Gospel Spice. Lori Ann was raised by a mother who strongly believed in God, but she didn't initially feel the same conviction towards faith. Lori Ann compared faith to how people have different tastes and preferences with cilantro, with some believing without a doubt, while others may come to faith through questioning. Lori Ann embraced her unique perspective and believes that God does not think less of her for it. Lori Ann's journey towards faith began after she was diagnosed with heart failure. She was given a journal to write out questions and complaints to God during uncertain and difficult times, and it eventually turned into a blog where she started sharing spiritual content. People related to her spiritual struggles, and Lori Ann saw a connection between her questions and Jesus' temptations in the desert, which helped frame the content of her book, Divine Detours, into three questions to deepen one's faith. During the episode, Lori Ann discussed three important questions related to faith: the question of worry, the question of doubt, and the question of control. She admitted to struggling with the latter due to her natural tendency towards planning and control. However, she believes that Jesus is the perfect companion, friend, savior, and God who can help us through our unbelief. Lori Ann also reflected on the value of asking questions and how they wish they had instilled this value in their younger self and their own children. Lori Ann believes that questions are an important part of their faith journey, referencing how Jesus used questions in his teachings. BONUS | GO DEEPER WITH QUESTIONS, ALONE OR WITH A FRIEND. Lori Ann invites us to ask deep questions fearlessly. Here are a few to come alongside your own journey! 1. What was your biggest takeaway from Lori Ann Wood's story? 2. Do you relate more to the idea of faith coming easily or through questioning? Why? 3. How do you think Lori Ann's struggle with illness impacted her faith journey? 4. Have you ever struggled with any of the three questions Lori Ann posed (worry, doubt, control)? How did you overcome them? 5. What do you think it means to "ask questions" in relation to faith? How can questioning faith strengthen it? 6. What insights did you gain from Lori Ann's reflections on her book and her journey as an author? 7. How do you feel about the comparison between faith and cilantro? Do you see any parallels between the two? 8. Have you ever felt like the woman who touched Jesus's cloak and was healed? What parallels do you see between that story and your own faith journey? 9. Do you agree with the idea that asking for healing (spiritual, emotional, relational, or physical) is important and that God is not afraid of people's questions? 10. In what ways can we cultivate a closer relationship with God and deepen our faith? How do you plan to do this? DISCOVER LORI ANN'S BOOK, DIVINE DETOUR WHAT – Divine Detour is a book of relatable essays that gently guides the reader to confront the three most important questions of her life—the three questions every life must answer. WHEN – Divine Detour is an invitation to explore the questions of worry, doubt, and control that always surface when a Christian finds himself on a path he didn't choose. WHO – Divine Detour is for the believer who hits a snag in her careful life plan and starts to wonder if her faith is any good at all: the career has evaporated overnight, the adult child has turned his back on his family, the marriage vows have worn paper thin. WHY – Heart failure patient and award-winning essayist Lori Ann Wood confronts faith's three most menacing questions of worry, doubt, and control, and discovers hope for anyone on an unexpected path. Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Detour-choose-always-wanted/dp/1936501759/  MEET LORI ANN WOOD LORI ANN WOOD lives in the shadow of the Ozark Mountains in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband, the unsuspecting guy she chased all the way from ninth grade to grad school. She is mom to three world-changing young adults, one impressive son-in-law (who all live too far away) and a miniature dachshund named Pearl (who threatens to never leave). 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Join me for an encouraging and inspiring conversation with Christian Author and heart failure survivor, Lori Ann Wood. We discuss her story and her recently released book “Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted” among many other things! Connect with Lori Ann through social media @loriannwood and checkout her website, www.loriannwood.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/journeywithjanicepodcast/support

Lori Ann Wood was in good health when all of a sudden she had end-stage heart failure. Her heart was enlarged and functioning at 6% such that her doctors didn't think she would survive. Heart failure is a progressive disease and continues to be something that Lori Ann has monitored. She started writing and recently published her book Divine Detour where she asks some tough faith-based questions.   Connect with Lori Ann:  https://loriannwood.com https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/ https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDetoured Buy her book: https://a.co/d/6sKILDN    Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast  Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com    Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com    Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns  Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

