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As Any Husband's Luck Would Have It ...

For many people July 7, 2007 was considered ahow to speak. The problem with my mother was,
lucky day. All across our country hundreds ofshe taught me how to speak but never taught
young couples selected this day to getme what to say. I believe this is a woman's
married. It had something to do with havingconspiracy against men. Mothers should teach
three sevens in a row. Everybody knows thistheir sons what to say and what not to say to
is  the  epitome  of  luck.their  wives.
Actually, not everybody knew this, because IMy question to my wife was a rather innocent
did not know it. It never occurred to me thatthing, so I thought. I will not say she threw
a combination of certain numbers could inme a sarcastic look. She did, I just refuse
fact give me luck. Moreover, why the number 7to say it in public on grounds it will
is lucky is beyond my imagination. Let alone,incriminate me. A husband can stand only so
three in a row. Why not four in a row, ormuch  incrimination  in  life.
better yet, seven in a row? That would make
more  sense  to  me.After this alleged sarcastic look my way, she
simply  said,  "Ha!"
Obviously, the words "luck" and "sense"
should  not  be  used  in  the same sentence.I'm not sure she thought I was making a joke
or not, but being the astute husband that I
If you have luck, you don't need good commonam, I pursued the thought no further. This is
sense. And the reverse is true, if you havewhat makes marriages great ... mystery. Our
good common sense what do you need with luck?marriage has enough mystery in it to keep
Agatha  Christie  busy  for  100  years.
But, for some reason many couples all across
the country believed July 7, 2007 was a luckyLuck is a very curious thing. I'm not at all
day to get married. I have my suspicions thatsure how to define it, but I count it a lucky
this came from the bride's side of theday when I don't spill ketchup on my tie when
wedding party and not the groom's. Mosteating  at  a  restaurant.
grooms I know count themselves lucky to find
someone who will in fact marry them. AndCounting on luck really doesn't add up. Luck
then, every groom thinks it's a lucky daycomes in only two categories. Good luck and
when he gets through his wedding day withoutbad  luck.
unduly  embarrassing  his  new  in-laws.
This reminds me of the old "Hee Haw" song
I have officiated at many weddings in mythat said, "If I didn't have any bad luck I
time. I must admit there were some couples Iwouldn't have any luck at all." Much of the
felt could use all the luck in the world.luck  in  my  life  has  all  been  bad.
Then there were, unfortunately, those couples
that no amount of luck in the universe wasWhen I was younger, I had a lucky shirt. I
going to help them. Despite vehementwore to every ballgame I played in and it
objections on my part, I could not convincealways brought me good luck; I never died in
them to call the whole thing off. Theyany game. Since getting married, my luck has
thought they were in love and that is allchanged. I have not seen that shirt in 30
they  needed  to  get  through  life.years. I'm not blaming my wife, but I did not
throw  it  out.
After all, love makes the world go around,
which may be why so many people in love areHow I made it through life all these years
so  dizzy.without my "lucky shirt," I do not know. More
than once my wife has suggested I no longer
In spite of this "lucky day," statistics tellneed that "lucky shirt," because she is my
us more than half of these marriages will end"lucky  charm."  I'm in no position to argue.
in divorce. And believe me, divorce is no
lucky thing, unless you're a divorceI like what the Bible has to say on these
attorney, who just may be behind this entirelines.
"lucky-day-marriage"  phenomenon.
"For we have not followed cunningly devised
Marriages are not built on luck, but on lovefables, when we made known unto you the power
and lots and lots of hard work. More of theand coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were
latter  than  the  former,  I  assure  you.eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received
from God the Father honour and glory, when
As I was reading all of this nonsense aboutthere came such a voice to him from the
"lucky day marriages," I turned to theexcellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in
Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and askedwhom I am well pleased." (2 Peter 1:16-17
her  about  this.KJV.)
"Do you think our wedding day was your luckyCounting on luck is about as futile as
day?"counting sheep at night. When you get up in
the morning, the sheep are gone, and that is
Some days I regret my mother ever taught methe way it is with luck.



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