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A “normal” year — Our family’s 2023 Christmas letter
Our annual Christmas letter to family and friends, describing a year that was — well, “normal”. Continue reading A “normal” year — Our family’s 2023 Christmas letter
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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
Our annual Christmas letter, 2018
Read the 2018 edition of our annual Christmas letter to family and friends, looking back on the year that was for Susan, Dustin, Fiona, Colin, and Heath. Continue reading Our annual Christmas letter, 2018
Our annual Christmas letter, 2017
A look back at the year that was, with additional details that had to be cut from the print version. Continue reading Our annual Christmas letter, 2017
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
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
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
Mama Lee kills the neighbors’ hogs
By David Hibdon | A story about loose hogs and a shotgun helps illustrate where Revelee Hibdon came from. Continue reading Mama Lee kills the neighbors’ hogs
Revelee Lee Hibdon
24 June 1920–10 November 2013
The obituary that appeared in The Bakersfield Californian on 4 December 2013. Continue reading Revelee Lee Hibdon
Yearning for the simple life
I’d rather make pencils than push them. Continue reading Yearning for the simple life
Memorial service for Revelee Lee Hibdon (1920–2013)
Revelee Lee Hibdon, Susan’s grandmother, passed away on 10 November 2013. Her family gathered in Banks, Oregon, for a memorial service that focused more on stories than ceremony, in true Hibdon fashion. Continue reading Memorial service for Revelee Lee Hibdon (1920–2013)
The burning of the Phoenix
On a fateful summer day, a station wagon meets its fate—and then rises from the ashes. Hey, if it’ll drive, it’ll do. Continue reading The burning of the Phoenix
Family fun
The family that plays together stays together. Good thing we do a lot of playing. Continue reading Family fun
Our annual holiday letter, 2013
Our tradition continues with the 2013 edition of our annual holiday letter. Learn about the items we were able to check off our bucket list, why we will never be bona fide New Yorkers (spoiler: it’s because we’ve actually been to the Statue of Liberty), and, if you haven’t heard already, our big news for the coming year. Continue reading Our annual holiday letter, 2013
Folly & foolishness
A (mostly) true story from one day in the life of the Hibdon family.
“Right!” Susan said. “The key words here are ‘back in the sixties,’ when Johnson was president, people wore bellbottoms, you made tuna casserole, and smoking was the hip, groovy thing to do. Notice that all of those things are bad ideas.” Continue reading Folly & foolishness
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