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