My grandmother brought out a Delchamps bag with all of her recipes

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 9, 2020 | A Southern Soul

“I started Vee’s Vintage Sweets in 2012. When I was 20 years old and pregnant, my great-grandmother, Nettie Coleman, said I hear you are in the family way. She said it was a blessing from above and it’s not about you anymore, it’s time for you...

When God calls you, you have to go

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 5, 2020 | A Southern Soul

“When God calls you, you have to go. My wife and I started Send Me outreach to help people after disasters. The name comes from Isaiah 6:8, ‘Whom shall I send and who will for us,’ then I said, ‘Here I am, send me.’ We usually help with...

I was brought up to care for people, not judge them

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 4, 2020 | A Southern Soul

“I made a post on Facebook about helping the homeless and feeding people. I got a bigger response than I expected. Monique joined and we clicked and we started with the homeless. We started about two months ago and this is our fifth event. I was brought up to...

These are my work boots

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 3, 2020 | A Southern Soul

Sally Stories “These are my work boots. Stay positive. Be kind and spread love everywhere. Don’t let anyone dull your sparkle.”

We are just neighbors showing the live of Jesus

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 2, 2020 | A Southern Soul

Sally Stories “The trees fell away from our house in the Marlow area. Every other home in our neighborhood was damaged. We knew it was a sign from God to help our neighbors. We started with ice bagged from a friend’s ice maker and our last three cases of water....

Losing everything is too devastating to think about

by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 30, 2020 | A Southern Soul

“I was in Las Vegas throwing my dad a surprise party for his 77th birthday when Sally hit. Me and my husband moved to Marlow from Las Vegas and bought an acre of land because it’s beautiful here, and the people are nice. Our house flooded 2 feet while I was gone and...