Firsts

To say we've had our hands full might be a bit of an understatement...but although our free time may be a bit limited we are having fun trying to keep up...

From the moment we brought Kai home there have been a lot of firsts in our house...

Cadan's first steps...

Cadan just decided to take off walking... he was taking a few steps here and there and then just took 16 steps in a row... and from there he is all over the house!

Cadan's first time as a big brother... (checking on the baby)

Not to mention Cadan's first birthday!

and of course a lot of firsts with Kai as well.

Kai's first bath...

First time in the bouncer...

Kai's first sunset walk...

His first protest to wearing hats...

We have had some firsts as a family too...

Like our first hike...

The dogs even came with us...

Not to mention our first tornado season in Tennessee...

The sky was really ominous...

And just when I was about to head into our tornado shelter (the coat closet) with the dogs and kids... a rainbow appears... we could see the entire rainbow stretch over our house... what a great reminder of God's faithfulness in the midst of the storm.

I can't believe it has been a month already with Kai! He is getting so big and he is awake more and more during the day. Cadan has been really sweet... asking about Kai first thing every morning.. it is like having a new puppy for him! I hope the novelty doesn't wear off for a while!

Thankyou everyone for your words of encouragement as we are transitioning... it has been busy but well worth it!

Becca for all...

A Kairos Moment

What an amazing weekend...a new Hightower arrived on the scene! We went in early Fri. morning and by 5:18 a.m., we met our little boy, Kai. His name is Kai Ros, which means "in-between time”—a moment of undetermined period of time in which “something” special happens.

The ancient Greeks had two words for time: chronos and kairos. Chronos refers to chronological time, measured by the calendar, or your iPhone. It is rhythmic, and predictable. It is clock-time. Kairos time, in contrast, has a different meaning. The interesting thing is that it does not have an equivalent word in English. Kairos time describes a moment of undetermined length, in which the eternal (God) breaks into the temporal (the universe), impacting and shaping it, and prepares the here-and-now to receive the infinite. This is the time where the conditional is scrapped and becomes the instrument of the unconditional.

Some references to this word in the New Testament are:

• Matthew 26:18 - He replied, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.' "

• John 7:6 - Therefore Jesus told them, "The right time for me has not yet come; for you any time is right."

• Romans 13:11 - And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Below are some pics of Kai in the hospital. Enjoy!

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