by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 29, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am 11 years old. My best friend’s mom did chalk drawings in Houston and inspired me to do them in Fairhope. My mom did the first one and she helped me come up with some of the sentences. It felt good to put down words of hope. It gives me hope, too....
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 28, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I kept seeing posts about people not knowing how they are going to feed their kids. I thought giving out free lunches would be a good way to give back. I am giving out Lunchables with bananas, oranges, and Kool-Aid. I am remodeling one of my rental properties and put...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 27, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“We are administering the COVID-17 tests that we got through The Hope Center here at 3 Circle Church and American Esoteric Laboratories. The tests go the lab and we will let them know in the next five to seven days if they are positive or negative. We are telling them...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 25, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My family opened Gambino’s in Fairhope in 1975 and it was one of the first restaurants in Fairhope. I started working there when I was ten years old scraping off the plates for the dishwashers before I was promoted to dishwasher. I have been working in...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 24, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My daddy was a welder and died when I was three. My mother married my stepdad and we lived on an ostrich farm in Grand Bay. We also had horses, chickens, and pigs. We didn’t have a lot of means but I danced growing up and was on the Dixie Darlings dance team at...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 23, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My parents instilled self-sufficiency and strength in me and my sisters. Resilience was part of our upbringing. They made us care about people and help. I said I was going to be a psychologist in 6th grade. I had a deep connection with being purpose-driven and...
