by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 10, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“My parents were born in the 20s and 30s and grew up with big families on cotton farms in northeast Alabama. My dad’s family had a house with a phone, but no electricity. They were close enough to the city to see the lights. In 1935, my grandfather bought...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 8, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“When COVID hit, my job told me I could work from home. I had more free time and started playing around with starting my own business. I have two kids and Fresh Touch Carpet Cleaning started after I cleaned the mess my kids made on my mom’s couch. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 3, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“When I was 16, I was a coast watcher. I walked the beach at Gulf Shores watching for submarines. I never saw one. I was a Navy brat. We lived in New York when World War 2 was declared. We also lived in Haiti and spoke French. I went to college at Livingston State. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 27, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I was living in the UK with my boyfriend and my Visa was about to expire. I came home to Mobile for the holidays and to figure out what I was going to do with my life. In England, they do a lot with period products and distribute them back into the community. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 25, 2020 | A Southern Soul
Every Christmas Day, I share the stories of two men in Jackson, MS who were released from prison the day before in. They had no plan, no money, no where to go. But at that moment they were both clean and sober. They had hard lives and did bad things, but this time...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 24, 2020 | A Southern Soul
I tell the story of Dwight and Debra every Christmas Eve. I met them five years ago when I was driving back from Florida. They were walking along the side of the road with the sign that said “Trying to get home for Christmas.” I had just started Our Southern Souls and...