Aren't we tempted to quit when things get hard or uncomfortable? I wonder how many times in our lives we would have realized our dream, the desire of our hearts, or the call on our lives if we had pushed through just a little longer. I think about the way many of the heroes of our faith persevered despite difficult or long-lasting circumstances. Consider how their stories would have changed if they had quit too soon. What if Moses had stopped pleading with Pharaoh after nine plagues rather than ten? The Israelites would have remained in slavery in Egypt. What if Joshua and the Israelites had stopped walking around the wall of Jericho after six times rather than seven? They would have never seen the walls fall and entered into the promised land. What if Noah had only built half of an ark? That would not have floated very well, would it? Nor would his family and all of those animals have lived through the flood. And, what about you? What if you are on the brink of a breakthrough and stop too soon? Lori Ann Wood is on the show today chatting about how a little perseverance goes a long way. She's sharing about her life detour that reordered her priorities and rattled her faith. Her experience inspired her book Divine Detour and she's encouraging us to believe that the path you'd never choose can lead to the faith you've always wanted. I don't know how long you have been circling the same problem or what difficult situation you are facing today, but if you are tempted to give up, I hope you will reconsider. Let's not miss out on what God has for us by giving up too soon. Connect with Lori Ann: https://loriannwood.com

Support Redwood: https://linktr.ee/redwoodchristianministries Support Lori: https://linktr.ee/LoriAnnWood?fbclid=PAAaaSKbNkXgXBk8N9_3zPkR7QPyo7sbfA_8b0_sDy5TkIJrK_RCpyGgNJAtU In this episode of The Rooted in Christ Podcast, we're sitting down with Lori Ann Wood. We speak about her upbringing in rural Kansas to becoming a Christian author! We also discuss the importance of not being a perfectionist about our faith and not manufacturing our walk with God. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redwood-christian-ministries/support

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Have you experienced a “divine detour” in your life - a curve ball you didn't see coming? At the time, it could seem like the end of the world, or at the very least like God took a vacation from looking out for you. But our guest today on the podcast, Lori Ann Wood, has some real encouragement for us. She shares the story of her own “divine detour” and how it actually became the catalyst for a faith she never dreamed possible. Join us to hear her incredible story, including the hard questions she asked and the ways God showed up for her each step of the way (and continues to!). You can connect with Lori and find her book Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted at LoriAnnWood.com .

Have you ever found yourself on a path you didn't choose, but it made all the difference in your life? In this episode of Fierce Calling, I'm talking with my friend Lori Ann Wood, a Christian writer and heart failure survivor. We're talking about wrestling with faith and navigating life's detours to find the faith we've always wanted. Lori shares her personal experience with heart failure, questioning her faith, and the value of asking questions. The episode encourages listeners who may be going through a difficult season to ask questions and wrestle with faith and offers a framework to do so. Lori's Book mentioned in Wrestling with Faith and Navigating Life's Detours to Find the Faith We've Always Wanted We're also talking about her book, Divine Detour: The path you'd never choose can lead to the faith you've always wanted The podcast episode also offers encouragement to those who may be going through a difficult season to ask questions and wrestle with a faith worth fighting for. If even one person's life is impacted by something we share, say, or write, it was all worth it, amen? If you're looking for a powerful conversation and some guidance on navigating difficult seasons, this episode of Fierce Calling is a must-listen. Connect with Lori! You can connect with Lori at loriannwood.com and find all her links and the giveaway she mentioned in the show. Thank you for being a part of our community. We appreciate you and hope you enjoy the podcast! More About Lori ... Lori Ann Wood lives in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband and miniature dachshund, Pearl. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage othersto embrace 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. Her work has been published in several anthologies and numerous print and online venues, including The New York Times, The Christian Century Magazine, The Joyful Life Magazine, Just Between UsMagazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Truly Magazine, Pepperdine University Press, and Sweet to the Soul FAITH Magazine. Connect with Doris! You can connect with me at dorisswift.com, check out my new Bible study, Surrender the Joy Stealers: Rediscover the Jesus Joy in You, and grab some freebies!! I'd also love to chat about speaking at your next women's event. You can find my speaking info on my speaking page or my profile on womenspeakers.com! Blessings! Doris

In this episode of the Ink and Impact podcast, we look at how King David's desire to build a house for the Lord compares to our motivation to write today by asking ourselves 3 important questions.We also consider our identity as writers based on the names and titles we use.Plus, there's an important reminder about the current book giveaway! Enter for a chance to win a free copy of Lori Ann Wood's new book, Divine Detour, by subscribing to my Bookprint newsletter at https://www.subscribepage.com/bookprint. Already a subscriber? Enter simply by replying to a previous newsletter with the words, "Enter me in the book giveaway!"Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss future episodes!

