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I cleaned the kitchen shelf with vigor. I dug the cloth into the bowl of water; I wrung it twice and started cleaning. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvq67vlvDC
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All of a sudden, I started crying. This Thursday will make it two weeks since my baby girl left the house. I missed her so much. What made it worse was that I 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrZlhQXD0W
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9W9boKo5oY
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If she had been here, sitting down at the kitchen stool she would have stuck her nose in a book. Even if she didn't say a word to me, her presence was enough. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWKjT4baXq
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2jUKOzVDB
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCHpAxy1xK
minute!" I assured him.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGUiMNR1h6
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I rinsed my hands in the basin and quickly dabbed it on my apron as I hurried out of the kitchen. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3lCBM3JOJ
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3fvfi8Lun
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAv73aXZabE
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzpzoVarzV
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnFdECL3MO
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfl5EQj7Oah
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddPdzlVTPX
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOjklH0Jpb
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsicp0nuGX4
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"Welcome, sir."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsn9ZhY3YXo
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7XvpbxLBB
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I made a move to go.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiK2AX7RqBe
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1wRvAIP5y
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWkw45wdIm
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjKk8MPMZh
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdfe9ALKg7
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctQ1ft8iUx
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNN3aEQBfC
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The man smiled and said, "work isn't everything. God gave you that work you have now taken as your first love."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiRYbLQGip
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"I am sorry, pastor. Things have been hectic. We only manage to attend church services. But hopefully, we would start to attend service fully," he promised.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpuKbp8HBF
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Pastor Ndubuisi just nodded. "I believe God is your strength. Start coming to church to feel the lasting impact of God. I haven't seen your daughter for two weeks now. Where is she?" He asked curiously. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EfbbPNdda
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6momUUEqmf
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"Why?" The pastor exclaimed.
"My husband thought it was for the best since she was getting a bit fuzzy around us," I said to him. Shortly after, I forced a smile. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8bqjLBzNT
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UIiTXqM0F
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gp4ArYDNV
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm31EKEnEJ
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGaKiKmCGp
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"Before you say a word, listen.” He held up his hand... “Her peers would make a move to her through friendship in school. But more than friends, she needs her parents' love. Taking her to boarding school is a life sentence, because of her condition."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GOwGSBSzX
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnkQXDxnKs
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFf68zbkqz
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Pastor Ndubisi smiled softly. "Do you now see the reason to come closer to God's throne? In that school, she would be bullied and therefore her autism won't go but stay."
"You have a point. I and my husband would come to the right decision about this as soon as possible."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGM0OiNwrL
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"Worldly people can't help her, but Godly people can. Always remember that. Read the epistles more for guidance," the pastor said, rising from his seat. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGM79nny3W
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"Won't you take anything, sir?" I asked in dismay. He smiled at me, took his Bible up, and said, "not at all, thank you. Let's pray."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3mHiv9qjC
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ljaMuGT4Z
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"Dear Lord, I thank you for giving this family a second chance to know you more. Let them grow deeper through your word. Give them the wisdom to handle the affairs of their lives." He kept on praying for a while. Eventually, he closed. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3GxTX1RSC
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJtr49NSqf
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"We thank God for not leaving us empty in this world. Your little girl will be alright. But know that she needs all the love she can get," he admonished. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjQpUN9oHr
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNyODRDTp8
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When he had gone, my husband held me close to him. I rested my head on his chest. Times like these, it was really amazing that we had been married for 11 years and could still share such intimacy. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oePvX9nhd
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"It will be fine. I am sure God will make a way. It isn't over until it's over. What's today's date?" He queried. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGq0ALsB491
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I almost laughed at the question. Here we were, talking about an important issue and he was asking me today's date. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetiw6XcqXH
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9WGAWOOrR
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"Just last two weeks Saturday we planned to take Gaby to boarding school and now we are planning to bring her back as a day student," he told me.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOTlJmQ22N
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQlKhedWpd
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He laughed at my reaction. "I know that's what you've been looking for." He touched the tip of my nose fondly. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoABsq3imU
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDd89hBcl0i
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5SgdlYGhq
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQgb7WXSGS
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"Uhm, on a serious note...he scratched his beard... You need to make out time for services. You don't need all that stress at work anyway. It's my responsibility to make the money. Hopefully, by next month, I wouldn't be working like a maniac, so I can be with you and our apple. I miss her so much," he gushed. 738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWdwN8kN3k
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
