RuthAnn and her family live in Northeast Iowa. She and her husband Elvin have been married for 24 years, have 7 children, 2 sons-in-laws, and 1 grandson. Five of the children still live at home. RuthAnn and her husband have been homesteading on their 21-acre homestead since 2001. They seek to preserve the self-sufficient lifestyle of their Mennonite Heritage for the next generation by involving their children in every aspect of the homestead, from raising and harvesting the meat they consume, gardening and preserving to fill the family’s larder, processing the dairy from the family milk cow, plus the many other skills that develop the character, integrity and relationships of a family that desires to bring glory and honor to their Heavenly Father.