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In Episode 104, I feature special guest, Lori Ann Wood.  Lori Ann is an Empty Nester that lives in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas with her husband.  She is a Mom and a Grandma, too.  She serves as the Founding leader of the Parenting Education Ministry at the Church of Christ in Bentonville and is the author of a new book Divine Detour.  In our authentic conversation, Lori Ann shares her ... You can catch the full episode on May 8!

In Episode 104, I feature special guest, Lori Ann Wood.  Lori Ann is an Empty Nester that lives in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas with her husband.  She is a Mom and a Grandma, too.  She serves as the Founding leader of the Parenting Education Ministry at the Church of Christ in Bentonville and is the author of a new book Divine Detour.  In our authentic conversation, Lori Ann shares her “Divine Detour” God story of her heart failure health setbacks and her medical miracle story and how God carried her through the unknowns in her life.  She also shares encouraging words to those who may be struggling in their faith due to their circumstances and also shares how to hold grief in gratitude.      

Lori Ann Wood is Dr. Brad Miller's guest on Episode 264 of “The Beyond Adversity Podcast.”Lori Ann is the author of Divine Detour: The Path You Didn't Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted. Lori Ann has won the Frederick Buechner Narrative Essay Award as well as awards from the Evangelical Press Association and Write His Answer Ministries. Her work has been published in numerous print and online venues, including The New York Times, The Christian Century magazine, Just Between Us Magazine, The Joyful Life Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Pepperdine University Press, and Truly Magazine. In this episode, Lori Ann shares about her detour and how God used these questions to grow her faith deeper. Lori Ann is a heart failure survivor. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann encourages others to embrace their deep faith questions along the detours of life.But it was not an easy journey for Lori Ann. She was a lifelong believer who was deeply disappointed in the God she thought she knew. And in her book, Divine Detour, Lori Ann makes a bold decision to embrace those difficult questions, wanting answers but more importantly, needing permission to ask them. Lori Ann talks about her hard-won insights and invites you to join her on a 40-day journey deep into the heart of a God who doesn't always behave as we would like. https://loriannwood.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDetoured/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lori_ann_wood

Lori Ann is the author of the book Divine Detour: The path you'd never choose can lead to the faith you've always wanted.The book Divine Detour is created based on Lori Ann's personal experience and insights into how she survives the tragedy in her life that causes her to make a detour.In this episode, Lori Ann shared her experience of having a serious heart condition, how she fought this adversity, and how it led her to write her book Divine Detour.Lori Ann talks about how she had a normal life, being a teacher, a wife, and a mother, all according to plan.But life struck as she was diagnosed with a serious heart disease, which put her life hanging by a thread.For a long time, Lori does everything she can to heal, but it seems that her disease won't let go. But Lori won't just sit and do nothing, as she is an active high, functioning heart failure patient. She found out that writing doesn't take that much energy. And so this is where it began for Lori to write her book Divine Detour.Lori Ann tells how her book started because her friend left a notebook for her while in the hospital. She uses this notebook to write questions, not to doctors, but questions about life. Because her husband encourages her to keep writing, this notebook eventually becomes the book.Furthermore, Lori talks about the question everybody asks when you detour in life, which is also the question Jesus faced. The following questions are the question of worry, the question of doubt, and the question of control.Lori Ann Wood's story is spiritual and a life-changing example of one who had been thrown into a detour in life and experienced a drastic change but still fought to find the purpose in life.This episode of The Beyond Adversity Podcast is a must-listen for anyone who is detoured in life and currently on the path to finding the meaning of life — those who want to see an example of a person who goes through hard times but finds the Divine Detour.“The Beyond Adversity Podcast with Dr. Brad Miller is published weekly with the mission of helping people “Grow Through What They Go Through” as they navigate adversity and discover their promised life of peace, prosperity, and purpose. https://loriannwood.com/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS4PH35M|Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@loriannwoodauthor/featured Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDetoured/ Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lori-ann-wood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/

In this episode Carla sits down with award winning author Lori Ann Wood to talk about her new book - Divine Detours. From an unexpected health crisis, Lori takes us through her journey on wrestling with God, working through doubt and ultimately finding a stronger faith. More on Lori: Lori Ann Wood lives in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband, the love of her life whom she found in 9th grade. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage others to explore their difficult faith questions along the detours of life. Read more from her at loriannwood.com. Connect With Carla: Join In His Image Wellness Collective ---> carlaargeswellness@gmail.com Inquire about one-on-one mentorship ---> affirmingtruthsco@gmail.com Come hangout on IG with me @carlaarges Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com Resources: 5 Steps to Building Resiliency Affirming Truths Facebook Community Rahab Bible Study Guide 5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

Lori Ann Wood lives in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband and miniature dachshund, Pearl. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage others to embrace deep faith questions along the detours of life. Lori Ann's first 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 at https://loriannwood.com/books/.Connect with her on her website, on Instagram or on Facebook.

