There's no place like home

We talked to the birth mother and the agency again this morning. The birth mother has decided to keep the baby. While we are disappointed, Katie and I both support her in that decision. We wish her and the baby the best. We have no regrets about how things have worked out. Since we are not going to get the baby, we decided to come home as soon as possible. We drove from Shreveport to Dallas then flew back to Salt Lake City.

On the flight home, I was reading the April General Conference Ensign and read Elder James B. Martino's talk entitled "All Things Work Together for Good". In this talk, Elder Martino says:

We may never know in this life why we face what we do, but we can feel confident that we can grow from the experience.

We are not sure yet what all we are supposed to learn from this experience, but are grateful for the opportunity.