ASIN: B00GBQA68S
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 396
In this true story, Van and Celestia have two compelling dreams: to raise a family of twelve extraordinary children, and to build a suitable home for them all, with the labor of their own hands. When they arrive in Alaska during the oil boom, it seems that the Last Frontier will be their own Land of Promise. They soon find out that achieving their dreams requires a long and adventurous stint in the wilderness. Their journey is funny, inspiring and faith promoting.
Van is a man with simple aspirations. All he really wants to do is support his family, make some lasting contribution to his community, and serve God in whatever way God needs him. Not least on his list is to have his wife all to himself once in a while, no easy task when you have twelve children. Van’s difficulty, from Celestia’s point of view, is that he’s an engineer who believes problems should have rational solutions. ...
