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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopKfXF2Ewp
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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 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfIkZ0zCdJ
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6683AvuqDL
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6bNHpDUax
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtUpcOmU1W
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ46GtmUCky
minute!" I assured him.747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawpdgp75pR
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDZfkZJrlK
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJWwdlIeCV
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WpYbNB6PV
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFjYt8GvcZ
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBO2g4DQ3GA
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUpCI8aA5D
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTYTXBxvop
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlAtsFMX44
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOmHrDKhtX
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"Welcome, sir."747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqy7yaECEY
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRgWF4owWC
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I made a move to go.747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVEu3StUPV
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xZkaDQ6FJ
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7KIQBandX
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdO9b3ngjV
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVbd8ZRSHb
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWn2VrwjOb
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGq2wnGS9Ze
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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."747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs74pCFdsJB
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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.747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsptcIQddk
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQiNhGp8cQ
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGgxUhDZDh
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMhthljyb9
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwRzJdDkPw
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElwXtgV8sH
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFbg7dPQCk
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVB1KYt3Sb
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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."747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR29hppWBwH
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxox7Q6PGoW
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPZ2EskJjI
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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."747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9jmJurt63
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdTZQgDza2
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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."747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrWcPw9Nzq
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdx455BsNz
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2sivbdeoB
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUjvZoZSdz
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVtWSyxRsv
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡild8GOUvVD
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL1w9o9uFT
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5l9l92aIV
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETQoYTwt8P
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktFExjlyq3
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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.747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTTE0nYob2
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvKOV1DUAB
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLwYZ57jll
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Raz5A5RRw
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtuK3ZPQmv
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyGS7D26l5
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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. 747Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAOghR0sqq
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
