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Journal became a sanctuary where I could pour out in honesty my pain and joy. It recorded my footsteps and helped me understand where I was standing, where I had been, and even where God pointed.

Sue Monk Kidd

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Sue Monk Kidd
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: August 12
Novelist
Writer
Sylvester
Georgia
Became
Pour
Standing
Sanctuary
Joy
Footsteps
Pain
Pointed
Understand
Recorded
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Journal
Helped
Honesty

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