by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 14, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I started ringing the bell back in 2012, or so. I was living in Oregon. The economy was still recovering from the crash back then. And pretty much the only place I could dependably get a job was the Salvation Army. I went to Goodwill one day and found a...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 11, 2025 | A Southern Soul
Today is the 10th anniversary of Our Southern Souls. I can’t begin to say what all of the 2,222 people and their stories mean to me, but part of my devotion readings this morning came close. “When was the last time you listened to the stories of others?…Listening to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 10, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I was looking through my mom and dad’s room and found a photo that said ‘direct descendant of the Pelican Girls.’ I was like, ‘Hey mom, what’s this?” She told me the whole story of the Pelican Girl and how I was related to Gabrielle Savary. The Pelican Girls...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 7, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up with both sets of my grandparents and heard stories of how family members helped each other. My mama always helped people and taught cooking, sewing, and life skills. All of that inspired me. After Hurricane Katrina hit our area, I told our Pastor at...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 6, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I lost everything in Hurricane Katrina: my house, my husband, everything. Before Katrina, we were doing great; we had a house and two businesses in Gautier, MS. The hurricane wiped us totally out. We didn’t have a car or anywhere to live; my husband didn’t...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 23, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up here in Theodore. These pastures were full of cows. My granddaddy and daddy had cows at our cousins’ land and down the road. There were so many woods. We rode four-wheelers and horses and did everything in these fields. We were outside sunup to sundown,...
