"The Song Master's Tale" is now available in the Calla Press 2023 Spring Literary Journal! Calla Press is the same publication that published To The Woman Who's Been Broken last year. If you aren't already familiar with them, check them out here. Order your copy of...
In keeping with my unintentional annual tradition, Status Quo Questions’ year 4 review is later than planned this year. At this rate, we can plan for year 5’s review around March of next year. 😂 In a nutshell, 2022 brought some unexpected surprises and opportunities...
Transition can bring a rush of emotions and questions. Whether we are excited at the coming of a long-awaited hope or uncertain in the face of the unexpected, there are steps we can take to stay focused on God throughout the journey. Thank you to Journeywomen Podcast...
"Covering For Today" is available in Holy Hen House's Autumn 2022 issue: Refuge + Strength. "Covering For Today" looks at how the way we learn to trust God deepens with time. Regardless of what is going on around us, God is more than able to provide covering and...
"Creating Margin" was published in Just Between Us Magazine's summer 2022 issue and is now available in Japanese on Just Between Us Japan's website: 「余白」をつくる Some of you may remember my trip to Japan a couple years ago (you can read about it here in The God Who Sees:...
Have you ever struggled with having the energy, understanding, or headspace to go the distance? Maybe you have wonderful ideas of what you would like to do or change, but when you look at your life, you see only a faint shadow of those dreams that run freely within...
"Creating Margin" is available in Just Between Us Magazine's Summer 2022 issue. This article takes a look at Acts 6 and some of the lessons we can learn from the example the apostles set in staying focused on what God called them to do. Check out Just Between Us...
"Her Door of Hope" is available in Holy Hen House's Summer 2022 issue: Wonder. "Her Door of Hope" looks at Hosea 2:14-15 and the wonder it fills us with knowing that we serve a God who is so patient, merciful, and loving toward us. This was my first time seeing Holy...
To The Woman Who's Been Broken: Before The Healing Comes was originally published March 2019 on Status Quo Questions. This revised version was published in the Calla Press Literary Journal March 2022. Being broken can be a disorienting thing, especially when the pain...
A little delayed again... 2022 has brought some challenges learning to balance new types of ideas and projects, but I'm thankful that God has been patiently reminding me to turn to Him with each one. This post was published about a month ago on Madison Aichele's blog....
Just Say Yes, posted last May, was published today on Calla Press! Just Say Yes looks at the story of Caleb in Joshua 14-15 and serves as a reminder of how important faithfulness and trust in God are during situations that look impossible. The full post can be found...
There are a lot of new faces here, so I want to start by saying welcome! Please feel free to join in the conversation at any point if you see a topic or idea that interests you. This post is special for a couple reasons. For one, it’s Status Quo Questions’ 50th...