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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5QnrVMto2
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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 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArkgxeL5Mu
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHG8mi9YHm
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnAg2Q7vt7
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfypUAC5l3
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcie1FxulU
minute!" I assured him.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ULzITGdSW
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0jkV1Hwpl
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VYD3ds5Tw
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7fmpxFc5E
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfqZBYWk6O
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EbL0RDCrr
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJMZXOIOxp
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkR1szpxvEe
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYd7N2NIGw
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4SjZc9pAx
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"Welcome, sir."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvhsq7Pph7
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQ28y2iVu2
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I made a move to go.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfU437HnpF
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssF7l86eHz
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFXXG4OjBC
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvzuudZA4V
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8vw6NSve3
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMva6wESAjE
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1e0DzJrG97
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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."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKswjmMS7T
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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.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4WE70AF2N
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKkSvQXBVM
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrnxb7wcx8
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGiYRh7eOa
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCa9SnlkDNJ
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGj4TpHhBN
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeibywQDj8S
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIcWFgLia6
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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."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyJoGhE8Bk
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStV0aj1B5U
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡareyuDQXjc
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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."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2FQyBwqBc
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUdxLSKfnc
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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."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRB2WtEz0no
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHaMncWAS9
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAc5Ik8J0E
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9TyJTsRnT
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsH2DEe0vfR
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjK2HvFlj1a
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6e49K3Yaud
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshLaEkncdT
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zaCweWemA
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OmHQUqFHV
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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.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFFvvPCGpD
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcj01pr7XG
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtY5sSdNffv
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0dBqaHeIO
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPXk9ig3g4
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbqjyewgoD
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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1qnSbZRVk
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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.