I turned 85 today

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 14, 2020 | A Southern Soul

I turned 85 today. I have worked at this gas station in Buckatunna for more than 30 years.”

I don’t want another parent going through what we have been through

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 11, 2020 | A Southern Soul

“I was born in Detroit but we moved to Mobile. I have been here all of my life. I built Flavor Flav Snowcone Shack so my baby could have a job after school. Her name was Anesa Baker and she went to McGill-Toolen. She was in the ninth grade. On April 1, 2018, I...

Other people try to control what you can do with your Judy, but every day it gets better

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 10, 2020 | A Southern Soul

“I did three years of college and was burned out. I couldn’t afford it anymore. I joined the Army for four years to pay for school. I was stationed in Alaska for field training. I am going to med school to be a pediatric surgeon. I work right now as an EMS...

My grandmother brought out a Delchamps bag with all of her recipes

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 9, 2020 | A Southern Soul

“I started Vee’s Vintage Sweets in 2012. When I was 20 years old and pregnant, my great-grandmother, Nettie Coleman, said I hear you are in the family way. She said it was a blessing from above and it’s not about you anymore, it’s time for you...

When God calls you, you have to go

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 5, 2020 | A Southern Soul

“When God calls you, you have to go. My wife and I started Send Me outreach to help people after disasters. The name comes from Isaiah 6:8, ‘Whom shall I send and who will for us,’ then I said, ‘Here I am, send me.’ We usually help with...