by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 3, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I can’t see or hear very well. But like Minnie Pearl used to say, ‘I’m just so proud to be here.’ My birthday was 2/25/23. I’m over 100 years old. I didn’t tell anyone my age for a long time. When I was about forty, my mother told me, ‘If...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 3, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“My home burned on Saturday a week ago. The production guy at our new church said, ‘It’s ironic that the pastor of Home Church is homeless.’ Sometimes, you need a laugh during hard times. I bought my house in 2012 after graduating from high school. I gutted everything...
by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 27, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Excited to be signing the new Souls book next Sunday at Downtown Marketplace in Yazoo City-my favorite store. It’s Christmas open house day all over Yazoo. Here’s the list of book events: -Downtown Marketplace on Sunday, Nov. 3 from 1-5 p.m (Yazoo City)-Page...
by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 26, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Maysville. My mom worked at the Little Sister of the Poor nursing home for over thirty years. She taught me, ‘Don’t disrespect nobody.’ My stepdad was a seaman and raised me since I was about three. He passed away a few years ago. I look up to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 20, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I’m starting over and moving to a different state. I designed this shirt for my new life. I’ve lived with thoughts of suicide most my life. The worst were in my thirties. Once I start thinking about suicide, it becomes all I think about. Eats me up. It’s like...
by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 19, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I painted with words before I ever picked up a paintbrush. When I was a school teacher, creative writing was my love and gift. I visualized, sketched, and doodled, but never knew I was an artist. Then, my body went south in 2003 with a degenerative disc disease....
