The bell
I will never get over growing up. It's part of the reason I don't drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol is such an adult thing to do and...
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candaceechols
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
The exhaust
Today, I watched the sunrise, but I could tell I wasn't getting the best view, so I walked to the window to see it more directly. A pilot...
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candaceechols
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Chair
When Jim and I were dating, we had a three-month breakup over Calvinism and alcohol. (I would say, in case you're wondering, we are still...
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candaceechols
- Oct 18, 2020
- 2 min
Mercy
Today I stepped out in the Birmingham air. It smelled better than coffee, it smelled like a prayer. It awakened my spirit, it awakened my...
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candaceechols
- Oct 14, 2020
- 1 min
One Reason to Write Children's Books...
I was standing at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem when a little boy ran past me with this shirt on. True story. It captivated me. I came...
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candaceechols
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
Wonder
Lately, my thoughts have been so cluttered with details that I’ve needed some quiet in the ole brain. I’m finding it in three second...
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candaceechols
- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
A Special Secret
If God whispered a special secret about himself in one ear of each of the seven billion people on the planet, all those secrets compiled...
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candaceechols
- Sep 29, 2020
- 1 min
Afternoons
I like the smell of afternoons. It's not like a lady's sweet perfume. It's not like the lavender in bloom. It's the smell of something...
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candaceechols
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
Talk
Talk God chose words. It's a funny thing. He could have used hand motions, music, or zings. He could have sent lightning bolts down from...
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candaceechols
- Sep 12, 2020
- 1 min
Tuesday!
Tuesday is my birthday. When I was young, my mom always deep cleaned the house on my birthday. The moment I walked in the house from the...
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candaceechols
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Work
Grandaddy Williams will be 82 in October and he still works as an autobody man. Work brings him great purpose and delight. I did not...
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candaceechols
- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
Josephine and the Quarantine
How often do you wish you could cuddle with God? Part of the tragedy of Eden is felt in that vacuum that happens when we are lonely or...
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candaceechols
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
What's the point?
In the 90's, spending a Saturday evening watching Miss America with the family wasn't unheard-of. All sorts of analysis could follow, but...
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candaceechols
- Jul 30, 2020
- 2 min
Carpet
Wall-to-wall carpet was, at one time, the thing. Saturday nights in 1986, my 8-year old freshly bathed for church self would come running...
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candaceechols
- Jul 13, 2020
- 6 min
Communion and my outfit
I used to hate walking across the front of the sanctuary to receive Communion. Everything tripped me up, even if the uneven floors...
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candaceechols
- Jul 13, 2020
- 4 min
Jim
“Til death do us part” used to be so depressing to me. I adore my husband. I can’t imagine a Heaven where he is not my other half. While...
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candaceechols
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min
An Ode to my Writer's Circle
I have always wanted to jump into a book! 2D friends...but in a half of a moment...just look! They’re real people who cough and cackle...
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candaceechols
- Jun 24, 2020
- 5 min
The Purge
I was in the fetal position under the covers avoiding the day. Why didn't home feel like home to me? The rest of my family seemed to...
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candaceechols
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
July 4th in Midtown
It was the dog with the top hat on that caught my attention. He didn’t seem to mind it. He may have even liked it. That’s how dogs are...
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candaceechols
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
Eastmoreland in the 30's
It was the smell of root beer brewing in the basement. Or at least that’s what they told her. My grandmother was young and she can...
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