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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEipXf0MXzw
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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 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzXKN9gY8Z
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbqRzA3exr
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVr1MGb28I
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxuqJoHydg
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gDSO7EY58
minute!" I assured him.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9zpvT2BSN
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOiKEbJ21h
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlG7V0j9UP8
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQT9rOSIKxu
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz57FCUFx2b
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjFAEdXnJy
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVTYM6Uzsa
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHxQeBrVCu
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa83iMvU8IR
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNrKlntniO
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"Welcome, sir."701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64SaTePu3k
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtzL0eqY1b
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I made a move to go.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXKuaPQ29l
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYPGx1itHB
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTouunNFerO
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXSUGJOqlu
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fFxdN8Rm8
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMC60MGgdM0
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjQNrvSkFO
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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."701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7Awi9t1NN
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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.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UkXStvidN
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiyQstWwqL
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfU760FXc7m
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrDLGOBSwG
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUhVArzj7j
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqkGWzP6Y7
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEzppqua9P
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzxFKqyH4G
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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."701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSnW4DxEN5
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOHgxx6iEZ
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0BmGafmJF
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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."701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YCGe4xxUg
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwr8jkVCdx
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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."701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDNoqMBasL
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7y1yapXfi
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrQeo2cCuH
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtbJ4VxU3Z
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1afrebooKR
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbH6QC7VG1L
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyPD6V4AcP
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0dIcDEOyu
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtSvEfch7p
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPh53OpYTan
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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.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtY4MNGIa4Y
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuWPPyL7IS
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsOpxfeFnN
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgFOw7sgq8
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5BERSBDwu
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡii8uCqTrTD
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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. 701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcN19OhhRc
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
