Friends,
(1) Fourteen years and never visited College Hill. Seen it from the road and wondered what it was but never took the time. Sunday afternoon, 5 P.M., the journey to College Hill was taken thanks to Bill Kinnison. His explanation made the First Salado College come alive. The steps and the bell tower foundations sat quietly like students while the walls stood erect like the first teaching professors. The pictures depicted on the Historical markers drew mental images of a time-gone-by. In the rustling of a Sunday afternoon wind, one could almost hear the process of early education taking place. Then the thought occurred "this college shaped the future of Salado. It was the foundation of why Salado is today's village of intellect and art."
Did you know that College Hill has walking trails? A place to gather small rocks embedded with shells, long-dead insects, and leaves? Benches to just sit and remember? Keep Salado Beautiful Pocket gardens filled with native Texas plants?
College Hill is a Salado treasure. Should you decide to visit, you will come to know Salado in an entirely different way.
(2) Then came Monday and the 5-6 year old girls with a softball League of their own. Friends and neighbors from Academy, Copperas Cove, Belton, and other nearby communities came together to cheer their team to victory. A new style of players with brightly painted finger and toe nails; bows in their hair; and dazzling shirts, shoes, and pants played the game. Mothers and dads gave last minute instructions; grandparents grinned with obvious proudness; and coaches did their best to calm the excitement. To make it very special, two teenage young ladies sang acapella the National Anthem. What a great evening!
Shaking hands with over 150 people, the following was spoken by our visitors over and over, again:
"We love Salado."
"What a beautiful baseball field."
"This is our favorite place to visit."
"Thank you for inviting us. You always know how to do it just right."
"We are building a home here and we are so excited."
"How we love Salado."
(3) Sunday morning in United Methodist Church -- mission-on-the-move. The pastor talked about "stepping out of one's comfort zone is difficult" which led many after the service to say, "It sure is. She was talking about me." And, then a member was introduced who was leaving for Africa on a mission trip. Talk about stepping out of one's comfort zone! An excellent service that challenged each one to go beyond their comfort zone and accomplish great things.
What a Week -- students, professors, little girls and young ladies, and a congregation stepping out of their comfort zone to accomplish great, lasting things. A model for us all.
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