by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 11, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“There is an uprising going on right now in Haiti. That is my home. They consider the country to be ignorant. They are raising gas prices on people who maybe make $50 a month. The people are burning everything and they are keeping this hush hush. There are no social...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 8, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I teach special education, mostly 4th and 5th graders. My first career was running my mom’s gymnastics business. I have a son with autism and that shifted my whole world and I became a teacher. I just finished a Ph.D. in education and social change to learn how...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 7, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“Which ones do you want? This is Julia.” “We both have chickens at home.” “We didn’t know where we were going to meet. We both just started driving. We found that Evergreen, Alabama is the halfway point between New Orleans and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 7, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“My wife died two years, six months and five days ago. We were married 40 years before cancer took her. We were blessed with three kids. I still have them and my granddaughter and great-grandson stay with me. That helps the loneliness a little bit, but...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 5, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I have stage three colon cancer, borderline stage four. Stage four means I won’t recover. I was diagnosed four years ago. I have lost 100 pounds. I can’t give up. I came home to take care of my mom when she had cancer and I watched her give up. I wish she...
