by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 1, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“ I pushed this wheelchair and all I have left from Oklahoma. It belonged to my late boss. He died of a heart attack. My house caught on fire in December and I lost my two dogs and everything I owned. God laid it on my heart to help an old lady at Lake Martin remodel...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 31, 2018 | A Southern Soul
The people of First Christian Church in Mobile… “I started going to First Christian when I was 13, I am 92 now. I am one of the few my age left. There is a joke about two little old ladies sitting on the porch and one says ‘Alice we have gotten so...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 30, 2018 | A Southern Soul
This week I am putting up a story about First Christian Church in Mobile. The church was dying but found its salvation in serving the poor and the homeless. It is a powerful place and there are many stories of changed lives and second chances. This week’s Souls...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 28, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Nashville. I lived with my grandmother because my mama had me when she was 17. My granny raised me until my mom finished school and got a job in Chattanooga. When I was 17, I filed for emancipation from my mother because she was crazy and I had to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 27, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I am going to my first Mardi Gras in thirty years. I was in Korea, Japan, around the country. Every now and then I would come back to see mama, but when she got up in age people were leaving her, so I came back to take care of her. I look just like her. I call her...
