OK. Now it is.

Well, it seems we have our answer.

Let me explain. No, wait, not enough time. Let me sum up.

Our prayers over the past 24 hours have been that birthmom and dad would be in agreement, and that this wouldn't escalate into a nasty court battle. We found out just a little bit ago that the caseworker, birthmom and dad met today, and things went very well. Dad is now completely on board with the adoption, and believes its the right direction for them to go. PRAISE GOD! This is an unbelievable answer to prayer.

Together, birthmom and dad have chosen two couples that they want to consider, and we're not one of those couples.

Here's the scoop. We are grieving because this didn't work in our direction, but given all the possibilities that didn't include us, this is the best possible outcome in my mind. Birthmom and Dad agree on this, there is no nasty court battle to come, and the baby will be placed with a good family. We rejoice in those things. God did answer our prayers, in a truly miraculous way. It wasn't quite the way we would have wanted (selfishly), but this is a good thing.

Thank you for all of your prayers the past few days. We have been encouraged by our friends and family who have been standing with us in prayer. I would humbly ask that you keep praying for us - discouragement will be in our lives the next few weeks / months.

Also, keep the birthmom and dad in your prayers. She's 35 weeks along and has been having contractions the past few days. Please pray that they would continue to have unity and peace in this process.

As for us, we're going to complete our homestudy and see what God does. We're not necessarily getting back into pursuing adoption (this is too new to decide for sure), but we want to be ready.

Again, thank you for your prayers and encouragment. We love y'all.