by Lynn Oldshue | May 7, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I was born and raised in Mobile, except for a brief detour in East Africa. My parents helped an orphanage in Uganda, and we moved there from 2001 through 2004. Our family befriended an older teenage girl who started another orphanage in Uganda to help young children....
by Lynn Oldshue | May 5, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“A few of the people I ran with in addiction got clean first and started H.U.S.T.L.E. Recovery in Nashville to help others get treatment. Our group text changed from drugs to God and recovery. After going to rehab at Home of Grace in Mobile, living with my mom, and...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 1, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I was a good mom until I wasn’t. I used cloth diapers, homeschooled, and taught Sunday School. But my drug addiction and an abusive relationship that threatened my children terminated my rights to them. My kids were 16, 13, and 10. Thankfully they have good...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 30, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“Most stories like mine are told from hard places. I wanted to tell my story at my mom’s home in Fairhope to show addiction doesn’t care who you are or where you live. I had a great childhood with loving parents. My dad was a doctor and graduated from Vanderbilt...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 29, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in a small town on the east coast of North Carolina and was raised by my grandparents. They died when I was 13, and I was tossed around between my biological parents. Ages thirteen to seventeen were miserable years. I was different and the new kid who was...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 28, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“This is a treat. I haven’t been to the beach in 20 years. It feels delicious. I didn’t expect to get this close to the water, but my boys found this wheelchair. I have macular degeneration and can’t see well, but I can see the blue sky and white sand. I have never...
