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Feeling Groovy
Sometimes a day feels like a song… and this is one of those “happy song” days! The sun is out, the ground is dry, the campers are happy, we have every...
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Jimboy Miller
Director
Jimboy (a Director since 1988) has been the Executive Director of Greystone since 1996. He grew up at camp and has worked in virtually every area of the business, from horse groom, to maintenance boy, to canoeing counselor, to camp cook, then Director. Jimboy makes camp fun! He brings simple enthusiasm and devoted care to every detail of the summer. Fireworks during the carnival, amazing facility renovations, and generous giveaways all bear Jimboy’s “over the top” signature. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and RTS seminary before returning to Greystone to serve as Director.
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Courage
Last night’s Council Fire talk was on the theme of courage, the second character trait in the Honor Council Pledge. Three of the five traits find thei...
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Rest
We are not running Stumblers this morning… rained out… SO EXCITING!!! I can not remember the last time we cancelled a Sunday Stumblers run, usually we...
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Lovely
Last night we “made” the girls get dressed up (we wear whites on special occasions) and gather by cabin groups on uncomfortable benches without making...
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Crazy Fun
Our first few days of camp are marked by predictible fun… we go to fun classes, we enjoy fun times in the dining hall, in our cabins, in the Pavilion…...
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Gifts
One of the verses that hangs in the pavilion is 2 Timothy 1:6 Stir up the gift of God which is in you”. We read it after EP on the first day of camp, ...
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Highs and Lows
We play a little game around the dinner table: everyone answers the question “what was your high and low of the day?”. No day is going to be perfect, ...
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Why Read This?
Last year I was surprised by a survey response from a June Camp parent. They were disappinted that we didn’t let them know what was going on at camp… ...
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Welcome To Camp!
I love Opening Day… so many great moments to fill the heart and remember with delight. Moments that have been experienced by my family for 100 years, ...
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Shepherds Gazebo Update
We almost didn’t do it! The Shepherd Gazebo collapsed in November; a complete shock to all. Margaret asked me what we were going to do and I suggested...
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Great Day Fund Centennial Sponsors
Anyone who has ever been a camper or a counselor at Greystone knows that camp is a very special place. A single summer can be the kind of experience t...
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What A Mess!
Camp is a mess! Let me go ahead and just say it, camp is a muddy mess. We have huge holes and deep ditches where there used to be lovely paths. The pa...
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New Video: Piggy Picnic with Jimboy
When Edith and Milly were added to the Greystone family this summer we had several questions: Would anyone care… We never had pigs, would campers lik...
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Ninety Nine!
The emotions of closing day are complex for camp people. Our world has been shaped by bugles and bells for weeks (sometimes months) on end. Every need...
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Our Last Day
Council Fire and Closing Vespers were wonderful last night. A rain storm forced us into the Pavilion, and the setting proved to be magical. The girls ...
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Council Fire & Closing Vespers
Tonight we will assemble in the oldest area of camp (the Council Fire Ring) to talk about “important things” and award patches to girls who passed lev...
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Tuesday Update
Breakfast Club today switched to our last theme… Spiritual Growth. You might have first thought it surprising to learn that we spend time “teaching” a...
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Birthday Ball
A beautiful blue sky, warm sunshine, cool breeze coming off the lake… some days are really heavenly; this is one! The girls have settled into camp lif...
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Sunday
Is it already Sunday? Wow… that was fast! Before I begin, let me tell you about the “pranks” at camp yesterday. Actually… there were no pranks! In one...
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Celebrate!
The rain is over! The sky is blue, the sun shines brightly, and all is well with the world! Everything changed in an instant yesterday afternoon at 1:...
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A Bit More
We continue to press on with a great attitude, but the intermittant showers continue to impact camp life. Our towels, shoes, socks, and shorts are wet...
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Thriving
Margaret and I have a daughter who really loves animals and her love translated into a new class at camp several years ago: Farm and Garden. It is a c...
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A Little Rain
We are going to get a little rain this week… probably off and on for the next three days. Some might think that this is a bad thing for camp but such ...
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What's Happening?
A quick word about yesterday. Such a great opening day! The weather was perfect, the girls enthusiastic, the classes were fun, the mealtime singing wa...
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Welcome to Camp!
Oh how I love opening day of camp! It really is so wonderful. Sure, there is a lot of work (getting up early, walking up the hill, making bunk beds). ...
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August Camp!
Many of you are new to Greystone, or at least relatively new (60% have only been to Greystone one previous year) so it is possible you are a bit conce...
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Thank You
At this moment all I can say is thank you. Such a wonderful summer. Such wonderful campers. Such wonderful counselors. Such supportive parents. My hea...
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A Wonderful Day
How to describe what is going on at camp today… I find it difficult, for it is a savory cauldron of good things. Joy— the girls are literally bouncin...
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Holding Hands and Writing Letters
Self Consciousness fades in the light of a summer at camp. It is a beautiful effect when we practice unselfishness every day. Our hearts focus on othe...
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A Camper Blog
A camper (Hadden from Cabin 1) sent me a note the other day. Her writing was really good, so I encouraged her to do more… promising to publish it on t...