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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFz3A9qv1g
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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 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP14Cohuh1Z
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7AbWIFg0B
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hkUPnEtdy
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RHUPE38ea
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRo4CiEFxB8
minute!" I assured him.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gbb2UNm2h
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrUUFB9iVB
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA47slSWcaC
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGdcIV1Bs1
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1fEfppasK
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgKlFOgRVm
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXM6AkHTvkn
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtQ0tTS9Yi
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBHQ95W6dK
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm0022kTtC
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"Welcome, sir."630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡML4VKWlxHO
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVvmGCkFZu
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I made a move to go.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1Mc44jYU4
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2VgKh4VRW
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU1SKWqeUc
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMhHnZ53zG
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡal3zockBUg
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqsCGfTb0G
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6hjwa3DjO
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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."630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ku9d4E7pe
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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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedHQpZiSRd
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4CedXwkhy
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCngdZR5oTi
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsECUzCfpQ
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQEcDz0rih
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMpGzgPgfq
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaC4j7GyoMs
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwAqzF3Qvo
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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."630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7o2jA7noc
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5w6jZ0xjOn
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6SI8kxdXy
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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."630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgJiqcpeUu
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKnmlKmUoB
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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."630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmG8MsDy3J
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORvXj9ETpJ
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYBjGUdNl9
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUsQxPEvrP
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqJnSkk5Jl
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LiTRsuCHJ
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTg7dqVY6Q
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIle2BPGh7
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRVVpqm8le
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7IKD0yRVf
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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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBUeoFXNNy
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzLzRlmTi2
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQKiGyfZNI
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGbtRgaSyo
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cD4tb3489
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcU37GP7wtO
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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. 630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8FHBDLgYe
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
