Episode 279: Embracing Desperate Prayers During the Difficult Seasons with Rachel Wojo

Rachel Wojo is an author, public speaker, and podcaster who hosts Bible reading challenges on her popular blog, rachelwojo.com, Her biblical approach and life circumstances influence women to find strength and hope in everyday situations.  The ideal desperate pray-er to shed light on asking God questions, Rachel’s journey includes losing her mother to leukemia, her adult special needs daughter to a rare neurologically degenerative disease, and her father to illness. She is the author of Desperate Prayers: Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life’s Darkest Moments. Mostly, Rachel is crazy in love with Matt, mom to six on earth and two in heaven. Key Topics: - Rachel’s grief journey which led to her book, Desperate Prayers - The desperate three-word prayers that frequently show up in the Bible - How to pray through a healing journey, instant of looking for a quick fix - The questions moms with special needs kids ask - Prayer perfectionism and how it interferes with your spiritual connection - How to pray when you don’t know how - The process of grieving over time Rachel’s website is rachelwojo.com and her book can be found at desperateprayers.com