by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 22, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Quidell: “We’ve been married for 26 years. Now we’re both police chiefs in small towns in Mississippi. We made these Christmas decorations and are putting them in front of the Eupora Community Center. I want it to look pretty when people pull up and encourage kids to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 21, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“Skylar was my first baby. I was 24. She was born three months early. When I first saw her, I almost fell to my knees. She was in an incubator and on a high-frequency oscillating ventilator. It was such a shock, and I was in the thick of postpartum. There are many...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 15, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Tracie: “Everyone calls us the Wonder Twins. We aren’t from the same mother, but we’re sisters in every other way. We run The Ruff Wilson Youth Organization with after-school and summer programs in Daphne. ‘The Ruff’ started when the Boys and Girls Club pulled out of...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 14, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Jay: “We created Fat Boys Grilling to help veterans and those with medical needs. We cook and sell the meat as a benefit, with the proceeds going to the person we are helping at that event. It’s a chance to use our God-given talents to give back. We also just love...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 8, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Greater Ruth Chapel A.M.E. Church in Prichard and lived next door to the church–just six steps away. After the service, I would go under the big tree in my yard, reciting the sermon I had just heard. Serving God has been my first priority since...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 7, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“My father lives just a few minutes from Tuskegee in Hardaway, Alabama. My mother’s family is from Tuskegee. Many of them worked at and attended Tuskegee University. My great-uncle was a Tuskegee Airman and had his certificate signed by Booker T. Washington. Despite...
