Author: Valerie Morby
Senior Content Manager
Valerie is Pine Cove's Senior Content Manager. She has served full time on staff since 2008. She is a graduate of Abilene Christian University where she majored in Integrated Marketing and Communications. She loves social media, the Academy Awards, and musicals. Valerie accepted Jesus as her Savior at a young age, had that relationship strengthened as a camper at the Shores, and is now passionate about seeing others come to Pine Cove to learn more about Christ.
Camp Culture | Inside the Cove
Picture this… you’re at Pine Cove, and you wake up in your bunk bed knowing you have an entire day of excitement ahead of you: incredible activities, hilarious skits, and unforgettable theme nights. And it all starts at Flag. Each youth camp kicks off its day at “Flag,” a time to raise the stars and […]
Tags: flag, seriously fun
With the leaves getting crunchier and mornings growing frostier, we thought it’d be fun to take a dip into our archives to find some fall-inspired camp names! While their “namers” may not have had autumn on their minds when they came up with these seriously fun turns of phrase, we still enjoyed sifting through years’ […]
Tags: 2024, camp names, fall, fun, name game, summer staff
The Woods is nearing its 60th birthday, so it was time to make some much-needed improvements to this much-loved camp! In addition to a new covered sports court and field house, we were able to transform our existing pavilion into an adventure center! If you’re asking yourself, “Self, what’s an adventure center?”, that’s actually a […]
Tags: construction updates, family camp, woods
While fall can be a bummer for us (we’re still getting used to summer being over and our campers being gone!), it does have its share of things to look forward to. On our list: cooler temperatures, the return of football season, and—most importantly—being able to cook so many cozy foods! From new favorites like […]
Tags: Fall Recipes, recipes, Winter Recipes
“Toda palabra de Dios es purificada.” If you grew up in a Spanish-speaking home like Joi “Fuzzy” Hernandez did, you know that the above sentence translates to: “Every word of God proves true.” That key truth transcends language barriers, because His word remains true no matter the dialect. The Gospel is the same in English, […]
Tags: bible, gospel, life transformation, silverado, stories
One thing there’s no shortage of right now? Content! Everywhere you turn, there are lists of podcasts to listen to, apps to download, and books to give your attention to. It can be hard to cut through the noise and even know where to start! The good news is that your friends at Pine Cove […]
Tags: 2024, recommendations, resources
When Pine Cove’s official Instagram account was created 12 years ago, there’s no way we could have known the amount of serious fun awaiting us. Not only did we share thousands of photos and videos and stories during those years, but a huge number of you joined us along the way! In fact, we recently […]
Tags: celebration, inside the cove, instagram, social media
Inside the Cove | Summer Staff
This summer more than 2,500 (let’s count ’em!) college staffers helped make camp Christ-centered, others-focused, and seriously fun! These awesome staffers represent a wide variety of colleges and universities from all across the southeast United States—and beyond. Each year we like to see how those schools stack up against each other for a little “comp-etition, […]
Tags: recruiting, summer staff, top 10 schools
Announcements | Inside the Cove
If you had the opportunity to swing through the Shores this past summer, you undoubtedly noticed a beautiful, brand-new building located just above the turf field! With awesome views of the whole camp (not to mention the sparkling waters of Lake Palestine!), the Mahalo is the perfect spot to kick back and take it all […]
Tags: shores, summer, two week camping, youth camp
“Pine Cove this year showed me what the love of God truly looks and feels like, and that is going to be held very close to my heart.” – Ridge Camper “Thank you for allowing our children to open their hearts and minds to the Lord in one of the most fun weeks of their lives! The […]
Tags: 2024, full summer recap, recap, summer highlights
