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Welcome to the Home page of Mark D. Carlson and my online journal.  Journal entries–or posts–may be found on my Journal page and current Featured Posts are listed below:

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Featured Post:

Reflections on a Seven-Year Journey – a critical analysis relative to explicitly exercising love and compassion for others.

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Featured Posts by Category:

Articles:

Thoughts on Attitude – It is Everything – “Attitude is the way you think. Something other people can actually see. It expresses itself in everything you do.”

Career Related:

Wolverine Literacy Club Creed – My literacy students voluntarily memorize this creed as a requirement for membership in the Wolverine Literacy Club.

Children:

Spanish Fork Softball Champs – Team Carlson becomes the Spanish Fork softball champs on July 16th, 2015 after getting a slow start at the beginning of the year.

Destinations:

Deer Creek Reservoir Excursion – Our Deer Creek Reservoir Excursion was enjoyed by all and included boating, jet skis, water skiing, water sledding, good company, and good food.

Events:

Whitney Houston – Easter 2016 – “Didn’t We Almost Have It All”, performed at Saratoga, NY, was one of the greatest musical performances of my time; in my humble opinion.

Genealogy:

In Memoriam Dottie LaVerne Nelson Higginson – LaVerne passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family, on April 14, 2017, at the age of 97.

Grandchildren:

Grotto Falls – Payson Canyon Utah – Grotto Falls in Payson Canyon Utah is a short and fun hike that is easy enough for almost anyone to climb; especially for children. Hiked it on 07/07/2016.

Reading Log:

Jonathan Livingston Seagull – A story about a bird, and a seagull no less… Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by Richard Bach, is one of my “Top 10 Favorites” relative to love.

Special Family Occasions:

Thanksgiving Holiday 2013 – An overview of Thanksgiving Holiday 2013 with a YouTube video attached highlighting some of the events we shared as a family.