#7: When we knew we wanted a character-based homeschool

(1.) Within a few months of homeschooling Lisa, we went to a character training seminar held at a local church/Christian school

• This was taught by Ron and Rebekah Coriele almost forty years ago. 
• Mrs. Coriel told a story about the oldest daughter who told her friend she couldn’t be dishonest because…” my mom won’t see, but God will”
• We knew that his character-filled lifestyle was what we wanted for our family. 

(2) We began immediately. 

• Nursing home ministry 
• Explaining everything 
• Character teaching 
• Scheduling 
• Deference 
• Diligence
• Following instructions 

(3) Our approach did have some downfalls that would later take us years to figure out and fix. 

• Everything was black and white (which is good in parenting but not a great world view when trying to teach empathy etc ). We were choosy in who we should serve—and gave a negative impression to our kids about people who didn’t agree with us.

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