Len and Natalie have been a team for eleven years. Through sweat and tears, they thoroughly remodeled their home while raising two little boys and together created a family getaway property. They love to ski, boat, hike, camp, RV, and off-road. They joined the national ski patrol early on and Len continues to be an active member. ALS has come to steal their best years together, but they are fighting hard to overcome and keep moving forward. Faith, hope, and love are what keeps them going through the struggle they currently face. They wish to share their unique perspectives, struggles, insights, and skills with others that need help, camaraderie or inspiration.

Growing up working on the family’s truck farm in Tennessee, Len learned a strong work ethic and valuable skills. After that he went on to acquire more skill sets including photography, printing and advertising, several aspects of construction, telephony and wired and wireless engineering and design. Len has Cisco and VMware certifications and currently works as a technical, solutions architect and presales engineer for Cerium Networks, a company based in Spokane, WA where he has worked for eleven years. Len is uniquely gifted with the skills and knowledge for home automation and has made daily tasks doable for Natalie so she can use her eyes to turn lights off and on, adjust heating and use the bidet and tv. He also designed their master suite and wet room with roll in shower. All of that adds up to a much better quality of life for Natalie.

Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, Natalie has a fierce independence and wild adventurous heart. Nat has always been a hands-on person with a love for life, beauty and celebration. She has a degree in horticulture and training in music, carpentry, interior design, floral design and life coaching. Natalie spent time as an intern at a church and went on several ministry trips to places like the Philippines, Japan and India. She was involved heavily in music over the years with several orchestras, choirs and worship groups. She has also dabbled in many things including beekeeping, welding, machinery operation, large quantity cooking and gardening. She loves learning and trying new things. She thrives by being in the outdoors and enjoys making music with friends, preparing and eating good food, contemplation and communing with God through prayer, worship, dance, and journaling, or as she calls it, musing. Right now she is writing music and poetry and is in the early stages of writing a book. She hopes to be healed so she can go on to do many more things…travel, beekeeping, starting a farm and training others in practical ways to become their best selves with life skills and inner freedom.