In this episode Jill chats with Lori Ann Wood, author and Christian mom about her walk through uncertainty and everything she's learned about worrying. Learn more about Lori and her book at her website: https://loriannwood.com/  We have amazing free resources available for you, including bible verse study guides, phone wallpapers, printable greeting cards, banners, gift wrap and more all free right here: https://pinksaltriot.com/pages/christian-digital-resources  Visit our shop for amazing, intentional reminders of the truths we want to embrace with our lives here: https://pinksaltriot.com  You can access all our current Uprising Academy retreats and workshops right here: https://pinksaltriot.com/pages/uprising-academy  Follow our audio podcast on your favorite platform by clicking here: https://podfollow.com/the-authentic-uprising-show  

No one is exempt. It happens to us all. Life doesn't always go as planned. For those of us who are “planners,” that can be a double hit to our soul. It can cause even the most faithful follower of Jesus to question His promises and goodness. Today I am talking with Lori Ann Wood about the faith detour she never saw coming that led to the biggest life questions we all have. Listen in to learn: How to find God in the disappointment What lament is and why we all need to do it The 3 questions every life must answer What to do when you feel cheated by life Favorite Quotes: “I was equating the goodness of God with how well my life was going at the time.” – Lori Ann Wood “Even though they are so cheesy and predictable (Hallmark Christmas Movies) we crave that predictability because our life is so opposite of that.” – Tiffany Jo Baker Check out Lori Ann Woods new book Divine Detour: The Path You Didn't Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted and all the things she has going on here. ( https://linktr.ee/LoriAnnWood ) *Is it time to walk out and take the next right step in what you've been hearing about in this podcast? Don't miss the opportunity to get the free "Faith-in-Action Activity" created specifically for each episode topic! To get the podcast printable delivered straight to your inbox that will help you dive deeper and move forward, subscribe today at www.tiffanyjobaker.com/subscribe * *If you're looking for perfectly polished people or podcast, this isn't for you. We're real people, with real good information, and a really great God. Don't miss the next My Full Life + Faith Leaps Podcastepisode as we continue to help you experience more of God's power and find rest in your purpose and progress. You can watch My Full Life + Faith Leaps Podcast on YouTube and www.tiffanyjobaker.com/myfulllife-and-faithleaps or listen in on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player. Subscribe to never miss an episode, leave a quick review and share with a friend! Ratings and reviews are like high-fives and “go-girl's” on podcast players. ( www.tiffanyjobaker.com/subscribe ) Helping you refresh and refocus so you can do all the things you are called and created to do, my 31 Day Devotional “Soul-Care for Go-Getters” is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and my website shop here. (www.tiffanyjobaker.com/go-getters-devo) As a 3x Surrogate, Speaker, and Strategizer, I uplift the soul and success of women like you who are walking out your WHY at home, online, and in the world at @TiffanyJoBaker on Instagram and Facebook and www.tiffanyjobaker.com. I would love to connect with you there! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tiffany-jo-baker/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tiffany-jo-baker/support

We all have doubts and fears as we walk with God, along life's journey. In this special book launch celebration episode, My special guest Lori Ann Wood, shows us how she categorized her doubts and fears into three questions of faith, throughout her diagnosis of heart failure and her faith journey. Be sure to have a method for taking notes handy, because Lori Ann gives us some divine nuggets we can use in our own walk with God as writers. Join me in celebrating the launch of Lori Ann's debut essay collection here on Inspirational Journeys, Stories that Matter. Lori Ann Wood lives in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband, the love of her life whom she found in 9th grade. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage others to explore their difficult faith questions along the detours of life. Read more from her at loriannwood.com. Connect with Lori Ann Wood at the following links: https://loriannwood.com/ https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/ https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDetoured/ https://twitter.com/lori_ann_wood Subscribe to my newsletter by filling out the form at the top of my homepage at: https://annwritesinspiration.com for a free copy of this template and some other freebies I have on my site for email list subscribers. Visit www.everyday-excellence.com and use promo code Inspirational Journeys to get 10% off any product on the site. Support this podcast with a monthly donation by visiting: https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/support or you can give a one-time donation via PayPal at: https://paypal.me/annHarrisonBarnes?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inspirational-journeys/message

