Beverly Crawford - He's Done Enough

[Lead:]
If the Lord never does anything else for me
He's done enough
If the Lord never does anything else for me
He's done enough
He's blessed me once
and he blessed me twice
The Lord keeps on blessing me everyday of my life

Ohh if the Lord (if the Lord- doesn't do anything else for me...he's-- done enough--)

Ohh the Lord has been good to me...and the Lord
The Lord has made so many ways for me oh-
The Lord-- he's opened up so many doors oh-
Brand new mercies I see over and over and over again--
He blessed me once and he blessed me twice
ooo the Lord keeps on blessing me everyday of my life

Ohhh if the Lord (if the Lord- doesn't do anything else for me... he's-- done enough--)

He's done enough (Choir repeats several times and lead ad libs)
Thank ya (choir repeats several time and Lead ad libs)

He's done enough (choir repeats several times again while lead ad libs)
Thank ya ( same as above)

 

 If the Lord- doesn't do anything else for me he's--- done-- enough

What was I thinking?

The girls and I were having an one way discussion on how we don't make wardrobe changes at will during the week.  We get our clothes up for the week on Sunday and that's what we wear.  As this discussion was going on, I hear, "Mommy."  A few seconds later, "Mommy."

"Jory, am I talking to the girls?"

"Yes."

"So should you be interrupting?  And what are you suppose to say?"

"No.  And I should say, 'Excuse me.'"

"Thank you."  I said and finished talking to the girls.  "Jory, what did you want to talk about?"

"I wanted to show you something, but it's too late now."

"What was it?"

"I get FM radio on my phone and Go Country was playing the song you like.  You know the one about the shotgun, standing by the door, and cigarette."

It seems wrong that my ten-year-old is talking about shotguns and cigarettes, but I still  think country music is better lyric wise than hip hop and even a lot of top 40 songs. At least he's not singing the Usher lie, "Shawty, I don't mind If you dance on a pole that don't make you a hoe."  And really that song is pretty awesome and provides a teachable moment for my son.

I'm goin' home
Gonna load my shotgun
Wait by the door and light a cigarette
He wants a fight well now he's got one
He ain't seen me crazy yet
Slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man
I'm gonna show him what a little girl's made of
Gun powder and lead

Teachable moment - Another reason we don't hit women because she might be waiting for you one day with a shotgun she knows how to shoot.

Why didn't tell anyone tell me?

"Why are you treating Jory like a girl?" Oma asked, as I walked into the family room so we could pray then take her to work.

Wow!  What could I have done when I literally haven't seen this boy yet this morning?  Did he come out of his room naked or something?   "How am I treating him like a girl?'

"When men get up, they get dressed," she answered.

One week ago today, it was fifteen years since my dad died, so my memory isn't completely clear but I don't think every time he walked out of their bedroom at 6:30AM he was completely dress. But it's been a while so maybe I"m remembering wrong.  Maybe he was dressed.

Though my feminist side rears its head and wonders, so women don't have to get up and get dressed before they leave their rooms?

I am so in love...

with my 10-year-old.  I finally have in my grubby little hands (yes, I stole the phrase from Whose Line) worksheets were cursive letters look like cursive letters on the ENTIRE PAGE.  ENTIRE PAGE!!!!  What a way to start the day.  I think this little boy is going to get a sticker.