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Mark Carnes
Sep 16, 20228 min read
Where The Geese Fly
The day had finally arrived. I knew it was coming. I had tried to prepare myself for it, but it still hit me like a sledgehammer. This...
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Mark Carnes
Jul 22, 20225 min read
Was It Worth It?
“You should be able to go at least fifty miles on these. This charge should easily get you all over the island with the time span in...
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Mark Carnes
Jul 8, 20225 min read
Seashells
Due to the fact that this is the month many spend time away at the beach, and because I’ve just recently experienced the tragic and...
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Mark Carnes
Jul 1, 20226 min read
One of The Greatest Lessons I Ever Learned on The 4th of July
(Because of its popularity from last year at this time, this is an Insights from July 4, 2021) The flames raged and pounded against the...
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Mark Carnes
Jun 7, 20229 min read
As You Walk
In my possession, I have one picture from my High School Graduation Ceremony. If there are other pictures that were taken that day, my...
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Mark Carnes
May 13, 20226 min read
Along The Way
“One regular Chicken Philly Sub on wheat bread, along with one regular Turkey Breast & Provolone Sub on wheat bread. Sure, we’ll make...
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Mark Carnes
Apr 2, 20228 min read
WE Did It!
My first-born son’s High School Basketball career was drawing near to the end, and we had just been given the news. During his senior...
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Mark Carnes
Mar 12, 20226 min read
Winning Is Not A Score
I had just finished a tearful embrace with my son’s High School Basketball Coach, who left the locker room first. Immediately following,...
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Mark Carnes
Feb 19, 20225 min read
Senior Night=TOGETHER
The day started in darkness, before the sun came up. Before I even rolled out of bed, I already had tears in my eyes. It was Senior...
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Mark Carnes
Feb 4, 20225 min read
Showing Up for The Mundane
One by one, each of my three sons leaned in and bent over her with tenderness. They clutched her bruised and tattered hand into their...
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Mark Carnes
Jan 28, 20225 min read
Something
I had just put the last of my mom’s personal belongings into the white plastic bag the hospital had given to me. A few sticks of gum, one...
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Mark Carnes
Jan 21, 20225 min read
Opportunities for Joy
We are now almost two weeks into my mother’s hospital stay, and it continues. I will not relist the trauma of everything that has...
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Mark Carnes
Jan 14, 20226 min read
This Is Trauma
This is trauma. The week began like any other week. That is when trauma decided to make its uninvited way into the serenity of my life....
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Mark Carnes
Jan 7, 20224 min read
Staying In The Moment
It was the evening of December 25, 2021. The Christmas rush had come and gone as quickly as an Appalachian storm. The floors and couches...
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Mark Carnes
Dec 23, 20216 min read
O Night Divine
(The “Insights” column will take next week off between Christmas and New Year’s. It will return the first week of 2022. Merry Christmas...
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Mark Carnes
Dec 17, 20215 min read
Picture Perfect
The picture you see here is from Christmas Day 2014. It looks almost picture perfect. It gives the appearance of a perfect, well...
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Mark Carnes
Dec 10, 20214 min read
Christmas (Time) In The City
“Silver Bells, Silver Bells, It’s Christmastime in the City” Times on the farm growing up could be very difficult, and oftentimes quite...
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Mark Carnes
Dec 3, 20216 min read
Where It Began
My mother played the piano. Most people who know her well, know this. She played the piano and organ in church for many years. She taught...
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Mark Carnes
Nov 19, 20215 min read
Make Room For The Left Turn
Every Christmas, when my family is on the way home from an event in town, there is the option to take a left turn into a neighborhood. In...
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Mark Carnes
Nov 12, 20214 min read
The Story Behind the Story
One of my favorite and most gratifying moments on any stage, anywhere, was Christmas In The City 2016. That was the year I got to sing a...
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