When you have kids, you think they are going to stay small forever. You blink and all of a sudden they’re grown and you realize you only have a little time left before they leave the nest. Our family has been visiting a few colleges to help our girls decide where they might decide to go after high school. Each school has been great for different reasons, but like most choices, you have to narrow them down to one or two.

Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas is not the biggest in the state, nor the smallest. But it does have a charm all it’s own. The surrounding trees, beautiful azaleas and small town feel add to its attraction. This is the Baker Pattillo Student Center with ballrooms, food courts, movie theater and more. Will either of my kids go there? Decisions, decisions.