Just Playin' Around With PicMonkey

 I'm supposed to be outside screening gravel, but it's 106 outside and there's no one around to see that I'm inside playing with pictures.  So, I just discovered a new photo editing website that makes kinda cool changes to your photos with the click of a button.  In just a few minutes of playing around today I edited the above photo . . .

Into this.  I boosted the color a bit, added a dark edge, and added a sun flare to the top of the falls.  Does everyone know about this site but me?  It's called picmonkey, and most of the features are free, but there are some additional features you have to pay for.  But . . .you can get a free 6 month trial by entering the promo code ISTE2013.  You can also make photo collages and stuff.  Give it a try.  I think it's kinda fun : )

BRAVE

So, here is another song, which seems to be a trend lately, but it's how I've been rollin'.  This song got it's start when Jill called me one day and said, "Mom, go to youtube and type in Brave by Sara Bareilles.  You'll love it1"  So, I did . . . and I did!  Love it, that is.  My first thought when I heard the song was, "We have to fit this into Girls Camp somehow."  See, our theme for Girls Camp this is was B.O.O.T. Camp - an acronym for Building On Our Testimonies.  And it was military based, with an emphasis on putting on the whole armor of God and our war against Satan.  So a song that said "I wanna see you be brave"  over and over again was such a perfect fit.  

So, I rewrote the words and our stake young women's presidency sang it as part of our silly skit.  It was a BIG hit!  We had posters with the chorus on them and after we sang, "Show me how big you brave it"  we had all the Young Women sing the chorus with us.  We ended to resounding cheers, which I think meant they had forgotten our stupid skit by the time the song was done.

Go to the link  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQsqBqxoR4  and sing along using these words if you can.  (You have to be a little creative in a few places where they don't fit the original exactly)

You can be amazing

You can have faith in our Savior and His love

You can be the candle

You can take a stand, He'll send blessing from above

So you can start speaking out

Give the world a good cue – the gospel is true

Then say it once again

Kept on the inside with no sunlight

Will help nobody win

I wonder what would happen if you

Stand each and every day

And leave the world no doubt

Honestly, I wanna see you be brave

And know just what to say

Show what we're all about

Honestly, I want to see you be brave

We are but a few but that is nothing new we're

Ready now to commit

We are gearing up for Satan and his big war

And we will never quit

Don't run, we know who has won

We are shod in the armor of God and we're strong

We will stand with the righteous where we belong

Show me how big your brave is

Stand each and every day

And leave the world no doubt

Honestly, I wanna see you be brave

And know just what to say

Show what we're all about

Honestly, I wanna see you be brave

Enlisted in this royal army

With expectations more

For great things are in store

Marching forward valiantly with courage

Hey world, we're telling the truth

So stand each and every day

And leave the world no doubt

Honestly, I wanna see you be brave

And know just what to say

Show what we're all about

Honestly, I wanna see you be brave

We sang it accompanied by my fine guitar playing, so I also have a version with guitar chords if someone out there wants it.