Sarah Hurt is the Director of Camp DeSoto. She grew up playing in the woods of Lookout Mountain, swimming in Little River, and spending her summers as a DeSoto camper. She loves good stories, twinkle lights, her dogs Pippin & Posey, and Camp DeSoto girls most of all.
I am the voice of one, one crying out in the wilderness: 'Make straight (make straight) the way of the Lord! Make straight (make straight) the way ...
Dear Little Flock,
You've been stumbling around, like people in a dark room. But into the darkness, a bright Light will shine! It will chase away all the shadows, like sunshine.
A little baby will be born. A Royal Son. His mommy will be a young girl who doesn't have a husband. His name will be Emmanuel, which means “God has come to live with us.” He is one of King David's children's children's children. The Prince of Peace...
Yes, the Rescuer will come. Look for him. Watch for him. Wait for Him. He will come! I promise.
“I want to do something splendid...
something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead.
I don't know what, but I'm on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.”
This week I got to hold a Camp DeSoto girl’s baby girl. She squirmed and giggled and delighted us all. And as I squeezed her little self to mine I ...
“If every person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary - the world really would be a better place.
And if you do this, if you act just a little kinder than is necessary, someone else, somewhere, someday, may recognize in you, in every single one of you, the face of God.”
“Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play ...
Camp DeSoto girls know that words matter. As Sue often quoted, “Words are so powerful they should only be used to bless, to heal, to prosper.”
Hey Camp DeSoto girls! Lately, Phil and I (and sometimes Marsha and Nicole) have been traveling around the southeast to tell girls about Camp DeSoto ...
Riley went on an adventure this weekend! Little River is beautiful this time of year. The river is still low, but the water is clear and the leaves ...
Whenever someone joins the Camp community, we sing. Whether to first-time campers on Opening Day or a visitor who drops in to share a meal in the Din...
