by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 23, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in South Carolina. I moved in with one of my sisters at the age of 14. My sister’s husband was transferred to Mobile and we moved to Daphne. Everyone swears I went to high school with them. Vigor, B.C. Raines, Shaw, Murphy, McGill. But I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 22, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am from China but I have been in Mobile for 26 years. I was 18 when I came here. It was hard to go to high school when I didn’t speak English. The kids laughed at me and made fun of me. I had to take English as a second language classes. It was...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 20, 2020 | A Southern Soul
Jess: I was an entrepreneur since I was 16. Babysitting, then later selling Avon and Mary Kay. A friend who worked with my fiance was one of the first owners of the Hotdogery food truck. Two years ago they asked me to help on the truck part time to make some cash. My...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 19, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am nine years old and started making my own beauty products but I was eight when I got the idea. My mom has a cleaning business and I wanted to start my own business and be independent. She made me get a business plan and do the work. I started small and she...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 18, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I was on drugs and living in a trap house in Foley. I almost died multiple times. I have been sober nine or ten months and I am back to my normal body weight. I had gotten down to 120 pounds. I was hanging around the wrong crowd and there were a lot of emotions and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 16, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Fairhope and have fostered 18 children. My mom always wanted to have foster kids and give them a better life. When she died, she told me, ‘you have so much to offer, promise me you will help someone else along the way.’ I didn’t know what she meant. I...
