by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 7, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“My grandfather was a sharecropper in Jefferson, Alabama, near Selma. I plowed with mules, picked cotton, and rode horses when I was four or five. I can still hear my grandfather saying, ‘keep in it the ground and keep itin the row.’ I milked cows and made...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 6, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“Sintia was bleeding and had pain in January. We took her to the emergency room at South Baldwin Medical Center in Foley. They didn’t find anything. A month later, we went to Thomas Hospital. They weren’t sure if it was cancer. They sent her to Providence...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 5, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“Her eyes pop out and her cheekbones are higher and she looks younger. It is amazing what a new haircut will do.” “My hair was long before she cut it. My cat won’t know me.” “I have been coming to this senior center for two years...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 4, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I was raised to help others and watched my parents and grandparents give the shirts off their backs. My sister is my role model and the person I rely on. I thought I wanted to follow in her footsteps and be a lawyer. I worked for a law firm on the team handling...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 3, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“My dad died in my arms from a massive heart attack. I was 11 years old and grew up with a father-shaped hole in my heart. There were mentors, coaches, and teachers in my life who stopped me from spinning out of control. One day I would do the same thing for...
