by Lynn Oldshue | May 17, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“We’re all here with Anna. These are our neighbors and friends; our kids grew up together. They have always loved and supported Anna and come to our Buddy Walk every year. Anna loves music. When we did carpool to school, everyone listened to Anna’s...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 11, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“We always find four-leaf clovers and give them to customers to spread love. Everything at our coffee shop is about spreading love. It all started as a homeschool project to learn about business. We moved to Baldwin County from Oregon, the land of drive-through...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 30, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I walked out the door for Vietnam, praying Lord, take care of me. They give you a list of things to pack, but when you get there, they take your bag; you never see it again. Our poncho liners were one of the most important things we carried besides our weapons,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 27, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I got out of high school without much fanfare. I was good at math–that’s the only way I made it through school. I wasted my time in college for a couple of years. By then, the Vietnam draft was coming up, and I was eligible. I joined the Army to get into electronics...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 26, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I’m first generation from Vietnam. My parents lived in a refugee camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for several years. Many Vietnamese were dislocated during and after the Vietnam War. The United Nations finally brought everyone onto the mainland of Malaysia. My...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 23, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Drew, Mississippi. My dad died when I was four years old, and my mother raised me. She was a school teacher and a businesswoman with a lot of energy. She’d go after anything. She took the insurance from my dad’s death and bought a 400-acre farm in...
