New Year’s Eve
Happy New Year to all my lovely followers. May 2016 be filled with good health, joy, and love.
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December 1959
The snow-laden sky unleashed its heavy burden, and flakes descended, slowly at first, and then with greater intensity. I watched from our living room window as the crystals swirled in random patterns, blown by the wind. Eventually they began to stick to the ground, and within an hour, Hillside wore a new white coat that brightened the grayness of the New Jersey winter day. I loved snow but realized it would delay the arrival of our special guest. “Mommy, when will he get here?” I asked anxiously.
“I don’t know,” she answered. “The snowfall is growing heavier, and he may not be able to land. We’ll just have to wait.”
Story Monsters Ink: December Issue
“Adoption creates a bond of love.”
These words are at the core of my life, and also became the title for my story in the December issue of Story Monsters Ink. November was National Adoption Month and throughout the month my heart was filled with joy meeting other adoptees and adoptive families on social media, and hearing their stories.
For those who are considering adoption, or who are part of an adoptive family, I hope you enjoy my story of family.
Review of “What Lies Within”: A Story of Surviving and Thriving
This beautiful review was written on Amazon.com by my friend and talented author Janelle Jalbert. Janelle’s book Triangulating Bliss is one of my favorites, you can purchase a copy here: http://amzn.com/194253518X
“WHAT LIES WITHIN is a story that would bring a lesser woman to her knees. Instead Atwater’s account of her early years illustrates how an indomitable spirit is comprised of resolve, mettle, and just plain chutzpah. WHAT LIES WITHIN is the story of a girl – growing into womanhood – while facing obstacles that would appear to be insurmountable. The family she held dear undergoes a series of trials and tribulations that leave her to stand on her own and define life as she would come to know it. Libby Atwater has definitely seen the darker side of life yet proves that the events of your life do not have to define who you are.
Chanukah
“Chanukah, oh Chanukah,
Come light the menorah.
Let’s have a party,
We’ll all dance the horah.” (more…)