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 ...

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

Today is “Do Nothing Day”… and the girls absolutely love it. We surprised them with the announcement yesterday, tacking it onto the announcement about...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Why does Greystone have so many campers who return for so many years? It is a good question for with greater understanding comes deeper appreciation. ...

We all know the feeling that follows a really wonderful experience. That warm, satisfied, happy emotion that fills the heart after a big event that tu...

Council Fire took place as normal last night. This was a blessing because of the huge rain storm that hit camp during 7th period. The skies opened up ...

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

Happy 4th of July! We love the 4th at Greystone. We love our country. We celebrate this attitude with the Flag Ceremony every day and on the 4th we ta...

People are what make camp great. It is a fact that derives from our status as image bearers of the Most High. Each and every person is a wonder and de...

The Bible tells us that God made the earth in 6 days and rested on the seventh. He called that day the Sabboth and gave it as a blessing to all mankin...

Let me begin with a quick word about last night’s Opening Vespers. As I said before, this is a most unexpected EP to put into the first days of camp (...

Well, it’s Friday and we are SO GLAD! NOT because the work week is drawing to an end. NOT because this has been a very difficult week and we are glad ...

Computer programers are taught early on that Garbage In will always lead to Garbage Out. In other words: faulty data put into a program will always le...