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Here Comes the Sun
We awoke to bright blue skies and the promise of a lovely warm summer day. The weather this week has been perfect (from my perspective as a “native”) ...
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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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Quiet
I am an introvert but always wanted to be an extrovert. Oh to be the kind of person who is completely at ease in a crowd! I prayed for this attitude b...
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Adjustments
A good friend used to say that “Life is just a series of adjustments”. His name was H.M. Barfield (Lell Harboe’s father who spent many summers helping...
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First & Second
Today is the Second day of classes but interestingly, the campers will be taking classes for the first time. This is because we run an every other day...
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First Day
My favorite moment yesterday afternoon came as the girls ran into the Pavilion for their first “Assembly” of the camp session. The bugle blows, lettin...
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Raise the Curtain
My father used to get so excited about Opening Day… he was always giddy about every moment of this magnificent day. He loved that moment when the firs...
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Opening Day
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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Getting Ready
I often am asked the question: “What do you do in the winter”. Fair question… Camp is an amazing place (it impacts lives, is fun, is deeply satisfying...
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What's Going On
You would not believe how beautiful camp is this time of year. The grass is as thick as a carpet. There is a symphony of bird song every morning and f...
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Getting Excited About Camp
In 122 days camp begins! Three Hundred Junior campers will fill the Green River valley with squeels of delight and peals of laughter. The program staf...
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FIRST SNOW
The first snow of 2017 arrived last night, and it was a BIG ONE! School let out early as the snow arrived unexpectedly early on Friday afternoon. Virg...
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Jimboy's Friday Five: Christmas Recipes
Who doesn’t think of food when they think of home? I know that I do… as a child I would mark the passing of the seasons by the wonderful aromas waftin...
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Thanksgiving
The culmination of the fall colors is always marked by my favorite holiday of all times… THANKSGIVING! Thankfulness is in many ways the theme of camp ...
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Jimboy's Friday Five
I love the whole idea of “Favorite Things” blog articles. So much of the time we wallow in the things that we don’t like about our lives: for some rea...
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The Great Day Life at Home
Camp is amazing isn’t it? As I look back at last summer my mind is a blur of fun things that we did together, great meals that we enjoyed, an endless ...
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Things To Know
A few important things to know about Closing Day tomorrow: It has rained off and on for almost a week. This means that you will want to wear shoes sui...
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Not Perfect
There are times when I am overwhelmed by how great camp is. So many moments that combine to form a tapestry of such beauty it takes my breath away. Co...
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Spiritual Growth
The update yesterday was on the “Great Day Attitude” that we encourage at camp. Always look on the bright side of life, so to speak… A simple recipe b...
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Rainy Days
A low pressure front has stalled over North Carolina, bringing cloudy skies and the promise of a lot of rain for the next couple of days… and we could...
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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 day ...
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In The Groove
“By George, I Think They’ve Got It”! Amazing difference in the overall camp dynamics today. The girls are completely engaged (super loud in the Dining...
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Carnival
We will celebrate the end of our first week at camp with a BIG CARNIVAL… and the timing of this blowout EP could not be better! The girls are REALLY e...
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A Little Rain
We awoke to rain for the first time this summer. That is quite a statement, for this part of the country is known for getting a lot of rain (the summe...
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Don't Worry
Some of you “get camp” either because you went to camp or have some personal connection to what camp does. But many of you are just trusting that this...
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Smile
How to make friends 101… SMILE! That is what we teach at Greystone. From day one we encourage the girls to be aware of their facial expressions. No ma...
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Opening Day
Opening Day number four in summer number Ninty Seven… amazing. Time passes quickly doesn’t it? Blink of an eye and we find ourselves once again welcom...
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August Camp
We are eagerly anticipating the arrival of our last campers of the summer; a summer that is proving to be one for the record books. August Camp is lik...
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Farewell
It is hard to know what to say in such a moment as this. Main Camp was so intensely good it has defied words. To have such a community just cease to e...
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Thank You
My last talk to the girls is always on the Ten Lepers (Luke 17:11-19): always the same scripture, always the same subject, always the same emotion… ou...
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Party
Yesterday was the hottest day of the summer… and we loved every minute of it, for it was a party day if ever there was one! The horse show was wonderf...