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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HWu1eIrfs
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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 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHriXN6CILu
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0CM9PXShf
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6fm66RMy9
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIHHOZSqLo
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzuAmbpWr7
minute!" I assured him.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ183abnwZ
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdoHig8IZl
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtOOdl3rWk
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQtYN185DU
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dJCltRZUn
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Wn5vMYvQj
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHdn482SMA
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstOjwLHfZu
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWUrJcRzhG
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkDisjexzm
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"Welcome, sir."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlr7dRyRqR
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovVbxAPniV
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I made a move to go.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvnzG5yGXr
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLYNLmFO9c
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdM7QGKcWo
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooqdUayO0i
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q37TqJNNf
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGHKRXD5sN
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK10k2fZLI
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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."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nCQIYG25W
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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.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKy6nzz9UxY
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvMofQYkaV
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHYM7rgMfH
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3VVTkjkws
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsX2yrsoFb
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBBcV42Nd7
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ71dAxBN4E
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbLc1sCRiP
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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."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡka0lb0WnC4
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDHN8tSX91
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBm7pUONW6
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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."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0P3RHfCD2
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoGnwguOAD
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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."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWoX7FGwAq
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5NfL206CJ
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCILLgsFZfD
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKcy7uWa4O
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ODVLHETdx
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyXqpeHW6r
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTz8ANpnmcE
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6gMqjw1dY
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrQ5kxOxAo
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JMdJSn3lr
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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.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrRppFucVN
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHAv5JWNvj
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNOMdBP879
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQecS0qIj79
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB369haSV1D
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdusu0WTrf
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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. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8ByUTLSDy
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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.