Author Archives: Lisette d. Johnson

Unknown's avatar

About Lisette d. Johnson

Murder-Suicide Survivor, Mom, Writer, Speaker, Serial Volunteer in the Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault Arena, Entrepreneur, &amp Friend. I survived, my kids survived, and I am here to tell the story.

Reflections, The Night Before

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

The Night Before…. Surely this must be a dream from which I will awake, and feel the warm reassuring breath of the man I love next to me.  I will watch as the moonlight illuminates his chest moving quietly up … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Dreams

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Lisette d. Johnson

     Sleep is difficult. It is not the sleep itself, it is the dreams, and waking.  I try to stay awake until I am so exhausted I drop immediately into what I hope will be a dreamless sleep.  Some nights I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Lisette d. Johnson

It is Christmas Eve. I am sitting in church, early as the children prepare as acolytes for the midnight service. I await friends I’ve asked to join me as I write on my blackberry.  I am always in awe by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

The Farm

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Lisette d. Johnson

After Thanksgiving, I went to the farm.  It was a cold, but sunny day.  It was where it began. Long before we were involved he took me there.  I envisioned my visit with trepidation, but felt an almost obsessive need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Who, me?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lisette d. Johnson

Part 2 I felt like a total idiot on so many levels.  I couldn’t come to grips with the aha moment of the lie of my life.   I was so embarrassed by this revelation that I…… changed therapists!!!  Yes, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments