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25 things every camper should know about The Heart

25 Things you should know about camp, let’s give it a go! <3 25) We are a smaller camp in our area! 24) We believe in trying new things everyday. 23) Our counselors are one of a kind! 22) So are our campers <3 21) We have a mascot…Spot, the Dalmatian <3 20) Nobody around has a Jane. We have …

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Why Our Camp Values Are Important

I’m Cristi Lee and I have been working at camp for more than 20 years now. During the “off-season” I am a teacher in Kerrville so I come to you from the perspective of a camping professional, an educator, and now a mother with kids at camp. One of the many reasons that I continue to spend my summers working …

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Courtesy breeds civility

We had the fun and good fortune of a dinner together with Cristi Lee and her family, and in the course of conversation, Cristi mentioned that she had come across some thought-provoking ideas in her recent reading. One was a quote from Dr. James Dobson, “Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals,” and another from author Sheryl Eberly who says …

Requiem for All Saints

I’m the member with second-longest tenure in the Chancel Choir of the First Presbyterian Church in Kerrville (sounds too fancy to me; I liked it when we were the Senior Choir, or just the choir).  I started singing in the Junior Choir long about junior high, and it wasn’t a couple of years before we high school kids were invited …