So much that makes a camp a camp is the people. Here is the story of the people who turned Heart O’ the Hills Inn into Heart O’ the Hills Camp. Heart O’ the Hills Camp was born of dual tragedies. It’s actually sort of a phoenix story, because it began when the inn burned down in November of 1947, …
Our History: Heart O’ the Hills Inn, est. 1928
It’s hard for us campers to imagine just how recently Heart O’ the Hills Camp as we know it now was even a possibility. The history is unusual, but one of love and tenacity. Here’s the tale. Nearly a century ago, the Texas Hills Country was certainly a different place, very rustic. Kerrville was barely on the map at all …
Courtesy breeds civility
We had the fun and good fortune of a dinner together with Cristi Lee and her family, and in the course of conversation, Cristi mentioned that she had come across some thought-provoking ideas in her recent reading. One was a quote from Dr. James Dobson, “Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals,” and another from author Sheryl Eberly who says …