Have you ever wondered why the ocean is salty but other bodies of water are not? Simply put, because the salts that get deposited in seas, lakes, rivers, and streams, have an outlet to remove those deposits, namely, a path to the Earth’s oceans. But, the oceans have no outlet, and thus they become the …
Have you ever been tempted? Sure you have. We all have. It could be that urge, that inclination, to do or say something. That urge which causes us to be strongly inclined. All the food tasted so good that you were tempted to go back for seconds. After trying and trying to learn how to …
Have you ever been so sure of something that you “bet your life on it,” only to soon thereafter find it not to be true? Has there ever been a time that you went from absolutely knowing something is true to only hoping it is so, even after being so sure? Do you struggle with …
You spend an enjoyable evening sitting around a campfire with friends. After your guests leave, you strip off your clothes, and leave them outside, because even after the fire has burned out, the clothes still smell like smoke. Not to mention, they have chocolate stains from the s’more you dropped into your lap. You eat …
Think back to the last time you needed to make a big decision. You most likely put a lot of thought into that decision. You might have made of list of pros and cons to see which column outweighed the other. Or maybe you did some research on the Internet. We never make “big” decisions …
Life is not always easily explained. There are times we find ourselves in situations and circumstances that make perfect sense to us. It is 10:02 in the morning and it looks and feels like that time of day. But there are also moments when it seems like the wrong place and the wrong time. The …