Gratitude: Alpenglow – The Final Days of Camp :)
There’s an extraordinary phenomena enjoyed by mountain lovers all throughout history. At the very beginning or very end of the days, when the sun is still on the horizon, the sun’s light on the hills carries a different hew. The visible warmth and soft touch of light at the beginning or end of the day…
Gratitude: Main Session is off to an incredible start :)
Today was wonderful and full of familiar faces – everyone is excited to see one another and the energy level was through the roof! What a perfect atmosphere for starting a session. And the forest around us is participating in the glory of the community coming together with rhododendron and mountain laurel blossoms decking the…
Gratitude: A Weekend of Color War, Capture the Flag, and Worship!
And we’re back on the blog after a wild and wonderful weekend of opening days, epic competitions, moments of worship, and a whole ton of fun! Saturday morning was mostly quiet at Chosatonga as the majority of our campers were out on the trail for their cabin overnights, but Kahdalea was full of electric energy…
Gratitude: Farewell to our Mini Session campers!
Farewell to our Mini Session campers! The Mini Session is our shortest session and is a great opportunity for young, first-time campers to have their first week at CKC – and what a week it was! They joined the camp community in our opening events, games, and ceremonies. They explored the many activities we offer…
Gratitude: “Privileged Seats” by Emily Kasper
You have such privileged seats- well earned- where you can watch from the front row these young ones become themselves. For these fleeing days and weeks, we too join that privilege. A brief moment earlier this week showed a beautiful example- the lightning flash of becoming. A counselor listens, ponders- during chapel she yields the…
Gratitude: Learning about Thanksgiving from Abe Lincoln
Isn’t it a great thing that the United States of America has dedicated an entire day to dwelling in gratitude? President Abraham Lincoln, the American President who established the Thanksgiving tradition as a day of national permanence, could have opted for a more cynical view as he led a divided country in the midst of…
Gratitude: Bloom Where You Are Planted by Hanna Draddy
My mom always told me from a young age to “bloom where you are planted”. In other words, don’t focus on what could be or what may be if I were somewhere else or if I were someone else, rather focus on what is right in front of you. Recognize the real power you have…
Gratitude: Wedding Parties and Winning Combinations
Each summer is so different. Different counselors, different campers, different themes, different games. It’s a good sort of different, a different that makes it more comfortable to be uncomfortable. As someone who has been coming here to Kahdalea since I was eight years old, change can be difficult. Now, being in a position that encourages and welcomes…
Gratitude: “What we do and Why we do it” JC Retreat Trip Report by Adam Trufant
It’s important to reconnect every so often. To touch back to the important people and the important places – the people and places that you love, friends and family. It’s necessary to return to the source of your inspiration and remember why you’ve pursued your life’s path. As one of the directors and administrators of…
Gratitude: “Delighting in the Human Race” by Emily Heyne
I do see the creative life of the Trinity at play in them, at the exuberant young voices raised in delight and affection for one another and for the role each individual holds in her place here. Camp life reminds me that I don’t need a special occasion to raise my voice in song, I simply need to run out of dinner rolls.
For Parents: Camp Store: Quick Guide to our CKC Camp Store!
Everything You Need to Know About the Camp Store Account Packing for camp can be overwhelming, but we want to make the camp store experience as easy and fun as possible! Here’s a quick guide to how the Camp store account works: Recommended Store Funds We recommend having about $45 per week in your child’s…