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Shellhouse Is in the House (the Ranch House to Be Exact)

This spring LLYC named Singing Hills kitchen veteran, Wylie Shellhouse, as the new LLYC Food Service Manager. Influenced by her beloved Faith and Food class professor, Wylie adopted the food service philosophy that “food is God’s love made delicious!”—a tenet that shapes all aspects of Wylie’s vision for her new role. (And who couldn’t get excited […]

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Bryan Calvert

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon? I spent four awesome years working in The Canyon. I spent my first three summers as a counselor at Singing Hills, from 1998-2000. Then, in the summer of 2001, I had the privilege of serving as Program Director with my best friend Jason Jackson. What are […]

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Sir Matt Roe

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon?  We never really called it “The Canyon” back in the ‘80s, but I’m slowly getting used to that.  I spent 13 summers in a row at LLYC, from 1980 to 1992.  I started out as a camper at Singing Hills and my last year as a […]

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LLYC Has a New Parent Portal and Registration System for Campers!

LLYC’s new Parent Portal and registration system went live this week. We have spent the past year working with CircuiTree on this system because we want to serve our LLYC families to the best of our ability. CircuiTree is a standout leader in camping software and technology. What does this mean for you? Upon launch, […]

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Houston, We Have Alums!

Last Thursday, a fun crowd of LLYC Alums gathered for an evening at The Del in Houston. Several generations of campers and staff were represented and, as always, fun was definitely had.            Here are a few words from several attendees: “I am so thankful for LLYC reunions! I can’t say […]

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Martha & Gaines

Gaines and I met during staff week at Echo Valley in 2012. I was returning for my second summer as a photographer and Gaines had never been to LLYC, but decided to ditch his summer internship to be a programmer with his best friend, Hunter Beauchamp. Let me just say… this new guy did not […]

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The Whites: A Second-Generation LLYC Love Story

Half of our story started waayyy back in 1986 when Stan Whites and Tina Grant fell in love at Echo Valley.  Their story isn’t mine to tell, but they married and had two sons, Dayton and Sloan, both of whom were campers and later counselors at LLYC. My love story begins in the Summer of […]

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Wessel LOVE: Kelsie spills the beans!

As the officiant of our wedding, Chandler Pruitt made this statement to everyone in attendance: “Kevin gives hope for every guy out there – that you can escape the friend zone.” Some people have to literally crawl their way out of the friend zone, but I credit the strength of our friendship to the depth […]

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The Prayer of a 14-Year-Old

I recently attended the funeral of a dear woman just weeks shy of her 91st birthday. The morning of the service, people gathered in the sanctuary—her church home of more than 70 years—to honor her life and say goodbye. It was a lovely service complete with her favorite pink flowers, the hymns she loved, and […]

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Swantner Love (Daniel and Sarah’s Love Story)

Daniel and Sarah met in the summer of 2005 when they were both 15. She was in Cabin E and he was in Lighthouse. Daniel was what you might call a Laity Lodge “lifer”, spending every summer at camp since he was 6. Sarah had been only coming to LLYC since Cabin (2001). Sarah says, […]

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