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During Main Camp, our sophomores enjoyed a private concert with Ellie Holcomb on our Thunderhead overnight mountain. Where else could you do something...

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Farewell

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It is hard to know what to say in such a moment as this. Main Camp was so intensely good it has defied words. To have such a community just cease to e...

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Thank You

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My last talk to the girls is always on the Ten Lepers (Luke 17:11-19): always the same scripture, always the same subject, always the same emotion… ou...

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Party

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Yesterday was the hottest day of the summer… and we loved every minute of it, for it was a party day if ever there was one! The horse show was wonderf...

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Nice Work

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Yesterday’s Art Show was an inspiration and affirmation of a decade long attempt to make the fine arts program at camp truly significant. For many yea...

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Prize

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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

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One of the nice aspects of a 97 year old camp is that some of the activities taught there are plucked right out of a bygone era. Syncronized Swimming ...

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Anticipation

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My father, when describing his philosophy on life, had a little phrase: “Everything to look forward to and Nothing to dread”. That phrase encapsulates...

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Celebrate!

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Last night’s Senior Celebration was such a delight. A celebration of friendships, of talent, of humor, of fun… a celebration that honored a wonderful ...

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Surprise & Delight

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Most of our Main campers have been coming to camp for a long time. This reality flavors the camp experience in ways big and small… yesterday evening i...

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Majesty & Beauty

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Greystone girls are stunningly beautiful. I am struck by that fact every day. They are drop dead beautiful, and not because of the way they look… they...

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On The Lawn

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Last night we once again had a delightful concert on the lawn. Jenny and Tyler are a wonderful couple from Nashville who are new to Greystone. Their m...

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Third Sunday

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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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Saturday

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We began the day with a surprise concert by Wes King and his sons (Mitch, Harrison, and George). Wes visits the family home at Apple Hill every summer...

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Backwards Day

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For the past two years at this point of Main Camp we had “Do Nothing Days”… basically sleeping late, a bunch of laid back optional activities open aro...

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Summer Nights

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Last night the moon was in a 64% Waxing Gibbous phase (that means it will be getting larger tonight and will be a full moon next week). I mention this...

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Relax

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Tension… Anxiety… Worry… these are emotions that we often struggle with in life outside “the bubble”. These emotions tend to cling as we adjust to our...

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A Break

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Afternoon rain showers are delightful in many ways but I think the best part is the rest that arises from a heavy downpour. We hold rest hour until th...

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Joy

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When was the last time you felt an overwhelming sense of Joy? Normal life is full of Joy but the very fact of the “routine” dulls our hearts to the Jo...

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Stumblers #2

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The sun rose at 6:24 this morning, temperature was a perfect 65 degrees, time to run! I hit the track before the campers so that I can “focus” on taki...

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Five Years

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Why does Greystone have so many campers who return for so many years? It is a good question, for it is fairly unique in the camping world and the answ...

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Impressed

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We are proud members of the American Camping Association: “a community of camp professionals who, for over 100 years, have joined together to share ou...

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Glorious Rain!

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The sky is overcast and a stiff breeze is blowing from the West. Temperatures are in the high 70’s and it feels like we might get another rain shower ...

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Challenge Day

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It is Challenge Day today, a wonderful tradition that ALWAYS happens ten days into camp. Ten days is the “sweet spot” of the camp experience: when the...

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The Best Ever

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The afterglow of a great day is one of those wonderful feelings that camp provides on a routine basis. There are a couple phases in this great aftergl...

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A Big Day

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We awoke to a surprise… No Power! YIKES!!! Power is a big deal anywhere, but especially at camp. We operate a very large commercial kitchen serving th...

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Stumblers

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Last night’s team fires elected Martha Grace Dixon and Weezie Targgart as Captain and Lieutenant of the Odds. Virginia Miller and Carson Staples were ...

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Mudpuddles

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When was the last time you played in the rain? I bet it was a very long time ago, perhaps decades or maybe even NEVER! Maybe your mom wouldn’t let you...

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Enduring Truth

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Camp Greystone was founded in 1920 by my Great Grandfather. Those first years must have presented a tremendous challenge to him as he prayerfully disc...

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