by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 3, 2017 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up on the outskirts of Birmingham. The Japanese surrendered on my 5th birthday. I had a Tom Sawyer childhood. I taught Wilt Chamberlain how to do a yoga headstand, I was at the King March in D.C. and lived off the land in a teepee in a commune in Arkansas. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 2, 2017 | A Southern Soul
“My dad played every instrument and taught himself. My mom sings and has a beautiful voice. I would hear songs on the radio and think they were my mom’s songs because I heard her sing them. My first memory of singing in public was in middle school, but I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 1, 2017 | A Southern Soul
“I am relaxing. I work for a corporation and I am on the road five days a week. I am working from home today and taking a little time to relax and unwind and pray. My job is stressful. My area is from New Orleans to South Carolina to Jacksonville, Florida. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 30, 2017 | A Southern Soul
“I am thinking today. Just being quiet. I am an open book, this is what you get. I want to figure out what my purpose is. I am not all the way clear what that is. I am 42 and it is time to figure some things out in life. I have a great life and no complaints. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 29, 2017 | A Southern Soul
“I worked at the cemetery this morning cutting gas and cleaning up headstones at Pine Hill Cemetery. I found a few more graves. I have had that cemetery for about 20-25 years. I am retired, but I like to be busy. I hurt my hand today cutting grass and it’s swelling. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 27, 2017 | A Southern Soul
“I lived in DC during 9/11 and was a mile away from the Pentagon. I had friends there and saw the smoke. That day made a huge impact on my life. When I came to Birmingham a few years ago, I found that we had a 9/11 Memorial and that most people in Birmingham...
