by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 16, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Pensacola. My father was a Methodist pastor and was transferred to a church in Montgomery. I stayed with my mother and siblings in Pensacola to care for my grandparents, going back and forth to Montgomery during the weekends and summers to see my dad. ...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 15, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I was shy and sensitive when I was young. If I saw someone being picked on, it broke my heart, but I wasn’t brave enough to say something. I am 72 years old, and it’s easier now to speak up and be the voice for others. I grew up in Mobile. When I was a child,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 14, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“My mom was a great cook and fed the family. After my parents divorced, I lived with my dad. He tried to make dinner fun, but a few meals went straight into the trash. I joke that I taught myself how to cook for survival and soon found passion in it. I went to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 8, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Carroll County in the hills beyond the Mississippi Delta. My father was the president of two banks. He was also a strict segregationist and a member of the Citizens’ Council. He believed integration would be the downfall of civilization and that the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 6, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I am an Uber driver in New Orleans. These are pictures of my grandkids. We all live in Thibodaux, and I see them all of the time. Being a grandparent is more fun than being a parent. These two are so smart; we read with them and get to see all that they learn....
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 31, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“We make life-size dolls at the end of the year and set them on the porch or outside the front of the house. We burn them on New Year’s Eve to send off the old year and welcome in the new one. We should burn this year to ashes. It’s been a very hard year in Cuba. I...
