Witt Family Vacation

We had the most wonderful time in San Antonio and Corpus Christi! We had a great time spending time together downtown, at the zoo, at the aquarium, and on the beach! The kids loved every minute of hanging out - 6 children, ages 5, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1! What a blessing! Enjoy our pics...

Better late than never!

I think the title of this post should actually be the name of our blog! I am just awful at keeping things up to date. But, I guess it's better than not having one at all! :)

So, Ethan's 1st birthday was GREAT! We had a great time celebrating on Memorial Day. The kids loved the fun in the water and all the outside time...and the adults loved when the sun FINALLY went down!

Here are some pics of the party. Enjoy!

Frinkles

Kids crack me up! Abbie's newest hobby is looking for freckles. She absolutely loves those little dots that are slowly appearing all over her body. Every time she finds a new one, she laughs out loud and shares it with the world...or at least whoever happens to be around at the moment. While on vacation with my family, Abbie proudly announced "I've found another frinkle!"

You Don't Know Me

I don't claim to be poetic, nor creative. But as I sat and marveled at my Christ and realized all the years I've wasted in an attempt to be something better than myself, these were the only words that I could stutter out. It's my best attempt at creating something in response to the glory of Christ.

You Don't Know Me

by Annie Wetzel

I know you don't know me,

I thought it was best this way.

Because if you knew me,

You'd see the dirt and the stains.

I thought my smile was prettier,

I thought my clothes looked cleaner.

But as I hid in this dark closet,

I forgot who I was.

I forgot that I really don't deserve this,

I forgot I have nothing to give.

My stains disappeared in this darkness,

My filth faded into the distance.

I began to see "better"

As the night became like day.

But when you left that door open,

When I let you come in,

I realized that no matter the brightness,

I am still clothed in sin.

Darkness conceals my secrets,

It hides my deepest sin.

But darkness only gives glory to myself,

When glory belongs to Him.

So I beg you to leave the door open.

I beg you to see His light on me.

Because it's not I that am worthy of praise,

It's Him - His light shines on me!

Let me share my deepest secrets.

Let His Light reveal me unclean.

It's in my depravity that you will see,

His love is pure and His mercy deep.

There's a reason He had to come so far,

From a glory room to dirty feet.

Nothing less would pull me up,

A perfect lamb, with the purest bleat.

Please see these stains, this dirt, this filth.

And acknowledge the Light that casts them so bright.

His purpose is His glory,

In Him, even darkness is Light.

A laugh from the Abbinator...

I was pushing Abbie in her swing. The breeze was blowing through her hair as she was talking non-stop about everything she could think of. She was glad to have a moment to spend with an attentive mom! She looked at me and said, "Mommy, you say "no" and Daddy says "yes". " How funny that she's already picked up on that! She's completely, 100% correct. My tendency is to say "no"...Jake will say "yes" to anything, especially when it comes to his little girl!