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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 and Bookfest. Her work has been published in several anthologies and dozens of pLrint 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 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 on Amazon:

In the U.S.: https://amzn.to/3Q6eu1X. Learn more at https://loriannwood.com/books/.

Contents of the Video:

0:00 - Introduction

2:13 - 6:26 Telling Her Story

6:27 - 17:22 3 Questions for Life

17:23 - 23:28 Expecting "Bad Things" Vs. Healing

23:29 - 28:44 Can We Lament when Suffering?

28:45 - 34:54 Our Deepest Longing During our Ups and Downs

34:55 - 38:38 Myths about Health Crises

38:39 - 43:02 How People Can Be More Supportive

43:03 - 44:42 Scripture that Strengthened

44:43 - 45:56 How to Connect with Lori

45:57 - 47:27 Lori's Prayer for You

47:28 - 48:28 Concluding Remarks

Connect with her on her website (https://loriannwood.com), on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/) or on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDeto....

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/.

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