by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 10, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I turn 97 in April. I grew up in Everett, Washington, and got my social security card and first job when I was ten to help my family during the Depression. I worked in the back of a market, cutting up meat to make ground beef. Made ten cents an hour working ten hours...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 9, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I never ran a day in my life until I was 48. Never played sports. My doctor told me I had high cholesterol, and there were two options: medicine or exercise. I was a teacher eating honey buns every morning and drinking Cokes–that had to change. I chose exercise and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 3, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I can’t see or hear very well. But like Minnie Pearl used to say, ‘I’m just so proud to be here.’ My birthday was 2/25/23. I’m over 100 years old. I didn’t tell anyone my age for a long time. When I was about forty, my mother told me, ‘If...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 3, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“My home burned on Saturday a week ago. The production guy at our new church said, ‘It’s ironic that the pastor of Home Church is homeless.’ Sometimes, you need a laugh during hard times. I bought my house in 2012 after graduating from high school. I gutted everything...
by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 27, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Excited to be signing the new Souls book next Sunday at Downtown Marketplace in Yazoo City-my favorite store. It’s Christmas open house day all over Yazoo. Here’s the list of book events: -Downtown Marketplace on Sunday, Nov. 3 from 1-5 p.m (Yazoo City)-Page...
