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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ931hzYsLKc
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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 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBJWRAAkSe
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4AhnpujZZ
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFLDPEgq1T
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9sPIvQxNR
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwW09LJMzQT
minute!" I assured him.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YWlArhiQl
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBtdn3HMnC
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVe2AMLg5Zh
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADLxDlAdAj
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjH61MXjb0
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCSwg9dAOU
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh248mpAxgK
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEHbTtTpw3
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSc9TaO5Xj
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUcRVdmefJ
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"Welcome, sir."767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyF3GBCSZn2
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYQOXqWMbG
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I made a move to go.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXZBxzclN3
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPIMfkW1vJ
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlurdbZCO7c
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOwyfP0Op0
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8KpvcPudw
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgyd2qffxK
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84Ef4TAKLa
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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."767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyXROgFPmK
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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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdRf1984LE
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVgkVIIfiy
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXGpyWFJhx
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQ7Urpk8WL
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbGja5RhgD
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabSXQM9XiN
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTghhnxz9Es
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdyBDpHnGS
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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."767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHAz7pB2Uf
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzYEwaV8KI
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwcCtUplSe
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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."767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zpqpfSSbs
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1d5cMfhnhx
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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."767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJv3itCcLql
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxfhdT3Q6S
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtLP6dt4ij
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJIUwo0fJ3
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRG7iorGsN2
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnafbpvusz
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoueWvW5snT
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwZ0xo6fV4
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRJIVrn4W6
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1HWRxT5i9
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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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUkocG5Njl
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvfNqgvsF7
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTqCfNstvA
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0u7iVH6OJ
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIKC9XJtfw
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UHve1kCGL
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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. 767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtXjr96YEx
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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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