Lazy Sunday

God created everything in six days, then took a break. He then commanded his people to take one day in seven to rest and worship Him… so we do!

Sundays at Greystone have always been restful and marked by rest and worship. The change of pace is good for the soul and we embrace it by letting everyone do whatever activities are restful to them, after giving a good amount of time to the Lord.

Ironically, at Greystone, “rest” begins with an 3 mile run on the track. Greystone Stumblers is a tradition that my father started after a trip to Lexington Kentucky where he was introduced to the “Todds Road Stumblers” one Saturday morning. Alex Campbell was a good friend of my Dad’s and Alex was the kind of guy my dad wanted to be like. He looked like a movie star and was a fitness buff… and Alex had a little running club that met every Saturday morning all year long. They would run 3 miles and get a shirt if they completed the run. Genius. Greystone Stumblers was born the next year. That was 28 years ago!

Stumblers is an open club (anyone welcome) and if you come three times, you get a t-shirt. It is really fun and REALLY SOCIAL. Lots of walking, a little running, and a lot of confidence building (some girls have never run or walked 3 miles all at once on purpose). This is almost a 5K! Even the counselors are proud of themselves if they are able to complete the laps in less than 30 minutes. A great way to start our day of Rest.

Sunday School at 11 (taught by the Program Staff, cabin counselors get an hour off!!). Church at 12 (taught by David Speakman, we will put today’s sermon up tomorrow if you are interested). Lunch will be a feast of that most loved of camp traditions: Cheesy Chicken. Long Rest Hour followed by free time (Pontoon boat cruises, water park, Pool games, Pool inflatable “Wibit” course, frisbee golf, ladder ball, canoeing, softball, basketball, scavenger hunts, and so forth). Many girls will choose to simply sit in their cabins and chat with friends or veg.

Tonight begins the Greystone Concert Series… We bring in top talent to do relaxed concerts on the lawn for EP on special nights. We do not announce these concerts ahead of time but rather spring them as surprises to brighten the day. The girls LOVE these concerts. These artists are FANTASTIC, and the setting is out of a post card. Most girls bring out the crazy creek chairs and picnic blankets and sit in groups in front of the stage. Some choose to play on the see saws or swings, some sit on the benches by the road. Some sit on the rocking chairs on the Dining Hall porch. Camp spreads out and relaxes as the sun goes down and the fireflies rise up. Good times indeed.

Thanks for checking in. Have a GREAT DAY.

Jimboy

PS My appologies for the poor picture quality this morning… wrong settings on the camera, I was in a hurry and didn’t get the shutter speed appropriate to the activity. Rather than throw them all away, I put them out there… but it might not be worth the effort to go through them all.