by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 18, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I was on drugs and living in a trap house in Foley. I almost died multiple times. I have been sober nine or ten months and I am back to my normal body weight. I had gotten down to 120 pounds. I was hanging around the wrong crowd and there were a lot of emotions and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 16, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Fairhope and have fostered 18 children. My mom always wanted to have foster kids and give them a better life. When she died, she told me, ‘you have so much to offer, promise me you will help someone else along the way.’ I didn’t know what she meant. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 15, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I have been in Polka Dots for 30-plus years and my daughter has been in for six. It is special do to this together. I was born and raised in Mobile and Mardi Gras was a family thing so I always wanted to parade. It is such a rush to ride through Mobile and see...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 14, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I have worked in flower shops since I was 15. I opened Bay Flowers in 2006 and this is the first time to have my own store. They were building the RSA tower when we opened and a lot of areas downtown were still destitute. Mobile has changed so much since we opened...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 12, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I hear the clock ticking as it hangs on the wall. Tick, tick, ticking the time away from us all. As it ticks you dream, dream. If you don’t get up and do something about your dream, your dream will die and you will die, but the clock will keep ticking on....
