Rest

The sun rose at 6:23 this morning, temperature was a perfect 62 degrees, humidity a low 50%… time to run!

I hit the track before the campers so that I could be all finished with my run before everyone else arrived at 8:00. The peacefulness of camp in the early morning is sublime: sounds of geese and ducks are joined by the songbirds and nothing else. It is the perfect time to just enjoy God’s creation and think about the blessings of life.

Margaret and I absolutely loved the Five Year speeches last night. It was a significant moment for many of the girls and an epic celebration for the camp. We started around 7:45, 15 minutes later than expected (organizing so many participants is time consuming) and we dismissed around 9:30. Around 200 girls were presented as 5-year campers and fourty Five seniors presented their memories. As the sun slowly set we basked in the warmth ofgolden memories made in a childhood paradise. Camp is all about the campers… this is their place and the speeches spoke of an intense love developed over many years. It was wonderful to hear that the adjective “Greystone Girl” has become part of the vernacular in high schools (it describes a particularly kind or unselfish act… “look who’s a Greystone Girl today”).

Our second Sunday will be a lot like our first, a great day of rest with a great lakeside concert to finish things off. We are all getting a little tired and a slower paced day will go a long way toward preparing us for the big week to come. Thank you for checking in, hope your Sunday is as great as ours will be!