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Winter Storms in Texas
Snow covering Texas. Who would have ever thought? I have lived in the mountains of Colorado for the past 12 years and I would see news reports about those poor Texans and their one to three inches of snow and it would seem so dramatic to me. I hate to...
Alumni Spotlight: Scott Brickell
Talking with Scott Brickell was a hoot. He is so much fun and so sincere always! I am thankful to be able to call him a friend and know that he and his wife, Stacy, are true friends who can be counted on. I had lunch with him in Franklin this Spring and got to...
Mother’s Day
My mom is wonderfully amazing! She really is! I know that today, many of us will be celebrating our moms, and I know that many of us will be using phrases like “the best” and that’s fine. We can all think that our mom is the best if we want to. So I’m going to use...
Staff Spotlight: Trish Barnes
Trish is one of my favorite people of all time! I feel so blessed that my relationship with her has gotten to be so multifaceted as she has filled so many roles in my life as I have grown up. I got to know her as “Coach” in high school because I played volleyball for...
Enjoying Time at Home
What a strange time we are living in right now. This will be one of those times in all of our lives that we will all look back on as humanity and remember. This will be one of those times that unites us as citizens of the world. It will probably be one of those events...
Kamp Spring Break
One of my favorite high school memories was the Kanakuk Spring break trip to Florida in 1991. It was literally a dream come true for me! It was my first vacation without my parents, and I got to spend the week with some of my favorite (first term) Kanakuk friends! I...
Why I Love Spring
I love spring! I think it is my favorite season because everything is so fresh and so new, and the colors seem so much brighter and the world seems filled with hope! I lived in Breckenridge for several years, and it really was one of the best places to live. But there...
Office Spotlight: Julie Coxie
Julie Coxie is the Director of Human Resources at Kanakuk. Where would we be as a company without Julie? I feel like she made Kanakuk a professional place to work and not just a camp when she came to work for us 14 years ago. Everyone knows what HR does in companies...
Alumni Spotlight: Jenna (Giovanni) Miller
When my daughter Grace made her first trip from our home in California to the Ozark Mountains, I think she was incredibly excited, and a bit curious to see if this place called Kanakuk really existed. For the first 12 years of her life, she often heard some pretty...