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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOoDw7TraJ
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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 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXbFVHtytd
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVYUM1Jyzc
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5ikgMugJF
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhaNaGVq0y
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXefMD57pAG
minute!" I assured him.610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYSNNX8VB6
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNe41G0r0yt
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK29uAVN9HD
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokikcAi1mI
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuFlHrMSBi
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡto3otP5mvI
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUKm6nYlEq
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9JbTylzMX
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4C4V8j081h
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OUn0ZkCho
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"Welcome, sir."610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaQnuBRyhE
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXhePHXeQL
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I made a move to go.610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wEzRu8EQ1
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEnLbcrIvC
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgmgbVqdaK
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHLGiQSfhu
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrB4cEeZOO5
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgm0vGtslN
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rzCAsnnzO
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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."610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3MlpjAuhI
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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.610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsKLaaUbxo
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlri8w8v8v3
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAg9QYG2R8
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7L9JkB9TdL
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJ01bEzNxK
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitrDdOem3V
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ah7QNkkED
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5gZv4adTX
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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."610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35fo2MHu7p
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rCgEjcnrV
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznU5R3haYT
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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."610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQiVvhp9h8
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ziObdZdsO
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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."610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNqNxElvQh
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VItTH0iEf
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3mboqb3gL
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Hqo73kWLD
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43zL6oND7M
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVrfi4gNiJ
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiEQUAFcIY
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD9FEeqOcp
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbU4se51fG
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAT7H2jvxH
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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.610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIv6uglgEn
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpsutJjfOg
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nsF2Wqdou
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xIDP5Y1I6
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aUnZYoYZH
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhI1lrlpRK
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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. 610Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYU2s1xApdu
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
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