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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPESPNYEPyu
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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 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZi5FCdDzLP
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQWhlCzX2F
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rNIJhXTrA
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLJmaeorUV
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51WeE1CVE5
minute!" I assured him.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJe2aox0cB
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gobu9OlEU
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4sclGGsqi
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvK3X1gNVGC
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ptVY3qLnj
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEzWSG8vSC
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7BXqv1f71
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFbWT92tvk
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UF5bP4NGB
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrytzd3vwj7
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"Welcome, sir."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4p1qyiTk27
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1UYcI2vDJ
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I made a move to go.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQhTiD3gId
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xZEtT7BNI
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbLdGNGAZo
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhMVBiJdaY
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFtB2fGR32
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UwImLGBW0
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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."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxNEOrhaWD
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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.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBUPPR23Pr
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaITXAZlK2
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboXotMgGfC
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzMVB7tE1F
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDYk74atmN
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpl4Zcd5XO
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlygyqAK3S
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZ2UUOzpxM
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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."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGKAkJFLEN
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErI193Jaut
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNTZbt9ynK
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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."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oRmRGJfx1
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9tTPe1HQl
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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."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHpXwPZ5IW
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW9ZaFLMYg
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7tGkZM8Yp
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVUnEa1z11
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWGHelsiOb
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNep8uSGxft
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1pR5dFotB
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGiwyFnRnN
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KOIBWjqxD
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvc7SeLYMSs
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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.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqxVeczX7h
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kLBc9KTHH
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPdasU7SRQ
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuDiWtHfV1
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgCzLdiWoo
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDn4ubAcTYE
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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. 633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWJfiLXq3n
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
