Grandmotherhood initiated me into a world of play, where all things be…

Sue Monk Kidd
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Grandmotherhood initiated me into a world of play, where all things became fresh, alive, and honest again through my grandchildren's eyes. Mostly, it retaught me love. ✨ Sue Monk Kidd, Ann Kidd Taylor (2009). Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France, p.181, Penguin
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