by Lynn Oldshue | May 2, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Ethiopia and lived there for 22 years. I went to German School and by the age of 13, I spoke five languages. But that was everybody. My parents‘ friends owned hotels and I got to run around in them. It was a great adventure and I dreamed of owning my own...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 1, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am the son of a cop and a lunch lady from Chicago and followed my dad’s footsteps into public service. After moving to Alabama for a paramedic job in Huntsville, issues arose with my wife. I became a divorced single father with custody of four children, two...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 30, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“When I was 14, was emancipated by a Kentucky judge from a mother who was more concerned about getting high than caring for her children. I was the same age as my oldest daughter is now, but I grew up fast and have supported myself ever since. I was the youngest of 10...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 29, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“Gardenia was my mom’s favorite flower and there are gardenia bushes the back yard. She picked them and delivered them in water bottles. Her mother taught her that if someone brings you something in a dish, clean it and put something else inside when you...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 28, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I saw the ‘We Will Bloom Again’ sign on Instagram and it was so positive that I had to have it at my store. We have lost all of our weddings and events, but one day we are going to have pretties again. In the meantime, we are going to have a flower...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 28, 2020 | A Southern Soul
A year after we started using again, I told my husband, ‘I can’t do this anymore.’ We walked into the Methadone clinic and we have not picked up a pill since. That was December 15, 2015. There are so many ways I have seen God working in our lives...