August Mini Get-Away

Since Daddy had a busy work week, Titus and I decided to join Papa, Grammy, and Cousins Hadley and Braxton for a mini get-away in Branson.  Our original plan had been to take the kids to Silver Dollar City for some fun.  Unfortunately, they were closed for the week so we had to come up with other alternatives to keep three kiddos entertained.

One of our alternatives consisted of a visit to College of the Ozarks.  I love the idea of this college!  It is a non-denominational Christian college where students work their way through college with zero tuition costs and when they finish zero debt.  The students work hard and earn their degrees.  What a concept in today's society!  ;)   On their campus they have many things to see and do.

Our first stop was to the Ralph Foster Museum.  It contains the original clunker car from the show The Beverly Hillbillies, a huge weapons display, Native American artifacts, many taxidermy wild animals, a collection of Kewpie dolls, musical instruments, and historical pieces from around the Ozarks.

They also have a beautiful chapel on their campus.  I love looking at old churches, what a spiritual history they hold within their walls. 

The next stop was Point Look Out.  The highest point in Taney County.  What an incredible view!

Branson in the distance

College of the Ozarks also is home to a mill, a basket weaving shop, a jam and jelly kitchen, a dairy farm, and a tractor museum.  

A grave reminder of Matt 18: 5-6: "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.  But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea."