Tag Archives: domestic violence

The Cast

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

I have this incredible faith. While the trust aspect is at times missing and I want to tell God what He should be doing, the faith is unwavering. As I read back over my journal, kept sporadically early into my … Continue reading →

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Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

We are spending the fourth of July in this small Colorado town in which I have summered over the past 25 years. This is a bucolic little town where doors are not locked, they are simply left wide open; keys … Continue reading →

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Hidden

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

I’m pulled into another memory that emerges seemingly from nowhere. An unidentified visual or sound triggers an image of M and I arguing in the kitchen. I want to go to the store for a yellow onion. We have a … Continue reading →

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Soccer

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

My son started playing soccer when he was 4. Every season, every game, I have been here. The only games I missed where when I was in the hospital. Three weeks after it happened I came back to watch. It … Continue reading →

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The Secret Garden

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

There is a story inside me that longs to be told.  It is a story of an emergence from a dispassionate life created amidst the daily chaos and years of pushing it down and back. I cannot tell you the story; speak … Continue reading →

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