Welcome to the New Adoption Blog

Get to know a little about me and my ideas for the Adoption page at Suite 101.

Welcome to the new adoption blog at Suite 101! I am excited to have this opportunity to more closely interact with you through this blog, and through the discussions and polls I hope you’ll take part in.

We’ll cover all aspects of adoption and foster care, and I’m sure you’ll get to know me a little better along the way.

By way of a short introduction: Hello! I’m Crystal. I am married with 5 children ages 16, 14, 11, 3 and 3. The youngest three are adopted, two by foster child adoption and one through a private adoption. We struggled through five years of secondary infertility before turning to adoption and we haven’t looked back. Adoption really is a wonderful choice!

If you are considering adoption, whether you have experienced infertility or not, I would recommend reading The Emotional Aspect of Adopting to help prepare you for the emotional roller coaster that is unique to the adoption journey.

Currently, I’m finishing up an article about writing a letter to a judge, geared specifically toward foster parents. In the coming weeks and months, I hope to touch on many of the different types of adoptions available, and further discuss ways to advocate for foster children.

I also hope to explore the different behaviors and special needs that are common (and not so common) among adopted and foster children, as well as ways to cope with them.

Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have, or article suggestions or blog topics that you would like to see covered here.