God is often quieter than I want and kinder than I expect.
A poem
Poems, Prayers, and Stories
Hopeful stories, poems, and prayers by Tanner Olson.
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Why I Didn't Write This Summer
And the three words that have changed my life
Going Away to College
Go cry those big, ugly tears.
How to Spend Your Days
Slow down enough to notice it.
Prayers for a New School Year
For students, parents, and teachers
Dear Judah, I Don't Know What I'm Doing
A Letter to My Son About Not Knowing
In the Pause
A poem for those who are waiting.
The Life You Have Been Given
Your life is not happening somewhere else. You are already standing in it.
When the Life You Imagined Doesn't Arrive
Finding hope, purpose, and God's presence in the gap between expectation and reality.
How to Slow Down During July
Plus a page from my latest book