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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNZrz9f1d5
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5AdbEQVMC
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUKKYPFAzq
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbC4XWiiYAn
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoS9PfCkLA
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ARagt7k1L
minute!" I assured him.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8P2AGIIhJ
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWMSaK9IHO
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31oZRhkxQx
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSX2anS8oi
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYkkUoknZ0
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6LWSjVesc
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtAu6gkfg5
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKyZu5bK7C
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwcx8fbUF1
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4J89WTjyiL
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"Welcome, sir."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5r8XZqosul
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JGQ990SER
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I made a move to go.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lf8diuCQH
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡja2llWpnTW
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGHsF6f8Hk
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJf57OtdjDm
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtWPmuMw7v
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKfVGOcLdC
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujenZgBY0S
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaq8dZpwRFZ
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF77ObbgNmW
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGre3KRdDM
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWePFHBZ5eM
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7JxH9QtRb
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡez7Pyolfjg
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbF2EZ5dSD
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkwavz51Xd
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGoVnHpgwN
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOm0qEAG1UG
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr16FtMS9oM
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01MDDtbZOn
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gyrVj8h6A
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rIlrb6AFw
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPTCo2eTuv
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnrQJlwvNb
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcb5nF9hFn
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEBXjyTqud
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ645l52uGMM
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmau9VJlPz
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xPDsa5E6R
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsES0GnXx3
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bZy2lDqdH
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRhDnSXEtB
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzGqi2fYer
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aKlpDMQJs
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaw03GNlsAp
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdkS0VAQ0G
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 1009Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWnHpZJqa4
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2C5wMLheo
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYomFIefLcM
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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.