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Senior-Senior Year and a New-Found Love of Mornings

by Claire

by Claire

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I never thought I’d like mornings. Besides the sunrise and promise of breakfast, mornings were completely unappealing. On weekends, I’d snooze ’til no...

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Farewell

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Closing Day always presents complex emotions in our community. There is an aching sadness deep in our hearts. Our camp friends have become so much a ...

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Gratitude

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

My last talk to the girls is always on the Ten Lepers (Luke 17:11-19). I always choose the same scripture, speak on the same subject, and always feel ...

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Shows

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Yesterday’s horse show was wonderful. My mother arrived at the very last minute to present the Championship trophy. The Libby Hanna Miller Horsemanshi...

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Wonderful

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

The layers of quality experiences that occur this time of the summer boggle the mind. Last weekend is now just a blur of quality programs (Junior Play...

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Prizes

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

My father used to say “You have to pay the price for the promise of the prize”. Today is Prize Day! Our fourth Sunday marks our final Stumblers, the d...

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Watersports Day

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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One of the charming aspects of a 98 year old camp is that some of the activities are plucked right out of a bygone era. Syncronized Swimming is one of...

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Big Finish

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Anyone who has performed on stage knows the importance of a big finish. The last notes of every song, the last movements of every dance, and the last ...

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The "other" blog

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

This blog is not what I was going to publish. I worked on a very long blog that required a lot of research and links to some other sites… I even skipp...

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Encouragement

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Any place that works with people has some degree of interest in encouragement. A business wants to encourage it’s employees (who will be more producti...

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Delightfully Distinct

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Anyone who writes a lot quickly discovers that adjectives are prone to overuse. Our vocabularies are not sufficient to the task of expressing what is ...

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Rainy Days and Mondays

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Yesterday we announced that we are in a new weather pattern… that the rain has officially moved out and we are going to now experience hot, dry, and l...

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Stumblers Part 3

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Time passes quickly at camp. We are always shocked to hear Reveille blow at 7:30 and when Taps blows at 9:40 we find it hard to remember all the thing...

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Lazy Days

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

What are your favorite memories of summer? I bet that those “golden” memories of childhood prominenantly feature time spent with friends just hanging ...

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Nothing

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

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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The Moon & The Stars

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Last night the moon was in a 94% Waning Gibbous phase (that means it was a full moon and will be getting smaller tonight). The first star appeared as ...

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Exactly What We Need

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Camp presents an interesting situation for camp directors. Take a moment to consider the opportunities such a position offers… for we get to decide ex...

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Sunshine on my Shoulders

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

I used to love that John Denver song “Sunshine on my shoulders”. I was (and am) a sucker for pretty folk melodies and sappy lyrics… this song provided...

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Comfort

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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We enjoyed a concert by Sean McConnell last night. He was very laid back and had an absolutely beautiful voice. He played all of his own work, really ...

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Rest

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

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...

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