Author: Angie Wenzl

When people ask me what is special about camp, I often pause . . .    I don’t pause because I can’t think of what to say or because I don’t know what makes Towering Pines Camp for Boys and Camp Woodland for Girls special.  Rather, I pause because I can think of SO many remarkable things, and it is extremely difficult to share just ONE reason why I believe our camps are amazingly special.  I could go on and […]

Not too late to make good on New Year’s Resolutions! At the closing of another year, we had the opportunity to ask campers and staff what gets them excited for Summer 2021 and to share some goals they have set for themselves to make it the best summer yet! Among the top resolutions that are made at the start of each New Year, some of the most common goals can be met while having an AMAZING experience at Towering Pines: […]

With the holidays upon us, I can think back to a time when there was a designated kid’s table for our family gatherings. I often sat at a separate, usually smaller, table with my younger siblings and cousins. We laughed. We joked. We cut up. We hung spoons from our noses. We liked having space between us and them (the adults). At some point, I graduated to the “grown up’s” table and thought that I had arrived. It was some […]

When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world. -Harold Kushner With the holiday season upon us, it seems like a perfect time to reinforce the importance of choosing “kindness” as a way to help bring peace and harmony to our world.  This year in particular has brought many unique challenges to all of us that has tested our resolve in almost every area of life.  Layers of complexity have been added to completing […]

(Written by Kim Aycock) In a blog I read recently by Growing Leaders (excerpts are italicized below), Dr. Tim Elmore talks about how parenting, teaching, and coaching are different today, not because kids are different but because the culture is different. We are raising them in a society where Siri and Alexa offer quick answers, creating eight-second attention spans and expectations that solutions should be instantaneous and that life should be entertaining. It’s not our kids’ fault, but it is […]