You might ask yourself, what exactly does G.O.A.T. mean? Well, it isn’t a title easly earned - it means Greatest Of All Time. Raindrop showed this sum...
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Horse Spotlight: Raindrop the G.O.A.T.
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For Such a Time as This
Camp Greystone is a gift. It is a blessing. It is a place unique and unlike any other. It is where the values of confidence and self-worth are discove...
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Gift of Time - October Love Challenge
Welcome to the second month of our Love Challenge! How did you do last month with your Compliment Cards? It isn’t too late to send some compliments, i...
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The Staff Application is LIVE!
Ever since we said goodbye to our 2017 staff, we have been on pins and needles waiting to see who the Lord has in store for 2018 and today is the day ...
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Proud to be a Greystone Dad
96 years. Almost a century. That is how long the women of my wife’s family have been at Greystone. Starting with my wife’s grandmother who attended he...
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Camp-Inspired School Lunches
By this point in the Fall, you’re back in the routine of school and sports practices and homework. The glow of new pencils has started to wear off and...
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A Toast to Libby
It has been a week since Libby passed, and one filled with much emotion over here at camp! Celebrating Libby this past Saturday at her memorial servic...
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Celebrating Libby Miller
Eighty wonderful years. Three delightful children. Fourteen beautiful grandchildren. Three precious great-grandchildren. Fifty years as a camp directo...
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A Day in the Life of Baker and Harry
What some folks might not know is that both Caroline and I adopted two of this summer’s beloved dog camp dogs. Yes, that’s right; Harry and Baker have...
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Head Staff Spirit Animals
You might’ve heard this classic get-to-know-you question at your table or in one of your classes this summer - what’s your spirit animal? Wildlife Wed...
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Where Has Your Greystone Shirt Been?
There’s no excitment at camp like t-shirt excitement! When Jimboy holds up the latest shirt you can hear the screams from a mile away! Whether it’s th...
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Compliment Cards - September Love Challenge
Hello Greystone friends! Today we are kicking off a brand new series for the year – our Greystone Love Challenge. This summer, we focused on the theme...
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Cooking with Solveig: Garbanzo Bean Donuts
Cooking was one of our most popular classes this summer, and with recipes like this, it’s not hard to see why! Any day these donuts were cooking was a...
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An Open Letter to Our Campers as You Go Back to School
Dear Greystone Girl, You may have left camp, but camp has not left you. You’re going back into the real world, back where life is complicated and peop...
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7 Ways to Bring Camp to the Real World
By now we’ve all caught up on sleep, spent some time with our families, and gotten back into the routines of everyday life… and we’re about ready to g...
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98
As the campers were dismissed by cabin groups from the Pavilion after the Banquet Skit last night, they broke through big banners (one for each cabin)...
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Banquet Day
Today is banquet day. A day of great joy at camp, one that is sweet in a way that is quite special. In my normal work year I experience each and every...
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Vespers
Tonight we will assemble and light our candles in our last Vespers ceremony of 2017. It is a poignant moment that is marked by tears at June and Main...
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Tuesday Update
Breakfast Club yesterday featured growth in the mental skill of “look at the bright side” of every situation. A simple recipe for a Great Day, but one...
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Rain, Birthdays, Talent, Anticipation
A low pressure front is brushing past North Carolina, bringing cloudy skies and the promise of rain throughout the day and into the night… and we coul...
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Sunday
The day of “rest” is here and we are glad! It has been a very active week, our “work” has been fun but we are ready for a change of pace. To have a da...
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A Great Day!
Aren’t weekends great! There is a lightness of spirit that makes even routine tasks a delight. It is that way at camp too… for weekends are always giv...
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Friday
While I write this, communications are still down. Phone and internet services are very stable at Greystone (we have awesome internet service that is ...
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No Communications!
As I write this blog, there is no phone or internet service at camp. AT&T has some sort of issue that has knocked out service for a wide area of W...
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Best Camp Ever
Greystone is about to finish it’s 98th summer. Each one stands out in sharp relief in the bright light of God’s perfect mind and He has a perfect sens...
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Life is An Adjustment
A good friend used to say that “Life is just a bunch of adjustments”. His name was H.M. Barfield (Lell Harboe’s father who spent many summers helping ...
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Our First Day
A good start is essential to a good camp experience. We work very hard to make sure that all obstacles to this outcome are removed or minimized from t...
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A Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong hit it just right when he recorded that iconic song in 1967 (50 years ago, can you believe it?). It has become a part of my life and I...
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What to Expect Tomorrow
It has been a very busy day and I almost forgot to do an update! SORRY!!! About the only people that care about what is on the blog today are those wh...
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August Camp
August Camp is almost here and we can’t wait! There are several aspects of August Camp that come to mind as we anticipate opening day: It is REALLY f...
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