02/17/2026
Tanner Olson is an amazing poet, speaker, and all around person! He has been to the District gatherings and Camp Okoboji many times. Zion is a recipient of 30 FREE copies of his new book (information about the book below). You can pick up on of these FREE books in the narthex!
Contact DCE Thomas if you have any questions!
Today is release day.
Which feels a little surreal to type.
Getting Through What You’re Going Through is officially out in the world.
The countdown is over.
This book began quietly. Not with a big idea or a clever angle, but with a realization that I didn’t have the words I needed when life felt heavy, and neither did a lot of people around me. I kept hearing the same questions from friends, students, church members, and honestly from my own head and heart:
Is it okay to not be okay?
Am I behind?
Is God still near when nothing makes sense?
I wrote this book for the in-between seasons.
For the waiting rooms, the late nights, the long drives, the unanswered prayers, and the quiet and slow hope that refuses to leave even when everything feels uncertain. I didn’t want to rush anyone to a solution or tie pain up with a bow. I am not a teacher or pastor, but a poet and writer. I wanted these poems and essays to sit with you, to breathe with you, to remind you that God’s faithfulness is still present in ordinary moments and unfinished stories.
This book is for anyone who is tired of “just getting through it” and wants permission to actually go through it—with honesty, gentleness, and hope.
Releasing a book is strange. You spend years writing in solitude, and then one day you hand the whole thing over and say, Here. I hope this helps. Today feels full of gratitude, joy, relief, nerves, and a quiet prayer that these words find the people who need them most.
If you’ve been meaning to grab a copy, today’s the day.
And if you’ve already read or ordered your copy, one of the most meaningful ways you can help is by leaving a short review on Amazon. Reviews help this book find its way into more hands, homes, and hearts.
Thank you for reading, for sharing, for supporting, and for walking alongside me through this work. I don’t take it lightly—not for a second.
Wherever you are today, whatever you’re carrying, I hope this book reminds you that you are not alone, you are not behind, and hope is still here.
With love and hope,
Tanner Olson
