by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 17, 2015 | Commentary
Notes from 12 stories in Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Taking a bit of each person and a coupon for a free hug home with me tomorrow.
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 16, 2015 | A Southern Soul
“I hitchhiked to California with only $20. I was at a really low point in life. I played baseball in college and when that was done I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t find my way. One day I had enough, packed my bag, and got to California in four...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 16, 2015 | A Southern Soul
“I’m a scaffolding foreman. You have go to school and train for this, but I have been doing it since 1989 and piecing things together comes naturally for me. The pieces are different sizes and they fit together like Legos. I scaffolded the Franklin...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 16, 2015 | A Southern Soul
“I lost my leg at work. I did paint and body work at the Chevrolet dealership for 23 years. I was pulling the frame on a 4-wheel drive pick up truck and the chain broke and wrapped around both of my legs and drug me 227 feet. I had 14 surgeries on this leg and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 16, 2015 | A Southern Soul
My husband was a pastor and when he died, I took over his church in Georgia. I found the Lord when I was seven after my mama and I got out of Cuba. My daddy was from Cuba, but lived in Key West. He met my mama when he went back to Cuba to visit his parents. They got...