by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 25, 2020 | A Southern Soul
Every Christmas Day, I share the stories of two men in Jackson, MS who were released from prison the day before in. They had no plan, no money, no where to go. But at that moment they were both clean and sober. They had hard lives and did bad things, but this time...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 24, 2020 | A Southern Soul
I tell the story of Dwight and Debra every Christmas Eve. I met them five years ago when I was driving back from Florida. They were walking along the side of the road with the sign that said “Trying to get home for Christmas.” I had just started Our Southern Souls and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 23, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I like making my own money. I used some of the money I made this year to buy bikes for 20 boys and girls over Christmas. I was happy to give back and help them out. I think about how happy they are going to be when they open their bikes on Christmas morning....
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 22, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I started cooking with my grandmother. When I was six, I was on a show called Rosie’s Place on Saturday mornings on Channel 5. I baked with Rosie. Baking has always been a part of my life. Everyone gets pralines in New Orleans and I hand a vision to bring...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 20, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up poor, one of seven children, in a family of farmers and fishers in rural Florida. We lived in a small village of 52 people and they were my relatives. My mother was a day maid. She rode with a relative 20 miles a day to an upper middle class white...
