A 3rd generation Alaskan, Leah trained as a classical violinist the first 20 years of life, and spent the next 20 years as an army spouse getting to know military families and single soldiers from a variety of walks of life. Several deployments and many moves later, she and Ryan homeschool 3 kids, ages 14, 11 and 9, and receive daily attunement from 2 golden retrievers