The Beginning of the Journey

To start out, I figured we should tell you a little bit about ourselves.  

My name is Paul Pater.  I'm a pastor in rural South Dakota.  

My wife is Shannon Pater.  She works from home as a custom jeweler.  

We were married on 11-11-11.  

In 2008, Shannon was diagnosed with lupus.  

Since pregnancy would be extremely difficult on her, we decided that our path in life was to adopt.

On April 8, 2013, my wife Shannon and I started the adoption process.

We started this blog to keep friends and family updated on the adoption process.

Thanks for coming along with us on this journey.  And in the words of a famous Doctor, "Allons-y!"