A disposition of gratitude
As we work to be grateful in our circumstances rather than for things, we can find greater peace in life and greater joy in discipleship. Continue reading A disposition of gratitude
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2020 in hindsight
Susan, Dustin, Fiona, Colin, and Heath’s annual look back at the year that was. Continue reading 2020 in hindsight
The second great commandment/El segundo gran mandamiento
It is impossible to fulfill the first great commandment — to love God — without fulfilling the second — to love others. / Es imposible guardar el primer gran mandamiento, amar a Dios, sin guardar el segundo, amar a los demás. (In both English and Spanish) Continue reading The second great commandment/El segundo gran mandamiento
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
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
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
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
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
The Louisiana State Capitol
The home of Louisiana’s governor and legislature is one of the best examples of art deco in the world. Continue reading The Louisiana State Capitol
The Glass House
Philip Johnson’s own residence, a transparent box in the countryside of southwest Connecticut, is a modernist masterpiece. Continue reading The Glass House
Seven days in sunny June
I’m used to cozy clothes in cool weather. But warm weather has its benefits, too. Continue reading Seven days in sunny June
A squirrel named Dinky
A dancing squirrel puppet leaped up in front of Fiona — and right into her heart. Continue reading A squirrel named Dinky
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