Beyond The Classroom…

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Just-turned 16 year old Cole got word Sunday night to pack a bag and join his father, who flew to Florida the next day to shoot another episode of a new television series with Joni Eareckson Tada. This homeschool/family business trip put Cole in the middle of the story of Terri Schiavo and her tragic death by starvation and dehydration in 2005.  Here, Cole holds the camera for the D.P. in front of the Pinellas Country Courthouse, where the judge ordered Terri’s feeding tube removed.

Below, Cole is flanked by Bobby Schindler and Suzanne Vitadamo, Terri’s brother and sister. At Franklin Springs, we’re grateful for homeschooling (and the true educational opportunities it affords), for family members working alongside one another (as Bobby and Suzanne do in their Terry Schindler Schiavo Foundation), and for the opportunity to tell stories that affirm the sanctity of God-given life — and the rich value of family.

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