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’
Tag: growing up
Teacher Ellen Trice Bensley, 49, dies
Dustin’s seventh-grade French teacher, Mrs. Bensley, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, 14 March 1995. The Charlotte Observer ran this tribute to her the following Thursday. Continue reading Teacher Ellen Trice Bensley, 49, dies
Pour l’amour du français
A dedicated teacher can open up a whole new world. For me, that teacher was Mrs. Ellen Bensley. Continue reading Pour l’amour du français
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
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
My week as a governor’s page
My service as a page for North Carolina’s governor was my first insight into how government really works. Continue reading My week as a governor’s page
South Mecklenburg High School Class of 2000 Commencement
Nearly 13 years after we graduated, a gift of sorts to fellow members of the South Mecklenburg High School Class of 2000: a digitized version of the video of our commencement. Now the complete, unedited video is available for all of us to share—and the entire world to see. Continue reading South Mecklenburg High School Class of 2000 Commencement
Dustin’s stuffed animals
Earlier this year, Dustin, age 30, made the difficult decision that it was time to send his stuffed animals to a new home. So, one evening early this fall, he, Susan, and Fiona carried them to Goodwill on West 8th Street in Manhattan and donated them. But before bidding them farewell, Dustin had a little photo shoot with them so he could always remember them. This is one of those photos. Continue reading Dustin’s stuffed animals
Of junk & memories
By Dustin | If moving to New York a little over a year ago—our first move as a family—taught us anything, it’s that we have a lot of stuff. Too much stuff. So much stuff that I would be embarrassed to accept anyone’s help on our next move if I didn’t take some time to sort through it, organize it, and toss out the stuff I … Continue reading Of junk & memories
‘Led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand’
Following the Spirit always leads us to the right place. Continue reading ‘Led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand’
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