“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.”

~ Oscar Wilde

Camp Singley – Family Ties

2017-08-01T09:22:55-04:00July 2nd, 2017|Camp Singley|

Two years before our first summer vacation at Highland Lake our family suffered three great losses. Sandy's mother and father, Eva and Jim, and my father Martin, all passed away in the space of about a year. Our wonderful parents were like safe harbors in our lives, anchoring us to the solid ground of home,  family and unconditional love. With three-fourths of them suddenly gone, Sandy and I felt tossed about on a sea of great uncertainty made even more unsettling as my seminary training came to a close. Packing all our life's belongings [READ MORE]

Camp Singley – Humble Beginnings

2017-08-01T09:23:33-04:00July 1st, 2017|Camp Singley|

Nestled among the tall pine trees along the shoreline of Highland Lake in Washington, NH, Camp Singley is the homey little vacation cottage Sandy and I have owned since 1977. Let me tell you the story... Back in 1976 I was the pastor of a small, struggling  Congregational church. Fresh out of seminary, Sandy and I were pretty poor, living on a young minister's salary of $6,500 a year. Our first child, Peter, had been born the previous November and paying for "extra" things -  like summer vacations - was a dream far beyond our means. One day in the [READ MORE]

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