by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 12, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I am director of programs for Success 4 The Future. We do behavior intervention and character development and we are about to add a financial literacy component. We work with at risk kids and their parents and the goal is to ensure that they steer away from...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 11, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I am a truck driver for Standard Furniture and we are going to help the burn victims in Gatlinburg. We are supposed to help others as Christians. Last week the pastor told me about wanting to fill up a U-haul truck with supplies for the fire victims. He asked...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 10, 2016 | A Southern Soul, Commentary
Everyone has a story. Often the story is close to the surface and easy to find if you make the time to listen. It may not be what you expect, but it helps explain who they are and what is important to them. Struggles, heartache, birth, death, health, addiction, joy,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 9, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“We moved from our house in Loxley. I don’t get to see my friends anymore.” “Everyone is so busy, it is hard to get them together. Their dad and I got divorced and they go a different school. The divorce was difficult but things have settled...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 8, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I have been an EMT for 29 years, I started in the military. It can be stressful, but I have learned to train myself that when it is over, it is over. Shut it off and move on the next call. Don’t ever think you have seen everything with this job. You have...