Lady Hazel Topper-Naylor

I just saw this and can't resist joining in the fun!

"In honor of William and Kate's Big Royal Wedding on Friday, use your Royal wedding guest name! Start with either Lord or Lady. Your first name is one of your grandparents' names. Your surname is the name of your first pet, then followed by with the name of the street you lived on growing up."

How will you be addressed on your invitation to the royal wedding this Friday? Post your royal wedding guest name in the comments section.

You may call me Lady Hazel Topper-Naylor.

Home Sweet Home!

Wow!  It is so GOOD to be home!  You really don't get the full depth of that phrase, "Home Sweet Home" until you've been gone for a long time.  This morning I walked through my quiet house and marveled at the delicious sweetness of being in my own home.  I stepped outside in my bathrobe and gazed for a long time at my surroundings (especially the pool in my backyard) while enjoying the mild temperature--compared to the coldness of Montana.  When I stepped back inside, there was a smile on my face and in my heart as I breathed aloud,
"Home Sweet Home".

Sitting here typing these thoughts, I realize anew how much I long for my ultimate home in Heaven.  What will it be like?  We can only imagine.  How much sweeter will that be than our home on earth?  It's unfathonamable.  "Even so, come Lord Jesus."

He is Risen Indeed!

Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to see the tomb.  Suddenly there was a great earthquake, because an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and rolled aside the stone and sat on it.  His face shone like lightning and his clothing was as white as snow.  The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.

Then the angel spoke to the women, "Don't be afraid!" he said.  "I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.  He isn't here!  He has been raised from the dead, just as He said would happen.  Come, see where His body was lying.  And now, go quickly and tell His disciples He has been raised from the dead, and He is going ahead of you to Galilee.  You will see Him there.  Remember, I have told you." 

The women ran quickly from the tomb.  They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to find the disciples to give them the angel's message.  And as they went, Jesus met hem. "Greetings!" He said.  And they ran to Him, held His feet, and worshipped Him.  Then Jesus said to them, "Don't be afraid!  Go tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there." 

As the women were on their way into the city, some of the men who had been guarding the tomb went to the leading priests and told them what had happened.  A meeting of all the religious leaders was called, and they decided to bribe the soldiers.  They told the soldiers, "You must say, 'Jesus disciples came during the night while we were sleeping and they stole His body.'  If the governor hears about it, we'll stand up for you and everything will be right."  So, the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say.  Their story spread widely among the Jews, and they still tell it today.

Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.  When they saw Him, they worshipped Him--but some of them still doubted!  Jesus came and told His disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth.  Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirt.  Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.  And be sure of this:

I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

Matthew, chapter 28

Finally Home!

Today is my first day at home since March 23rd.  I spent a whole month in Montana, spending time with my dad (due to health situations) and with his wonderful, "committed companion" Marilyn; also with my daughter's family--my grandchildren!  An added bonus was a visit with long-time family friends, Cary and Louis, plus some other friends of my dad, whom I've known for many years.

I chose not to take my computer with me since I would have no easy access to the internet.  So, this morning I have spent the last two hours catching up on my stuff on the computer, including emails and this blog.  Wow!  What a massive amount of stuff piled up while I was gone! 

It's so good to be back at home!  What a treat to sleep in my own bed last night!

I'll have a bit of catch-up to do for awhile, but will also welcome the return to my "normal" life.  I'm especially thankful to be at home, and in my own church, for Easter Sunday.

The Lord is Risen!  Blessings be upon all who know and love our Savior Jesus, the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God!