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Five Years

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When you are a child, five years is a long time. It represents a large percentage of your life and to look back five years is to consider ancient hist...

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Groups

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Last night was a blow out night… the first night that camp separated into “groups” to do something special for EP. There were 7 special activities for...

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Excellence

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Paul, when writing to the Corinthians, gave this very memorable instruction for living: So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for ...

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The 4th!

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by Jimboy

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Happy 4th of July! We love the 4th at Greystone. We love our country. This day is ALL ABOUT the USA! It begins with costumes and a decorated dining ha...

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Challenge Day

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Today is Challenge Day, a wonderful tradition that ALWAYS happens about ten days into camp. Ten days happens to be the “fulcrum point” of the camp exp...

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Courage

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Today we finished our series on “Social Growth”, encouraging the girls to show courage in their friendships. This might not appear to be an important ...

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Sunday #1

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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God made the earth in six days and rested on the seventh. He called that day the Sabboth and proclaimed it to be a blessing. Our bodies and minds call...

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Quiet

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Opening Vespers is one of those fixed points that will stand out prominently in our memories of the summer. By positioning this most unexpected EP in ...

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Emotion

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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What makes a great picture? Most of us do not really consider such a thing. It is the kind of question that is usually only asked by professional phot...

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Shared Moments

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Camp is all about moments. We intentionally build memorable events and situations into our days and weeks. Some of the memories would happen no matter...

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Another Great Day

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Camp is a remarkable place. A community of kindness and love that is completely separated from the harsh realities of the world. Our communications ar...

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Smile

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Kindness is Currency at Camp. This simple truth is most easily seen in the great big smiles that are shared throughout the day. “That Great Big Greyst...

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Welcome Home

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Opening Day feels a lot like Homecoming to these girls. The genuine joy that they experience is infectious and a delight to all. We are glad that our ...

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This Is The Greatest Show!

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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The Greatest Showman… who has seen it? If you haven’t, watch it today! I absolutely LOVE IT, mostly because of the opening sequence, which I think is ...

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Thank You

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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On opening day we started our opening assembly with a line of counselors cheering the campers into the Pavilion. The girls could hear the cheers of th...

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Banquet

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Today is banquet day. A day of great joy. A day that is memorable in many ways. Campers and Counselors alike experience this day with the same sense o...

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Satisfaction

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Last night’s play was SO CUTE!!! We could not be more proud of the Directors, Cast, and Crew who worked so very hard to bring it all together in the l...

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Countdown: "Three"

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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For me, vacations include two countdowns. The first coming during the week before a vacation begins. This is when I get serious about packing. The sec...

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A Golden Week

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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We have entered the “golden week” of June Camp: beginning with 3 days of signature camper programs and finishing with the highly anticipated Banquet. ...

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The Promise

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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My father had a saying that the campers all knew by heart: “You have to pay the Price for the Promise of the Prize”. He said this whenever encouraging...

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When We Consider The Stars

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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When was the last time you went outside on a clear summer night? If you are like me, it was a long time ago… and it was most likely not awe inspiring ...

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Resting Up

by Jimboy

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Today we got an extra hour of sleep due to a little thing we call “Sleep Late Friday”. We do this every week at Main Camp and everyone loves it! You w...

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Celebration

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Last night’s carnival was shockingly great; a game changer; a high water mark; a new standard for this (already great) program. It was a blowout celeb...

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Wednesday

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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We have now been in camp for ten days and will go home in ten days. The very definition of half way done. At this point we feel like we have LOTS of t...

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A Little More

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Everything is really going great… the girls are loving the routines of camp, so before things get stale we add a little more! Rafting, Overnights, Mov...

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The Sweet Center

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Today is the start of our “Middle” week at camp (the best week of camp in my opinion). I like to describe it as the “sweet center” of the Oreo cookie ...

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