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Christmas Letter

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

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We Believe in Christ

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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Christmas Letter

2020 in hindsight

Susan, Dustin, Fiona, Colin, and Heath’s annual look back at the year that was. Continue reading 2020 in hindsight

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Christmas Letter

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

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Christmas Letter

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

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Christmas Letter

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

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The Journal | Fiona

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

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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

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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

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A Visit To

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

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A Visit To

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

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Christmas Letter

Our annual Christmas letter, 2016

The 2016 edition of our annual Christmas letter to family and friends. Continue reading Our annual Christmas letter, 2016

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Christmas Letter

And then there were five

The 2015 edition of our family’s annual Christmas letter to loved ones, looking back on our lives in a year whose biggest event was the arrival of a new member of our family, a little boy named Heath. Continue reading And then there were five

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The Journal | Fiona

The toddler that travels

Fiona imparts some of the wisdom she’s gained on travels with Mama and Daddy. Continue reading The toddler that travels

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