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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8t7LBvRqOB
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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 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFwoHNPFJv
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnH9YxnsC8
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuHhgTyNFE
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdfJrIxZvl
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOs5ioHEBO
minute!" I assured him.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95b3u5AesL
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFBBpH1wU0
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmaf7zCLqP
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBBycSg6ZJ
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGAhxYUJp0
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIeCAv9GpB
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78AbzEeODd
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3qrCzwCQQ
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bYxHXnus5
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskLYKFrchK
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"Welcome, sir."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjB7vlFZGs
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1W9l1vqoCm
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I made a move to go.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbE0j8mJBZJ
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WzERGvdcT
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YlEVZPV36
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUttU062KtU
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9sicw4EDa
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzEK1ym27N
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEBeM3vHSs
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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."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDrftAs7bs
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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.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyaDRn99ZQ
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoUOgQTZ4R
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNThullNQyg
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKSrdYd4bc
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMUM6lGfMj
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznouibnlaD
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhogBQ6HoQi
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmegJWEy36D
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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."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhw7WFGp4vV
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbNk1OH8Ie
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hxZkGAgZb
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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."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolE9EsubSC
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbId3ehHrGw
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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."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlElpxZTcm
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7veQ6OE0Gu
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOoMJGFw3O
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dFUdnfSSI
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL7kSWzHBh
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgP4cK13t1Z
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjlTcXxEfV
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFER6HcJs5Y
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyS2tDtUeJC
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0J9rddsV3
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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.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlxUy7gwr1
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X85XliBXI
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzs62KCMfDx
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMHy74kSRz
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bMryBa18k
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCx9vAut9l
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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. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafTMoSQRYX
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
and then Add to home screen.