by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 23, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I have been homeless for two years. I am a painter but lost my job. I lost my car and my home. I still paint when I can get the work, but It is hard to find work when you don’t have a ride. I had a car, but it broke and I didn’t have the money to fix it....
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 22, 2019 | A Southern Soul
My family went to Kalispell in northwest Montana for the last family trip before my oldest son goes to college. The first night we stood on a dock of a mountain lake waiting for the sun to set and watched a man jump waves on a jet ski with a small dog at his feet. An...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 22, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I have pole-vaulted for four years. A lot of people were trying it and my coach didn’t pick me, so I went to another coach and started jumping. I am going into 11th grade in Baton Rouge. You need a lot of self-awareness of your body and the bar and know...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 21, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“People call me Elizabeth or Mama. The soul food restaurant with a family member didn’t take off that well in Mobile. An opportunity came up in this Chevron gas station in Fairhope and I have been here for four years. They like the soul food in Fairhope and this...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 16, 2019 | A Southern Soul
Puerto Ricans, American citizens, began protesting in San Juan against their governor this week. Teargas and rubber bullets are being used against them in the streets we walked on a mission trip just two weeks ago. Grateful for Souls interviews that helped explain...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 9, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Puerto Rico. My brother taught me how to do this. I can make fish, birds, flowers, hats, baskets, grasshoppers, and crosses. My brother is having problems and my mother is taking care of him, so now I run the business. I have been doing this for 14...