This conversation with Lori Ann Wood is such an important one for everyone, but especially for women. Lori is a survivor of heart failure. She talks about how she didn't think any of the symptoms she had up to 10 years prior would be heart disease because she had no family history. We talk about doubt and how she learned that "I didn't want the answers; I wanted to know it was ok to ask the questions." Her new book, Divine Detour, is out today wherever you buy books, so order your copy today and enjoy this conversation! Bio: Lori Ann Wood lives in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband, the love of her life whom she found in 9th grade. She is mom to three great young adults, one amazing son-in-law, and a miniature dachshund named Pearl. Her new favorite role is grandmother to Hazel. Lori Ann currently serves as founding leader of the Parenting Education Ministry at the church of Christ in Bentonville. She also serves as WomenHeart Champion Community Educator for Arkansas and American Heart Association Ambassador.  Lori Ann was awarded the Frederick Buechner Narrative Essay Award and her work has been published in numerous print and online venues, including Heart Insight Magazine, The Christian Century magazine, Just Between Us Magazine, The Joyful Life Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Sweet to the Soul FAITH Magazine, Pepperdine University Press, and yahoo.com. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage others to ask their difficult faith questions along the detours of life. Lori Ann's first book is scheduled to release in February 2023 with CrossRiver Media, Divine Detour: The Path You Didn't Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted. Anchor Verses: Hebrews 11:13 John 13:7 Psalm 61:2 Connect with Lori Ann: Website: https://loriannwood.com IG: https://instagram.com/loriannwood FB: https://m.facebook.com/DivinelyDetoured/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/LoriAnnWood ****This podcast is a proud member of the Spark Network! It is a network of Christian podcasts that cover so many different topics!  Head over to: https://www.sparkmedia.ventures/spark-network#/ to find more amazing podcasts!!****

I'm so grateful to Lori Ann Wood's testimony of gentle faith and insight into how God deepened her faith through a life-changing experience with heart failure. At 51, Lori was healthy and strong, until she wasn't. After 7 years, drs still don't have answers as to why her heart failed in 2015 and how long until it happens the next time.  Lori turned this trial and testing into lessons of deepened faith—lessons we all can benefit from. We might not all get such an unusual and frightening diagnosis, but we all go up against some type of brick wall where we find out what is it we really believe about God.  Her book, Divine Detour: The Path You Didn't Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, releases this week, and she will be hosting a giveaway. I think you'll need one as a gift and one to keep.  Some gems: Anytime when faced with a temptation, we must ask ourselves the question: "Do we trust God to meet our needs or not?" I learned that my faith had been all about me rather than about God. Doubts are not the opposite of faith—indifference is. God never promises a live of ease and comfort this side of heaven; He does promise He will always be with us, and that is the greater blessing. Questions are what strengthens faith. Do we want the safer life or the deeper life? From Lori: I'm Lori Ann Wood and I know what it's like to be detoured in life. By sharing my stories and experiences, I want to equip and empower you to ask God your hard questions. More importantly, I want to cheer you on as your faith grows in the process. Read more of her heart failure survivor story HERE.   Not all storms come to destroy your life, some storms come to clear your path. (Anonymous)

Have you questioned life when facing an unwanted path? Today's guest, Lori Ann Wood, shares insights on how we can grow stronger through our faith struggles when facing spiritual and circumstantial crises. After discovering a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann Wood became an award-winning author who encourages deep faith questions along the detours of life. Lori shares her personal story of discovering her heart function had dropped to six percent. Despite a lack of risk factors, family history, or lifestyle indicators, she received a diagnosis of a critical heart condition.  In addition to health questions, Lori faced serious faith questions.  Wood relates how her journaling process helped her as she struggled with spiritual doubts and questions during her heart failure journey.  Lori identifies the main three questions people ask while struggling on an unwanted path in life: Is this life all there is? Is God always good? Is God's plan enough? Wood reveals that these mirror the trials faced by Jesus in the wilderness. When facing a temptation, we're also weighing an internal question. We discuss how God responds to our struggles of faith. Lori relates how she feared her lack of faith kept others' prayers for her healing from being effective. God is not afraid of our questions, however.  The opposite of faith is not doubt, but indifference. Our questions might repeat, but entreating God keeps the conversation going. Struggles do not prove spiritual weakness, but can instead strengthen our faith. Lori points to the Psalms, in which authors like David often struggle with faith questions and work through them with the Lord. Lori advises those in a faith struggle to borrow others' words to pray when prayer proves difficult (praying the Psalms, listening to podcasts, worship music, e.g.).  Wood explains she learned that God's goodness is not defined by how well my life matches my plan. If my plan doesn't work out, it doesn't change God's nature or character. Lori states that sometimes the period when we feel God is silent can grow our faith and redirect us to God's heart for us. Questions are part of faith. Lori Ann's first book, Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, is available at https://loriannwood.com/books/. Get her free gift, When You Can't Talk to God, at https://loriannwood.com/hope/. Get inspired now and get a copy of Tina Yeager's newest release, Upcycled: Crafted for a Purpose! Get your free downloadable flip book template at https://upcycledbook.com/ 

