by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 17, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I went to Shaw High School in Mobile and graduated from the Naval Academy, I did two tours overseas in Japan and Singapore and deployed to the Arabian Gulf. I came off active duty on July 13, 2001. Then 9-11 happened and I went back into the Naval Reserve. The last...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 16, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“Our mission at Light of the Village is to go into the world of other people and meet them where they are and help them draw closer to God. We are sending two of our kids off today. One is moving away and the other is going to college. It is hard, and sad, but...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 15, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Prichard. I moved to Atlanta for a little bit and then to West Mobile. I wanted to get as far away from Prichard as I could. The crime, the low property values. I didn’t want to invest here long term, but it kept calling me home. I realized I was...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 15, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I am left handed and paint the fingernail on the finger I use the least. It is an icebreaker and a distraction. It is something weird enough to keep the scrutiny away. A little flashbang in the corner. In this line of work of serving people, it works. I never had a...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 13, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“This is my great grandparent’s house. When my dad and mom were dating, he said he was moving to Miami for a job, my mom said what about her, and they were married three days later. They moved back and mom’s dad said they could live in this house...
