Oooh.  That's a good one.  To be honest, I was pondering Israel, and how hard it is for an entire nation of people to hold up their end of a covenant.  Then I started wondering what would happen in a fallen world if the covenant were made with a single family?  And then I really started wondering, what would happen when God's Son came to that fallen world, to die for their sins?  A family that was really walking closely with God would recognize the Messiah they had been waiting for, and if they were in charge, how could the Messiah end up dying?

So, those were the questions I set out to explore when I started The Milana Legends.  This was so deeply buried in my head, that when I chose the colors for the imperial family, I picked the same blue and white that Israel uses, without realizing it!  

Ever read about a really amazing fictional dog and started to want one?  Here's what our life with an Aussie is really like:

Seriously.  'Cause it really can happen.

Sometimes I feel like a ping-pong ball.  I have To-Do lists, but they get longer, and longer, and longer, crowded out by taking care of what's "urgent."

You know the urgent: Where are the band-aids? How do you spell ukulele? What's twelve times five? I spilled syrup on the floor! Has anybody seen the dog lately? 

When am I supposed to pray, much less teach my children to?