Hippity Hop It- I Beat Bop It!

Hello Readers,

Remember Bop It?  That loud game that commanded you to "bop it" "twist it" and "pull it" until it would outlast you with its obnoxious speed?  Well, yesterday I outlasted the Bop It.

The Bop It resurfaced yesterday in my parents' living room.  I approached it, twisted it, and found that it was alive again! (Well, someone put batteries in it).  Charged with a sugar-high, courtesy of my Easter basket, I decided to take on . . . (dum dum dummmm) THE BOP IT.

I set the Bop It to the single user setting and began my duel.  In my dress and heels (from church), I danced around the living room to the Bop It beat until finally it gave up.  The beat stopped, and a strange assortment of happy sounds blasted from the Bop It's tiny speakers.  While this song was unfamiliar to me (I've never beaten the Bop It), I recognized the song as a sign of my victory.  At the age of 25- I beat Bop It.

Here are a few pictures of my Easter Sunday outfit:

My mom and I before Church

That's right- I beat Bop It

Retail Details: 

Aqua Cardigan- Martin + Osa

Spinning Lace Dress- Plenty by Tracy Reese (Anthropologie)

Beaded Leather Belt (worn backwards): Anthropologie

Copper Tights: Anthropologie

Neutral Snakeskin Pumps: Calvin Klein

Χριστός ανέστη, Αληθώς ανέστη

Does anyone know what the title of this blog post means?  First clue: it has something to do with what I celebrated yesterday.  Second clue: it is in Greek.  Third clue: it was said many times today in many languages and this is a variant of what we say in English on this day.


Did you guess "Christ is risen, He is risen indeed?"  Well- you are right! I found this translation (which is supposed to say "Christ is risen, Truly He is risen").


This post is about Resurrection Sunday. According to Google Translate, it is also known as Easter, Pascuas, Pâques, Cásca, Pasqua, Páscoa, Velikonočni, Påske, Wielkanoc, Velykos, Paskalya, as well as many other names in many other languages.  


The reason why we say "Christ is risen, He is risen indeed" on this day is because we (Christians) celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, three days after He died on the cross. Resurrection Sunday (Easter) is of great significance because we believe it is the day that Christ defeated death.  With this day comes an invitation to start a new beginning, to be renewed- an invitation to bask in the beauty of forgiveness.  Pardon for you and for me, and for the whole world.  This is a good day!


Instead of an outfit (that post will come later) I want to share a song with you all.  The video below is of a song that I first heard at my church in Peoria, Imago Dei, written and performed by John Mark McMillan for RELEVANT Magazine.  Enjoy!

Also, if you are interested in hearing the sermon that I heard on Sunday at Imago Dei Church, it is available on their website here. The podcast is titled "Eighth Day of the Week" and it is also available on iTunes as a podcast.


Christ is risen, He is risen indeed!