Our 10th annual Christmas letter
The 10th annual edition of our yearly Christmas letter to family and friends, looking back on a 2019 that feels a bit … unfinished. Continue reading Our 10th annual Christmas letter
You are welcome here
This church is for everyone everywhere because Jesus Christ is the Savior of everyone everywhere. Continue reading You are welcome here
On Mormons and punctuality
Throughout my life I have seen church leaders chastise church members for being late. I have a two-word reply to these leaders: STOP IT. Continue reading On Mormons and punctuality
The life of Gary Hedrick
My uncle Gary Hedrick passed away unexpectedly on 17 March 2019. I had the opportunity to offer this eulogy at his funeral in Greensboro, North Carolina, on 22 March 2019. Continue reading The life of Gary Hedrick
Updated New York City public schools calendar in Google Calendar
We’ve made the NYC Department of Education’s 2018–19 academic calendar available in Google Calendar, where you can add it to your own calendar in whatever scheduling app you use. Continue reading Updated New York City public schools calendar in Google Calendar
Grow where you’re planted, thrive where you grow
In spite of — and often because of — the adversity in our lives, we can grow in remarkable and unexpected ways. Continue reading Grow where you’re planted, thrive where you grow
The TWA Flight Center
For Open House New York Weekend, what is perhaps the world’s most famous — and arguably its most groundbreaking — airport terminal opened its doors to the public. Dustin and Fiona went to check it out. Continue reading The TWA Flight Center
Working for the summer
Susan looks back at the varied jobs she worked during summers in high school and college. Continue reading Working for the summer
10 ideas to prepare to serve a mission
A list of 10 ideas young men and women currently preparing to serve missions can focus on. Dustin wrote this list while he was serving as a full-time missionary himself in the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He rediscovered this list in fall 2017 while sorting through and digitizing personal papers from his mission. Continue reading 10 ideas to prepare to serve a mission
The Danbury Railway Museum
Our family took a day trip to the end of the Danbury Branch of Metro-North’s New Haven Line — and visited a railway museum, of course. Continue reading The Danbury Railway Museum
The High Line
The third and final phase of Manhattan’s groundbreaking urban park-in-the-sky finally opens. Continue reading The High Line
These are a few of my favorite things
My big sister, rubber duckies, toy trumpets, and nice bottles of milk — so much to love! Continue reading These are a few of my favorite things
Instagramming Colin’s first summer
Instagram posts from Colin’s first summer. Continue reading Instagramming Colin’s first summer
Or, Life in the Woods
After just a week in a cabin, I think I might like life in the woods even more than life in the city. Continue reading Or, Life in the Woods
Or, birthday party in the woods
Photos from Fiona’s birthday party at cabin № 3 Tuscarora at Promised Land State Park, Pennsylvania, 27 July 2014. Continue reading Or, birthday party in the woods
