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June 6, 2026
The first time I realized that I was “good” at anything was as a camper in sixth grade. I needed the confidence boost that such a realization brings, ...
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June 5, 2026
EP last night was a hit. It started with a theme dinner: Camp Walden (from The Parent Trap). Green and white pennant streamers, green and white checke...
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June 4, 2026
On the Closing Day of each session, we send out parent surveys. We have found it important to get feedback as quickly as possible, and surveys are the...
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June 3, 2026
What is the best thing about camp? This is a tough question and one that has no “right” answer, for camp impacts everyone differently. The answer chan...
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June 2, 2026
We had a good start yesterday. A Very Good Start. In the Bible, when something is called “good,” it is considered to be the highest compliment. In the...
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June 1, 2026
Opening Day is a bit crazy, isn’t it? You carefully plan in order to arrive at camp promptly for a very specific drop-off time. Drive through a line o...
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May 31, 2026
I expect just a few June parents are reading the Blog today. I expect these people to be detail-oriented, prioritize preparation, and value a “heads u...
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May 30, 2026
This is a short Blog just to keep a line of communication open with anyone still interested in camp life. The audience is small (Junior campers and pa...
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Activities Offered: Summer 2026
We are thrilled to share our class activity options for summer 2026! Girls attend Greystone for many reasons, but enjoying the huge range of fun, exci...
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June 25 2025
Have you ever considered the impact of a smile? Not a “socially acceptable” slight smile, but one of those GREAT BIG EAR TO EAR SMILES? It is a gravit...
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June 24 2025
I love learning new things, it is an integral part of life (which is why we include “Mental Growth” as a pillar of the Four-Fold-Philosophy). So imagi...
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June 20 2025
Every year, we feel overwhelming gratitude for what we think is the best camp we have ever experienced. This is likely the impact of the Great Day Att...
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June 19 2025
Tonight, we will celebrate our last night together with a Banquet, an event keenly anticipated by the campers from their first days at camp, often ran...
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June 18 2025
Last night’s Play Production was wonderful. Two and a half weeks of focused rehearsals and hard work memorizing lines during rest hour paid off. Even...
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June 17 2025
I understand why the play production is so popular because I was a “thespian” in the day. Hendersonville High had a fantastic Drama program led by a f...
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June 16 2026
We have entered our final week, a week that is guaranteed to resonate with everyone at camp. Every moment will be celebrated by campers and counselors...
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June 15, 2025
It’s a busy day, I am behind schedule, so I’m going to “reprint” my Father’s Day post from 2023. With the way this day is going, I’m afraid if I don’...
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June 14 2025
Last night’s Birthday Ball and Talent Show was a huge hit with the girls. Hosting 41 girls for a party at our house provided Margaret and me a distrac...
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June 13 2025
Today is the Birthday Ball! We make sure birthday girls feel special on their actual birthday, but today is an extra occasion to remember. On her actu...
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June 12 2025
Camp is a surprisingly busy place, as I am sure you can imagine. We are, in some ways, hosting the biggest sleepover ever (and you know how hard those...
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June 11 2025
The highlight of Council Fire was the “Passing of the Pennants” ceremony. This is a new tradition for campers who have been attending for three years ...
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June 10 2025
It was the perfect plan… A new way of doing Team Meetings that many people worked very hard to plan and implement. It would begin in the usual way (te...
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June 9 2025
Today, at Breakfast Club, I asked what I thought would be a compelling question… one that I thought would result in hundreds of hands raised in respon...
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June 8 2025
Our camp is Christ-centered in every expression of its mission “to glorify God”. This has always been the way we “do camp” and it has been our privleg...
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June 7 2025
Our Opening Vespers was pretty special. Having Catherine and Peter on stage was a highlight for me, Cat’s prayer and introduction combined with Peter’...
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June 6 2025
At camp, we learn how to do hard things. Things like waking up early with a good attitude, doing chores without being asked, climbing tall walls, jump...
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June 5 2025
Last night, everyone from Bungalow 3 to Cabin 12 performed with their cabin on the big stage. It was a fun show… outstanding choreography, fun costume...
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June 4 2025
Breakfast Club this week will focus on social growth (making friends and being friends). Everyone wants to make friends, but it is often hard to make ...
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June 3 2025
My summer talks with the campers began this morning with Breakfast Club and Morning Assembly. Breakfast Club is designed to be fun with a purpose. The...
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June 2 2025
Whew… that was fun! I just got back to the office after cheering non-stop for three hours. Cheerleading was never my “thing,” and I never assumed that...
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