

Our annual Christmas letter, 2022 edition
Susan, Dustin, Fiona, Colin, and Heath’s annual look back at the year that was, filled with travel, hard work, a little bit of COVID-19, and a whole lot of love. Continue reading Our annual Christmas letter, 2022 edition

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