Author

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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Routine Surprise Tradition

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Camp is a place of routine, surprise, and tradition. Our routines are established from the first day: bells and bugles scheduled with the predictabili...

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CLUBS

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One of the many lessons we learned from our Covid summers was the positive impact clubs have in Main Camp. We substituted a class period in the aftern...

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Peace

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One of the decisions that we wrestle with as a Head Staff every year is what the theme verse of the upcoming summer will be. Our team presents several...

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Insufficient

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by Jimboy

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The blog is my attempt to show you the “awesomeness” of camp, but it will fall short. There are SO MANY facets to this jewel of a camp, each one of wh...

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Welcome to Main Camp!

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The blog is our way of communicating with you every day of the summer. I make it a priority in my day, posting before noon if possible (typically arou...

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Are You Ready For This!

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It is early Saturday morning, and camp is not quiet… in fact, it is abuzz with the sounds of preparation. The food delivery truck arrived first, unpac...

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Sunny Skies

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The headline of today’s Blog is obvious, for it is the thought that dominates every camper and counselor this morning. The heavy cloud cover has lifte...

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Rain Rain

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Rain, Rain, Go Away… we are about ready for a change! The forecast calls for gradual improvement in our weather pattern over the course of the day. It...

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The Show

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There are many cumulative moments happening this week; one of them was the Play “Seussical” last night. This EP has taken the entire session to put to...

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All Good

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Yesterday’s rain did not impact our program very much. Nothing fell until midway through the afternoon classes. At that point, it rained hard for abo...

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Wet Dog Day

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Some of my favorite childhood memories occurred during long rainstorms. I was a camper at Falling Creek, always attending the Main Camp (seven weeks l...

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Father's Day

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While we do not celebrate Father’s Day at camp (we reserve that occasion for homelife), we acknowledge the fact that Dads play an important role in fa...

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Self Image

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Body image… This subject is still a major problem for many people. It is one of those things that has always been a burden for our campers (even in th...

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Chicken Day

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Any day that begins with Chic-Fil-A biscuits is a GREAT DAY, and that is what we enjoyed for breakfast this morning. We slept late and set out a lavis...

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Having a Ball

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My Grandmother’s birthday was in July, so her father made sure to treat birthdays as a big deal at camp! He set one day apart to honor these girls in ...

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Good Times

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Spirits are high as we enter another GREAT DAY at Greystone. The girls are celebrating the Great Day way of living as we enter the final stretch of ca...

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Good

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In the beginning, God declared His creation good. This fact has not changed, dispite the impact of sin. Our cynical and pessimestic minds might tell u...

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Why We Love June Camp

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Welcome to the middle week of camp, what we consider to be the most significant part of the June Camp experience. The first week of camp is very impor...

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Our Sunday Plan

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All Greystone Girls know that Sundays are special… we do what Dr. Sevier taught and keep the Lord’s Day! This not only honors the Lord, it makes for a...

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Gr8Days

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It’s another Great Day at Greystone! Great weather, high spirits, raucous laughter, quiet conversations, and memorable moments. We are on track to fi...

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Our Currency

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”At Greystone, Kindness is a Currency.” This is how a Greystone mom described camp to a friend, and I think it is a perfect way of encapsulating the e...

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Anticipation

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Starting a journey is exciting… pulling out of the driveway for a road trip, boarding a plane for an exotic destination, or setting sail for an advent...

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Real Friends

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The Breakfast Club thought for the day was on making new friends. Making friends is the most important camp goal for most of our campers and we think ...

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Greystone Girls

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Our first meal in the Dining Hall is always a big deal. This meal is something special for the girls for it marks the moment that our group officially...

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The Starting Line

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I never wanted to be on the track team but that did not matter in my 10th grade year. I played on the varsity football team and our coach made all of ...

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June Camp... We're Ready!

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Hi June Campers I’m sure you are experiencing all of these emotions today: Excitment about Monday! We are JUST AS EXCITED as you!!! Nervousness about...

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Council Fire Renovations

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Every Greystone camper cherishes her memories of camp long after she goes home. The sounds of Reveille in the morning and Taps at night. The feel of w...

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Looking Back

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This is always an odd blog to write, for it will be one of the least read blogs of the summer… you might think I would just skip it, but I can’t. If a...

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Banquet Day

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On the last day of camp, everyone (campers and counselors alike) is giddy with excitement. We only have one more day to spend with our friends in the ...

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Talent Shows

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The end of the summer hit me emotionally for the first time just a few minutes ago. August Camp is not a session that causes me to get teary… the girl...

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