Someday an Heirloom Marriage Posted on March 20, 2014March 20, 2014 By pamela Someday an Heirloom Marriage by pamela spurling written year-2000 I pray as we sit here at the kitchen table, that what I share with you today will be a blessing to you and a blessing in your home—I pray it will maybe even change the way you look at your… Read more
Blue & White Posted on March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 By pamela I love blue and white things. Blue is my favourite colour. It’s not my favourite mood, though I struggle with that one. Sometimes, a lot. Blue is my favourite for hydrangeas, dishes, gemstones, berries, skies and seas. And though I mostly prefer to wear pink and black now, navy clothing… Read more
More ATI / IBLP Baggage & Freedom Posted on March 6, 2014March 7, 2014 By pamela A continuation of posts in a series of thoughts looking back on our life and experiences with the Advanced Training Institute and the Institute in Basic Life Principles (hereafter, ATI / IBLP)… I want to say at the outset, that it wasn’t all bad — ATI / IBLP — for … Read more
Unpacking The ATI / IBLP Baggage Posted on March 5, 2014March 6, 2014 By pamela What I’m writing about these days isn’t sensational and isn’t unique to me. It’s not isolated and it’s not rare — at least not in homeschool and/or conservative Christian circles. It’s probably going on all over the place to one degree or another. Most everyone who’s been caught up in… Read more
The ATI-IBLP Mess Posted on March 4, 2014June 8, 2023 By pamela Every once in awhile there comes a stir on the internet about Bill Gothard or ATI (the Advanced Training Institute) or IBLP (the Institute in Basic Life Principles). Welp… things sure are a-stirring… and seem to have finally come to a point of boiling and bubbling over. If you’re… Read more
ATI / IBLP Tangled Web Posted on March 3, 2014June 8, 2023 By pamela Consider the spider who spins a web and yet begins with no thread. My friend, Margaret, told me that a long time ago. I’ve considered it many times. I’ve considered other sorts of webs through the years, too. Webs of good intentions. Webs of ignorance. Webs of deceit. Webs of… Read more
the comforting hedge Posted on February 22, 2014February 24, 2014 By pamela Four months ago I began the THM journey and what amazes me is how simple it’s been to stay the course with no intention or temptation to quit or get it over with. I’ve never stayed with a plan in my life—but that’s not to say I’ve not tried a… Read more
so many THM resources Posted on February 21, 2014February 23, 2014 By pamela There are so many Trim Healthy Mama resources to give you all the tools you need to succeed in changing your eating lifestyle and find “your trim” or you level of healthy weight and energy. Along with all that, you’ll see that all these resources will give you ample instruction,… Read more
Tip Time Posted on February 18, 2014 By pamela ♥ It’s Tip Time! ♥ These tips fall under the categories: I’m so glad I saved _____ ; and the category: Ooooo… saved myself a whole bunch of time and energy by planning for future needs! Yay! Continually in the mindset of thinking efficiently, make a conscious effort to consider… Read more
Valentines ♥ Day Posted on February 10, 2014 By pamela Have you been making plans for Valentines Day? Are you looking for some ideas? Well, for the last couple of years I’ve occasionally pinned some ideas on my Pinterest – Valentines Day – page and have been reviewing some of them this morning — so many great ideas, so little… Read more