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Water Sports Day
Watersports Day is the flip side of the team competition coin. Challenge day is held in the early part of the summer and Watersports day is held in th...
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Feelin Good
I love the theater. Every aspect resonates. The writing (always appealing to an English major), the back stage work, the acting, and the show. I even ...
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Millions of Minutes
Last nights EP (Senior Celebration/ Queens Ball) was really wonderful. Ninty-eight girls using their considerable talent to entertain in all the ways ...
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Something Special
There is something whimsical about camp. Silly things take root, because of some camper or counselor “pushes” it into the camp zeitgeist. Examples th...
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Beautiful
If you stumbled upon the proverbial genie in a bottle and were given one wish, what would it be? Fame? Riches? For most teen agers (perhaps most women...
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Truth
Art conveys truth. Art can make us better people. Art reflects the truth of Jesus in a way that catches us off guard and is deeply moving. I say all t...
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Sunday #3
“What day is it?” That was the question Margaret asked me yesterday… several times. Initially I answered “It’s Council Fire”, Evening Programs become ...
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Saturday #3
There is a wonderful relaxed feel around camp today. The girls are mellow, but they are fully engaged at the same time. It is the mark of a well adjus...
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Doing Nothing
Today is “Do Nothing Day”… and the girls absolutely love it. We surprised them with the announcement yesterday, tacking it onto the announcement about...
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Seeing Stars
Last night the moon was in a 4% Waning crescent phase (that means it was a tiny sliver and will be smaller tonight). The first star appeared as we fin...
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Making Dreams Come True
Camp provides mountaintop moments every day. A perfect forehand, an inspired artwork, a softball game… the list is endless. One of those moments happe...
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A Wonderful World
Today we once again enjoy a beautiful blue sky, a bright warm sun, and light breeze whispering in the pines. We continue to go on fun rafting, hiking,...
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Joy
We enjoyed a concert by Ellie Holcomb last night. Greystone LOVES ELLIE HOLCOMB (we also love Drew, but Ellie is our favorite!). We delight in her son...
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Sunday #2
The sun rose at 6:23 this morning, temperature was a perfect 60 degrees, humidity a low 50%… time to run! I hit the track before the campers so that I...
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Five Years
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
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
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!
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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Video of First Week
We have been having a blast at Main Camp!
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Challenge Day
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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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I never want to forget how great my cabin was this summer. I’ve never seen a group of very different girls bond together so quickly and be so comfortable with each other.
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