by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 16, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I tried to be a street boy in Cleveland, MS; my lips should be black from all of the marijuana I smoked. My mama cried when she found marijuana in our house, so I quit cold turkey. I think in the shower and sometimes realize I could be taking that shower in prison. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 11, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“My parents followed a farmer who gave my dad a job, and we went from town to town. I was born in Indiana then my parents moved to Arkansas and eventually to Yazoo City. There wasn’t much money in farm labor, so our Christmas was a family meal together. A man...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 10, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“When I was in school, I didn’t know I had a learning disability. Teachers knew very little about disabilities in the 60’s. I didn’t want to be seen, called on, or picked on. I tried to hide and didn’t cause problems, and the teachers kept passing...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 9, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“My bonus child, Peyton, is graduating from Mississippi State. My daughter had him while she was in college, and I told her to get her education and keep going – I would help her raise Peyton. About that time, the Lord gave me a vision of having a baby, but I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 4, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I was adopted at birth, but it almost didn’t happen. My adoptive parents lived in a house with well water on Highway 49 outside of Drew, Mississippi, and couldn’t pass the water test. The adoption agency sent someone three times to test the water. It passed on...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 3, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I just graduated from fifth to sixth grade and received awards for National Elementary Honor Society and a presidential award. I wanted to dress up today. I like wearing jeans and t-shirts, but today was special. I will do this again at my eighth-grade graduation and...
