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We Believe in Christ

A disposition of gratitude

Christmas Letter

2020 in hindsight

We Believe in Christ

The second great commandment/El segundo gran mandamiento

Christmas Letter

Our annual Christmas letter, 2018

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Sidebar, The Journal | Fiona

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

Dialann23 October 201723 October 20171 Comment
The Journal | Susan

The family that camps together

The Hibdons got together for a week of camping and adventure in the Poconos. Continue reading The family that camps together

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Sidebar, The Journal | Susan

Cabin guestbook

The message — in Susan’s own handwriting — that Susan and Fiona left in the guestbook in our cabin at Promised Land State Park, Pennsylvania, 31 July 2014. Continue reading Cabin guestbook

Susan16 October 201723 October 20171 Comment
Sidebar

Fiona says goodbye to her ‘pacifizer’

In an email to her mother, Susan tells about helping Fiona say goodbye to a beloved baby comfort. Continue reading Fiona says goodbye to her ‘pacifizer’

Susan26 September 201724 September 20171 Comment
Feature Article

She was a stranger on the subway

Susan’s experience helping a fellow subway passenger shows that even in a city full of strangers others in need don’t have to suffer all alone. Continue reading She was a stranger on the subway

Susan25 September 201724 September 2017Leave a comment
Feature Article

A reason to smile

The smallest member of our family now has a mouth full of teeth! Continue reading A reason to smile

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About Dialann.org

Redesigned and updated TravelTrackers now available

We have redesigned and updated Fiona, Colin, and Heath’s TravelTrackers as we follow their progress toward visiting all 50 U.S. states and all 10 Canadian provinces. Continue reading Redesigned and updated TravelTrackers now available

Dialann26 August 201726 August 2017Leave a comment
Our View

Why I refuse to visit Stone Mountain

On our family’s summer vacation to northern Georgia, we’ve visited lots of places in Atlanta and the surrounding area. Stone Mountain was not one of them. Here’s why — and why I believe all Confederate monuments should come down. Continue reading Why I refuse to visit Stone Mountain

Dustin23 August 2017Leave a comment
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Fiona and Colin check out the new Heckscher Playground in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Fiona and Colin ring in the new year by checking out the new equipment on their favorite playground. Continue reading Fiona and Colin check out the new Heckscher Playground in Bushwick, Brooklyn

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Colin’s first haircut

Colin was born with a mop of hair, and by the time he was over 8½ months old it was time to give it a trim. Continue reading Colin’s first haircut

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Fiona makes a PB&J sandwich

Who knew making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich could be so laborious? But for an almost-four-year-old, it’s a pretty big accomplishment.
Continue reading Fiona makes a PB&J sandwich

Dialann22 May 2017Leave a comment
We Believe in Christ

My mother

A talk Dustin gave in the sacrament meeting of the Charlotte Third Ward, Charlotte North Carolina South Stake, Mother’s Day, Sunday, 11 May 1997. Continue reading My mother

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Book Report

Recent reads & reviews

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky; A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead; and Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield Continue reading Recent reads & reviews

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A note to our readers

You were right: some of our “new” posts are, in fact, kind of old. Here’s why. Continue reading A note to our readers

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We Believe in Christ

Preparing for a mission

A talk Dustin gave in the sacrament meeting of the Pineville Ward, Charlotte North Carolina South Stake, Sunday, 23 July 2000. Continue reading Preparing for a mission

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