As I am praying and walking, people pass by and say hello and I think that we are all God’s children greeting each other

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 20, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I won’t tell you my age, but I am old and exercise is very important for muscles, joints bones and balance. As you get older, all of those things wear out. Someone created a program for me that gets me moving and I exercise five days a week. I can tell a...

We are never off on the same day, so this day on the beach is a luxury to get all of our family out together like this

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 20, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“We are playing with the kids and digging in the sand.” “We just came from our car out there. It is right over there. My brother is nine months old.” “I grew up in Fairhope and my grandma owned the Blue Marlin. I am a nail tech at a nail...

My dad plays chase with me, we call it hide and seek tag

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 19, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“My dad is 94 and he lives with us. He doesn’t hear very well, but he still does carpentry work. We are from the Philippines and have been here 12 years. My dad would still like to go back to his country. We I have four boys. They are 35, 25, 22 and 7. We...

I am dying. I want to be remembered as dinnertime conversation for what happened in my class

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 19, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I am out here living life after shucking off responsibilities. I shucked off work, I am retired. I shucked off owning my own home, I sold it. I shucked off being a responsible for a son who helped me out by growing up and being a good kid. I don’t have...

I just record the albums. I don’t listen to them or judge them. I let y’all be the judge

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 18, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“We have people from around the world coming to Bentonia for the blues festival. People have been camping on the site for a week. They stop by and fall in love with the place. We have been jukin’ and packed every night this week for open mic. The festival...

The passion of hair for me is recreating people. Some people get so down or don’t feel their worth or value and getting their hair done can help

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 17, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I was at the gym and came down here to enjoy God’s creation. I have a bulging disk, so the more I exercise the better I feel. Sometimes we have to stop and smell the roses and get some peace and tranquility. We get so overwhelmed and we don’t know...