by Stephanie Paige King | Sep 6, 2023 | blog
Proverbs 18:21 “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” I’ve read that humans need to experience praise three times as often as criticism to maintain a positive mood. I would counter that the ratio is actually much...
by Stephanie Paige King | Aug 29, 2023 | blog
In 2020, we got a new puppy about six weeks before the dark time when all there was to do was sit through Zoom meetings and walk our dogs seventeen times a day. Back then, I wrote about how my stubborn puppy refused to walk if anyone but her was holding her leash....
by Stephanie Paige King | Aug 15, 2023 | blog
I accidentally started a worm farm. It’s not as weird as it sounds. I added some red wigglers to my compost bins to aid decomposition a few years ago, and their population exploded. It’s been a win-win situation because I have great compost, and my four box turtles...
by Stephanie Paige King | Jul 31, 2023 | blog
If you’ve read any of my posts or met me in person, you know I struggle with fear. I believe the Bible when it says “do not be afraid” 365 times, but I’m the reason God had to repeat it over and over. One day I was playing mahjong on my phone....
by Stephanie Paige King | Feb 7, 2023 | blog
The bookstore is flooded with self-help titles urging us (women especially) to only say “YES” to the most valuable things in life that play to our strengths. While I’m a huge proponent of limiting the things that eat up our time and headspace, only...
by Stephanie Paige King | Jan 25, 2023 | blog
If you’ve known me longer than five minutes, then you’re already aware that I have a deficiency. I lack patience for all the things. There are several (pretty much all) of the fruits of the Spirit of which I could use a double helping, but patience is the...
