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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxysTDQLZK
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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 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflvzdAHJgi
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXJSCiPhgJ
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzu0C1mDTi
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsy2mtEdaR
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DHcIXiLPk
minute!" I assured him.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtQzhVoU60
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3wpSDvB9b
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjojirdjnOC
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPO1egCO4o
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvV7nVoKlsh
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3av3y8h5c
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VFQ6Cs1iL
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhMqQrEcYh
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoxLYMb8HO
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBixJM1pbN
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"Welcome, sir."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytLMuD8f4i
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJdUAWXUbI
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I made a move to go.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3JAOkecyi
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaZjfIxLsN
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaQgnCyTUj
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTcaMmGjBb
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKTfSAX9Wn
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMhP5XLIvL
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wfwGqbE24
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRM7g1UnmZA
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQmpjZQpmi
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlty1o7EjLa
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpB1zFRTVB
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKqZlwHqmk
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPmFrZFvs2
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFO9bI1Aqa
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfepnst43P9
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91NZh1d6om
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BKHAKL0oh
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9bENlgX2g
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KnkWzalgA
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9hD5AUvEn
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67qCfoS45p
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgxBjQlKQN
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6yXxKLRos
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEspUFnQALX
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD79EFatF1M
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoxrOpvZYp
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbm3FFpxGG
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaKbUEEEOe
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1FPKuiLuw
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SEWDsLNBw
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlghNJAy3t
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuQcgehhng
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1F1NUP8Ip
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK23QsNtIdS
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcgVTp3jc2
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdkXTBwWtx
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZEeXG8AI4
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUsKYV2rEC
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
