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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrBj8n7IoY
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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 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZR25MP7W0
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DDjpwgBZm
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0elbdpKbBy
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO4XD93eRk
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXVuYIlVk8
minute!" I assured him.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0bDoeYA99
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTXbbkiSf0
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHx5r5Kgz9
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEpWwY9yxa
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQadmJBB68
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeO561Lw49N
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcneh12Xmgi
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LBwU6to9U
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOigQEotFLw
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lnBxDJZYO
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"Welcome, sir."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ245OXxZlWF
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtbl00UqJM
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I made a move to go.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzUsExk5Yt
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgxLhjcakW
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2QGbDkwJA
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPg5gDpBXHl
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaZGptgSxo
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvtNddcjoq
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSaJEHbCkh
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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."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiiErRBg0R
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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.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsn3pjMZcLv
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKacBOkFl2
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfspNCIUEzi
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnueI9veH0m
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsoDc1OoFx
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUykjGZjmJ5
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQOSe9RIFF
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMStkcg3VBd
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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."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQpMJhuVIX
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CZTg6e8vp
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJaBzvKdOB
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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."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wemQidV4D
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZG5FgWa1OP
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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."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRo0coXkUOy
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYOnQyZcg6
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3j3RaO83qg
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzPRk0NPCz
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkrr4QS8TS
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDhQrraZ5S
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRxbQt3P6g
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloHSTiqLZS
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLy6DuIMgaZ
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFdiN6vkfL
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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.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXOceZGBlM
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGm0ZbeFJCX
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl46aDkQcjC
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Y0tPzmzhD
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gffu9p661
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjjEX1gu8P
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYs6g2scbC
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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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