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GIMMES: FOR A HAPPY MARRIAGE

There’s an expression from golf: ‘’everything within the leather is a gimme.’’ That means if a ball is no further from the hole than the distance from the clubhead to the bottom of the grip, it’s good golf etiquette to tell your opponent to go ahead and pick it up, no need to putt -- it’s a ‘’gimme.’’

Well, it’s the same thing with marriage. Those pesky little details that so often flare up into full-blown fights could all be headed off if a husband and wife would just give each other ‘’gimmes’’ -- let each other have their way on the small stuff.

Last night was the rehearsal dinner of our dear friends’ children, who will be married this evening. For a gag gift, I went to a golf store and got a telescoping rod with a cup on the end that’s used for plucking golf balls out of cricks and ponds. It was on sale, too.

I made a clubhead out of cardboard so that it looked like a regular-size golf club. I practiced smoothly pulling it out to its full 12-foot length.

Then when it was my turn for a toast, I explained that this was the bridegroom’s conflict resolver. Every time he had a disagreement with his bride, if it was within the leather, it was a gimme -- she could have her way.

Then I pulled it out to its full 12-foot length . . . to show just how much grace it takes for an up-to-par marriage.

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Prayer request: Weather is a concern for this evening’s outdoor wedding. Oh, Father, stay the storms with Your mighty hand. Let all the work and dedication of the bride and bridegroom and their families be allowed to blossom unencumbered for a lovely wedding and outdoor reception. If it is not to be, though, Father, we pray for grace and good cheer to prevail. (Psalm 107:29)