Lori Ann Wood was young and healthy when she ended up in critical care with a heart failure diagnosis and only a few months to live. We discuss that season of her life, the healing and reoccurrence she experienced and how the family of God interceded on her behalf when she had no words. Questions Discussed During Divine Detour & Heart Health: You experienced a near death health incident in 2015. Will you share that experience with us? You spent 16 months at the Cleveland Clinic, what was day to day life like for you? How would you encourage people now to be proactive in their treatment of heart disease? What shifted in your walk with Jesus, as you're walking through this experience? Tell us about your heart ejection fraction being restored. You are releasing a book Divine Detour: The Path You Didn't Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, where you explore the questions of worry, doubt and fear. Pick one and explain in a little more detail how your personal wrestling impacted the writing of the book and what you hoped those reading would take away. When your world was falling apart you learned questions didn't destroy your faith, but strengthened it. Why are questions so important in our faith journeys with Jesus? Let's close with encouragement for anyone listening who may be walking through their own desert. SHOW NOTES cont. Related Episodes: 191: Marcy Gregg | Life After Losing Your Memory 172: Christiana Custodio | When God Changed His Mind 162: Erica Baldwin | Invisible Illness Warrior Come be a part of the Grace Enough Gang Follow Grace Enough: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Become a Grace Enough supporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Has life turned out differently than you planned? Lori Ann Wood, author of Divine Detour, joins us to share her story of facing challenge she never expected and finding God in hard places she never wanted to go. Resources:Divine Detour by Lori Ann Wood

Lori Ann Wood - Divine Detour Today Cynthia helps you kick off American Heart Month with a story of how illness can strengthen your faith and the warning signs you need to know that may be signaling heart disease.  Lori Ann Wood's life took a detour she never expected which has led to her upcoming book that will help many! This podcast is brought to you by Team for the Soul!  Their newest online program, Growing in Christ, was specifically designed for you to learn to live in this world, but not of this world, and continue to serve others in Christ with joy, energy, patience and peace of mind. Dr. Popa wants to extend to this community a 2 week trial!  Join me by going to https://www.teamforthesoul.com/a/2147527368/tks35oM4 Have you also checked out My Beautiful Lent?  Now in it's 8th year…it's something that many people look forward to.  Just go to www.mybeautifullent.com to find out more! Lori Ann Wood lives in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband and miniature dachshund, Pearl. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage others to embrace 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. Her work has been published in several anthologies and numerous 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, Pepperdine University Press, Sweet to the Soul FAITH Magazine, and yahoo.com.  Lori Ann's first book releases February 21, 2023, with CrossRiver Media, Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, available at https://loriannwood.com/books/. Connect with her on her website, on Instagram or on Facebook. Living with a chronic, invisible 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/. Is it time to make some changes in your life? Do you want to stop the madness and get on track with your health? Maybe coaching is right for you. I've helped many people gain their health back over the years, and would love to talk with you. Just reach out with the link below to get on my schedule. From time to time I have openings for new clients and accept them on a first come first serve basis. Book a Discovery Call

