De'Etta - Courageous Joy

We are a homeschooling family who loves Jesus wholeheartedly. Michael retired from the USAF in 2015 and was diagnosed the same day with Parkinson's Disease. We lived full-time in an RV for 2 yrs.  Our eldest 3 sons, and lovely daughter in law, migrated to Alaska. We joined everyone in Alaska as quickly as we could and purchased our own little slice of heaven in the Matsu Valley  the summer of 2017. We have a goal of being as self-sustaining as possible. We are exploring mini-farming, homesteading, canning...We choose to live life fully present with Courageous Joy.  

 We'd love you to journey along with us here and/or at any of the links below. We'll show you our unbelievable new home - ALASKA. 

Notes: You may wonder how many "kids" you are seeing - we have 9 kids (3 still schooling at home) & 3 grands. 8 kids & families live in AK. 

Consider our vids  on par with  "home movies" of the 60's. We'd love to purchase equipment and learn HOW to make lovely vids....someday.