by Lynn | Sep 18, 2014 | Call It Love
About 18 months after Elisée was born, I was coming out of the storage room Patrice uses as an office and spotted Elisée doing the “baby waddle-walk” toward my house. I called to him, “ELISEE!” He stopped dead in his tracks. He slowly turned around. He spotted me....
by Lynn | Sep 13, 2014 | Call It Love
Less than 2 months after Elisée was born he contracted cerebral malaria! He was hospitalized. His veins were so small it was nearly impossible to get an IV attached. Fevers of 104-105 degrees. Patrice and Celine were around the clock at the hospital and I stayed with...
by Lynn | Sep 7, 2014 | Call It Love
When I arrived home after seeing Elisée I sent an email to my prayer partners. Here is what I wrote, “I have the definitive answer to a centuries old question, “YES! There is such a thing as love at first sight!” In the 20th Chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus says...
by Lynn | Sep 2, 2014 | Call It Love
Other than his mom, I was the first person to see Elisée after his birth. He was placed on a cement slab in the delivery room and I was allowed to enter. I leaned over the cement slab, placed a hand on each side of his head, felt all the air leave my lungs and spoke...
