10/04/2026
October Newsletter: I am already working on the 2027 Camp Dovewood Calendar with hundreds of pictures from last summer to send out to each of you this December. Yes, this summer will be our 50th year of camp!! and yes, we are planning a 50th year Reunion April 30th- May 1st. 2027.Some are asking to spend Friday and Saturday night. Yes, you can. If you came to camp as a camper or counselor anytime from 1977- 1999 , you can go ahead and register now on our www.campdovewood.org page. If you came to camp as a camper or counselor from 2000-2026 , you can start registering anytime from January 2027 to April until the slots fill.
Bring pictures and lots of memories. We will have sharing, movies of campers and counselors form the past 50 years and: a camp fire, trip to Little River, testimonies, trail rides, dinner, breakfast, lunch and maybe Marshall might come and sing some praise songs. Yes, we will also sing some camp songs too. When you sign up, we will let you know what to bring. Also, if you would like to bring some breakfast food, desserts, tea, lemonade or your favorite food for our dinner and lunch buffet, let us know what you might bring.
Yes, bring pictures and if you saved any newsletters or calendars , bring those too. I am really looking forward to seeing you!!!!
If you know of a great gentle horse , we are looking for two more gentle beginner horses.
Let me know what you are doing.. Zoe and I have been cleaning up the horse trails and she is working on a new Camp Dovewood web page and hopes to have it finished by the end of October.
If you are a camp counselor and would like to take a horse instructor certification, let me know. We may do it right before First Session of camp 2027.
I have been taking a great Bible study class taught by Karen Koon on the 12 disciples and have really loved studying about each one and seeing which disciple I may have some of their traits. Let me know if you are interested and I will send you my notes.
I am sure your mom or dad shared with you how important our daily attitude is. My dad used to talk to me a lot about my choices like to smile or not, to have a good attitude even when it may not be easy as well as he defining and redefining work ethics and how to chose the right guy, and have Jesus in my heart. Here is a paper I saved that he shared with me about my attitude a long time ago. It was written by Charles Swindoll. Let me know if you like it.
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money ,than circumstances, than failures, than successes than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I an convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... We are in charge of our attitudes. We are also in charge how we choose to use our day. Each of us have 24 hours. We have options: Time with God, Smile or not, Good attitude or not, worry or not, gossip or not, and our list could go on.
Happy October Birthdays: 5th Lilly Kubala 8th Talya Humphrey 10th Penelope DeLa Rue 11th Lucky Boren, Lillian Boyd 12th Caroline Lambert 21st Aya Enriquez 24th Foust, Kennedy Darville, 26th Virginia Brooks 29th Savannah Hicks , Kennedy Isted 30th Charlotte Milane, Abbigail Ogawa 31st Jordan Horne, Madison Morgan Let me know if I missed anyone's birthday.
Again, I am so proud of Sarah Smart on her adventure to France, Switzerland and Germany to paddle with her Pink Dragon Ladies who competed world wide ( and won many of her events) with other International Cancer Survivors. ( Marissa Gardner a past Camp Dovewood Sr, Counselor was also in Sarah's group)
Let me know what you are doing. I am putting a fountain in the Dovewood pond and some lil fish. I'm also getting a guy to help me clean up Angel's pasture starting sometime this week. WOW!
Let me know what books you are reading. I just finished a neat book called," Twelve Ordinary Men" . How the Master shaped His disciples for greatness and what he wants to do with you. I am also reading John Mark Comer's book , "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry". I tend to hurry too much.
Here are some songs I like: Holy Forever by Chris Tomlin, Oceans where feet may fall by Hillsong . What songs do you like?
Let me know if you read about any of the Disciples. I think it is beyond cool that the disciple James as he was being led to be killed by a guy, he actually witnessed to him and this fellow got saved. Our words can be amazing. Here is a neat verse: Ps 34: 4 "I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears."
Much love,
Mrs. Richmond
Camp Dovewood in O'Brien, Florida is a Christian faith-based summer camp for girls ages 7 to 16. Call to reserve a spot at our horseback riding camp today!
