Intro

     Let me introduce myself.  I am Lisa Waldon from Mineola, Tx.   I was adopted by two great people at the age of 7 due to sexual abuse happening by my biological moms husband,(my stepdad) at the time.  He also abused my younger two sisters.  Thanks to the love of my adoptive parents Robert and Sue we were removed from a bad situation and given an incredible life.  Sexual abuse is extremely hard to recover from and unfortunately you carry it with you for the rest of your life.  However my adoptive parents introduced us to God.  They got us in to church and involved in many activities at the church.  We were in choir and youth group and traveled with the youth.  We all learned the amazing things that God has done to save us.  We were involved in many extra curricular activities in school as well.  My favorite was being in the band.  I was in marching band as well as the jazz band.  Yes I was a band geek.  I loved every minute of it though.  I graduated high school in 2002.   I immediately wanted to go to college.  So I started as soon as I graduated.  My intention was to major in journalism and write for a magazine or newspaper.  Of course life had other decisions or maybe just me being young I did.  

     I never really dated or went out with friends in high school.  Although my mom encouraged me to go out and have fun and not be all about my studies.  I was just a bookworm and introvert.  I loved to read and I was one of those students that would focus on my studies.  However in college I went out a few dates and met one guy that I moved in with but financially I wasn't stable enough to make it on my own and go to school so I dropped out.  This I know was disappointing to my mom because I was disappointed in myself.   That relationship didn't work out so I moved in with my Aunt Christal.   I stayed with her until I met my first husband.

     On August 21, 2003, Christal and I rode over to one of her friends houses in Ben Wheeler, Tx.  Her name was Samantha.   While we were there sitting and visiting I was playing with Samantha's son Daylan.  She opened her back door and hollered at her brother in law to come over.  They lived on the same property as him and his parents.  So a few minutes later in walks this handsome young guy.  I just though this guy was the most handsome man and that he would never give me the time of day.  See because of my childhood trauma I really had no self esteem at all or at least not much.  Anyways the brother in laws name was Josh and I through the ball I was playing with at him a few times just flirting and trying to get his attention.   I guess it worked because when Christal and I were headed down the long driveway out her phone rang and it was Samantha and she said Josh wanted to talk to me so Christal put it in reverse and backed up the driveway.  I was so shy and Josh came out and asked me to come back for his brothers birthday party later that night.  I told him I would.  So Christal and I went home and I showered and shaved my legs and dressed to impress and went back over there for the party.  That was the day I met the man who would become my first husband and my worst nightmare all in one.  When I came back for the party Josh asked me to just stay the night and I was so awe struck that I did.  Josh and I laid out under the stars and talked most of the night about life past and present.  I felt like I had found my forever.   I stayed with him a few days and then he told me that he wanted me to move in.  I was young and didn't want to sleep on my aunts couch forever so I told him I would.  I called my mom and told her I had met a good man and we were moving in together.   She was not sure about it but i was 18 and able to decide for myself.  After making sure his mom and stepdad didn't mind me moving in we went and got my stuff from my aunts and out of my storage building.  All seemed to be going great but it wasn't long before Josh began to show his true colors.

     They say everyone has two sides well I swear Josh made that statement ever so true.  I was in for the ride of my life.  Come back for more of my blog.