You don't get an instruction book when your child is born and there is a lot of trial and error that goes into parenting. I mean, Diet Coke - we just tried to do better the next time. Overarching all of this is a strong Christian faith. We pray together, share our deep thoughts with each other, have regular times when we study the Bible as a family. We hold each other accountable to do what we know God has led us to do.
Church is a big part of our life, as is service IN the church.
All of this is the foundation upon which a family life in music was built. At about age seven, we required our girls to take piano lessons. This was not something they asked for, but neither did they balk when we told them we wanted them to do so. This was not so they would become great pianists, but rather that they would learn the rudiments of music, clefs, key signatures, rhythm, some elementary theory, circle of fifths, etc. No tears, no screaming, no frustration.