Have you ever wondered if it is okay to question God? Is it okay to have doubts and ask why God? Where are you God? Is your plan good? Sometimes it does not feel good right now, so can I trust You? All of these are honest questions that we can bring to God. And it is okay to ask these hard questions. I love that we dive deeper into this on the podcast today when I talk with Lori Ann Wood about her new book, *Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted. I have to say that if I am honest, I have asked these hard questions along the detours of my life. Maybe you have too. I am excited for us to talk about this because I think sometimes we assume if we have these questions then maybe our faith is not as strong as we thought it was. I am hear to tell you that is not true. I love the wisdom that Lori Ann brings as she shares about her detour and how God used these questions to grow her faith deeper. I promised you do not want to miss the truths shared in this episode. Also, I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Lori Ann's book: *Divine Detour. All the details of the book giveaway are on my website at jodirosser.com or you can click this direct link: https://kingsumo.com/g/fxqi3u/divine-detour-book-giveaway Book Recommendation: *Walking through Twilight by Douglas Groothuis I share a quote from Lori Ann's Brave Women post. Here is a link to the entire article. After discovering a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann Wood became an award-winning author who encourages deep faith questions along the detours of life. Lori Ann's first book, *Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, is available at https://loriannwood.com/books/. Get her free gift, When You Can't Talk to God, at https://loriannwood.com/hope/. *Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Lori Ann Wood is a Christian author and heart failure survivor. Today, Lori Ann shares her beginnings in a Christian family doing all the right things, how her life was rocked by a heart failure diagnosis, and what she learned about God when he seemed silent. Her faith took a turn from doing to relating with the Lord in intimate ways. Plus, she shares the three main questions that she asked and the practices that helped her thought them. Lori Ann's story reminds us that even when our lives don't look how we'd like, God is still there, working, and loving us. Listen to Lori Ann's story in your favorite podcast player now! Stories Lori Ann shared: Growing up in Kansas on a wheat farm Realizing the blessing of her childhood in a secure family The note her dad gave her while walking her down the aisle Feeling peace for the first time in her faith Running her faith and life through lists Focusing her life on her kids and doing the right things Receiving a medical diagnosis of heart disease Having heart failure and landing in the hospital three weeks later Not praying or experiencing God during 16 months Learning that it's okay to borrow words to pray Getting better at entertaining questions with her kids as a result Discovering the three questions she was asking in different ways Great quotes from Lori Ann: I heard the voice of God first from the lips of my mother. God was silent and I gave him the silent treatment right back. I equated the goodness of God with how well my life was matching this plan I made. Resources we mentioned: Lori Ann's website Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted by Lori Ann Wood Related episodes: Chuck Malott is a Hippie Turned Saint Traci Rhoades and a Firm Foundation Phileena Heuertz and Christian Contemplation The post Lori Ann Wood and Questions in the Silence appeared first on Eric Nevins.

Lori Ann Wood is a Christian author and heart failure survivor. Today, Lori Ann shares her beginnings in a Christian family doing all the right things, how her life was rocked by a heart failure diagnosis, and what she learned about God when he seemed silent. Her faith took a turn from doing to relating […] The post Lori Ann Wood and Questions in the Silence appeared first on Eric Nevins.

"This is your time, God," said Lori in a personal prayer. She had just received a clean bill of health, being told by her doctor she was about the last person on Earth who would have any type of heart issues.Three weeks later, Lori was diagnosed with an enlarged heart. The largest heart one doctor had ever seen. She was told she might have as little as 6 months left to live.Here's a bit of what you'll hear in today's episode:-Lori's conversation with God leading up to her heart "event"...04:15-Prayer chains and communion with the saints leads to a miraculous recovery - then another setback...09:12-A primer on myocarditis, and steps you can take to watch out for your heart's health...12:05-Why Lori (reluctantly) wrote a book to describe her health challenges...20:05-The three questions to ask...23:30Is this life all there is?Is God always good?Is God's plan enough?-Insights for those struggling with heart disease, from one who has been there...31:10-And much more...Resources mentioned:Lori Ann's websiteCross River MediaDivine Detour: The path you'd never choose can lead to the faith you've always wanted

Lori Ann Wood was in pristine health when she was diagnosed with heart failure. She walked herself into the ICU with 6 perfect of her heart functioning. Against all medical odds, she survived and she's joining us this week on Have Hope; Will Travel podcast to share her story and how it changed her faith. ... Read More about 85 Divine Detour [Lori Ann Wood]

A serious diagnosis took Lori Ann Wood on a faith detour she never saw coming. As a lifelong believer in Jesus, she felt profound disappointment in the God she thought she knew. Wanting answers, but more than anything, needing permission to ask the questions, Divine Detour is a result of a risky decision to embrace those difficult questions. In this episode of Christians Speak Up! Lori shares her hard-won insights through her journey, inviting you go deep into the heart of a God who often doesn't behave as we might wish. https://loriannwood.com/books/

