The Camp Game is played with rules. One of those rules is 7:30 AM Reveille for every day except Sunday. This is how the game has been played for 107 y...

Greystone is a big camp (more campers than most) but has a core goal of “feeling small”. This is not something I have talked about before, but since t...

Camp is now two days old. Yesterday we started our class schedule and accomplished a lot! It was clear from my office above the tennis hut that Tennis...

Camp is good. You would have been so happy to see your daughter Singing in the dining hall, dancing on the pageant court,, and listening intently to t...

Thank you For choosing Main Camp a session that is long, expensive, inconvenient, and (perhaps) hard to understand. You are either true believers (ha...

Main Camp is special, and this year is going to be particularly memorable. Here are a few reasons we think this is true: The Numbers… Last summer, we...

Main Campers… GET READY! It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words; so today (a day where very few will check the blog and many of those peo...

I rarely put my own picture in the blog. Campers and counselors are the theme of every post so it is appropriate that they are featured, but today I w...

First, a public service announcement: Heavy Rain is forecast for WNC tonight. If the rain comes (100% chance at this point), the soccer field will be ...

Last night’s Play was amazing. Two weeks of focused rehearsals and hard work memorizing lines during rest hour paid off. I teared up as Adelyn (Annie)...

The cheerleading squad is never very big. Just a small group of upbeat, smiling, cheerful people whose enthusiasm pulls a large group into the game. T...

We awoke to a brilliant, blue-sky day. Light breeze coming off the lake, birds singing, the aroma of bacon, and laughter from the cabin area. The last...

Not that many people read the Sunday blog, and we don’t blame you. Taking a break is a good idea! For you and me too… so I am going to reprint a favor...

Writing a daily update helps me maintain a positive outlook. The daily discipline distills a thousand little observations and situations into a theme ...

Sarah came up to me unexpectedly before dinner and asked, “Take a look, Boss. What do you think?” I was wearing my newly acquired blue/gold/silver seq...

I never miss morning assembly, Especially if Mac is speaking. He accomplishes more in 5 minutes than 99% of ministers. Such a gift is rare (I have nev...

Some describe camp as “The closest thing to heaven on earth.” Granted, hyperbole is embraced around here and the point is over stated for effect… but ...

It is raining this morning. The clouds opened up as predicted (about 7:45 AM), and the rain fell in a steady downpour for about three hours. It allowe...

It is rare that we are given clearly negative feedback from parents, so when we do, our entire team pays attention. When we get multiple emails on one...

Our camp is Christ-centered in every expression of its mission “to glorify God”. This has always been the way we “do camp,” and it has been our privil...

The first time I realized that I was “good” at anything was as a camper in sixth grade. I needed the confidence boost that such a realization brings, ...

EP last night was a hit. It started with a theme dinner: Camp Walden (from The Parent Trap). Green and white pennant streamers, green and white checke...

On the Closing Day of each session, we send out parent surveys. We have found it important to get feedback as quickly as possible, and surveys are the...

What is the best thing about camp? This is a tough question and one that has no “right” answer, for camp impacts everyone differently. The answer chan...

We had a good start yesterday. A Very Good Start. In the Bible, when something is called “good,” it is considered to be the highest compliment. In the...

Opening Day is a bit crazy, isn’t it? You carefully plan in order to arrive at camp promptly for a very specific drop-off time. Drive through a line o...

I expect just a few June parents are reading the Blog today. I expect these people to be detail-oriented, prioritize preparation, and value a “heads u...

This is a short Blog just to keep a line of communication open with anyone still interested in camp life. The audience is small (Junior campers and pa...

The silence of camp is almost oppressive after the campers leave. The change is too abrupt… At 10:00 we see, hear, and feel the impact of a vibrant co...

The clouds moved out yesterday afternoon, providing a perfect setting for the carnival. It was a beautiful evening: warm but not hot, blue sky mixed w...