Author: Jonathan Dellinger

What is the measure of a really good adventure? We all have a lot of great memories from camp and maybe some not-so-great ones. So, how do you know you’ve really had a proper adventure? Maybe you remember it forever or maybe it shaped you in some meaningful way. Maybe it just leaves a feeling behind, even if you can’t remember the particulars. A worthwhile adventure should do all these things; but, above all, it should challenge you. We resurrected […]

It’s that time of year when the world is chilly and the summer seems so far away. While it can be hard to imagine going outside without a coat on or diving into liquid water on a hot day, it can help to look back on the good times and ahead to the good times to come! The days are short and the school days are long, but hey, remember leaves? I sure do. January is a busy time. We […]

The colors have changed. There’s a bite in the air and the days are shorter. Much shorter. I remember being annoyed with the sun at 5 am for waking me up, but soon enough we’ll look back on those days with disbelief. Even though I’ve lived through the moving of the seasons twenty-nine times before, it still strikes me as strange just how much and how quickly everything changes. It only gets more beautiful each time. Halloween is a delightful […]

The second session has come and gone, and it’s time for us to reflect on the accomplishments so far and the challenges to come. Here, well into the fifth week of camp, the end is in sight and I find myself wondering where the time went. It seems that no matter how much planning is done ahead of time, the season catches up with me. Times like these, I have to ask myself am I truly behind or is it […]

Time flies. Few truisms are so true and so oversimplified as that idea. Still, it does capture that feeling of nostalgia that we all feel with each passing day, year, and decade. Already we are in the third week of camp. This is challenge week, and it’s alumni weekend. Can I tie those two ideas together for today’s blog? Challenge accepted! Challenging oneself is a key concept here at camp. Yes, yes, it is important to challenge yourself regularly, but […]