Bob and Nannet Horton are members of St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Catholic Student Center in Ames, Iowa. Daily, they strive to live out their marriage vocation as faithful Catholic disciples. There are seven children and eleven grandchildren (so far) in their family. Bob is a Distinguished Professor of Soil Science at Iowa State University. Nannet is a homeschool teacher, a Family of the Americas Natural Family Planning teacher, and a Catechesis of the Good Shepherd catechist. They serve on the Marriage and Family Life Advisory Committee of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.