When Lori Ann Wood found her life drastically altered by a medical crisis, she learned it was a divine detour leading her to answer three urgent questions we all wrestle with. Wood's new book, Divine Detour, will release in February 2023. Get Lori's free Resource, Hope for the Life You Didn't Choose at: https://lorieannwood.com/hope Learn more about her upcoming book at https://loriannwood.com/books Guest Bio:Lori Ann Wood lives in the shadow of the Ozark Mountains in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband, the unsuspecting guy she chased all the way from 9th grade to grad school. She is mom to three world-changing young adults, one impressive son-in-law (who all live too far away) and a miniature dachshund named Pearl (who threatens to never leave). Her new favorite role is appropriately spoiling her granddaughter Hazel.In addition to receiving the Frederick Buechner Narrative Essay Award from The Christian Century Magazine, her work has won awards from The Colorado Christian Writers Association and The Evangelical Press Association. Lori Ann has been published in numerous print journals including Just Between Us Magazine, The Joyful Life Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Heart Insight Magazine, and Sweet to the Soul FAITH Magazine. Her articles have also appeared on websites such as Pepperdine University Press, Yahoo Lifestyle, and MSN, and on blogs including Women | Faith & Story, Kindred Mom, WomenHeart, and The Mighty. Lori Ann also serves on the Blog Contributor Team for The Joyful Life Magazine.But Lori Ann has not always been a writer.A life detour reordered her priorities and rattled her faith.In 2015, despite otherwise pristine health, Lori Ann almost died from heart failure from an unknown cause. Her heart was functioning at just 6%. She spent 14 days in ICU as doctors tried to save her life. Lori Ann was then transferred to the Cleveland Clinic where she became her doctor's most critical patient for a year and a half. She was eventually implanted with a pacemaker and internal defibrillator. Against all medical odds, her heart function was initially restored sixteen months later. But as heart failure goes, her condition has experienced ups-and-downs since then. And as the Christian walk goes, so has her faith.Having discovered this chronic, progressive condition almost too late, Lori Ann now writes to encourage difficult faith questions along the detours of life. Her passion is to connect with readers and help them hold onto their faith when they find themselves on a path they didn't choose.Her first book, Divine Detour: The Path You Didn't Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, will release in early 2023. Find her at https://loriannwood.com.Support the showLearn more about Radical Abundance at Radical-Abundance.comTeresa Janzen is your host. She ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. Teresa is an international speaker, author, and coach of speakers and writers. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.

Hey Friends!! I'm so grateful for the opportunity to share this incredible story of faith with you.   Joining me on the podcast today is Lori Ann Wood, wife, momma, former college professor, and a woman who is intimately acquainted with what it means to be divinely detoured in life. She has written for and been published in numerous print journals, on websites, and blogs, and she has received multiple awards for her work. But Lori Ann has not always been a writer. A life detour reordered her priorities and rattled her faith.   In 2015, despite otherwise pristine health, Lori Ann almost died from heart failure from an unknown cause. Her heart was functioning at just 6%. She spent 14 days in ICU as doctors tried to save her life before she was transferred to the Cleveland Clinic where she became her doctor's most critical patient for a year and a half. Against all medical odds, her heart function was initially restored sixteen months later. But as heart failure goes, her condition has experienced ups-and-downs since then. And as the Christian walk goes, so has her faith.   Having discovered this chronic, progressive condition almost too late, Lori Ann now writes to encourage difficult faith questions along the detours of life. Her passion is to connect with readers and help them hold onto their faith when they find themselves on a path they didn't choose. We talk about her journey through heart failure, how this detour has impacted her faith, and how it all led to writing her first book, Divine Detour: The Path You Didn't Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, which comes out February 21, 2023.   There's so much of God's goodness in this episode, and I'm grateful I get to share this conversation with you! Be sure to click the links below to connect with Lori Ann on her website, get more info on her book, and to grab her free resource: 5 Prayers & Promises When You Can't Talk to God.   Website: https://loriannwood.com Book: Divine Detour Free Resource: 5 Prayers & Promises When You Can't Talk to God Facebook: Lori Ann Wood, Author   Thank you for listening! I'd love to connect with you outside of this podcast as well. Visit www.crystalfreie.com to get the latest and stay in touch.

Lori Ann Wood is the mother of eight children and 20 grandchildren.  In 1983 Lori Ann lost her infant son Brant in a drowning accident.  As well as having a strong commitment to family Lori is an artist specializing is portrait painting.  Lori Ann has a strong spiritual message to share with others who have suffered loss and is the author of A Mighty Change:  Please Don't Let My Baby Die.