by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 23, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in Seminole, Oklahoma. My ancestors moved there from Mississippi after the Civil War. They ate all of their seed corn, then moved to Oklahoma because they were starving. They leased land from the Indians and tried to farm. My dad was born in 1919, and his...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 22, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I’ve been out here living homeless almost three weeks. This is the 19th day. It’s so hot. It took me a week to learn not to camp by the pavement because of the heat coming off it. I’m out here to raise awareness about homelessness and to love on people. I did...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 16, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“Columbus is known as ‘The Friendly City,’ and at Quirky Antiques, you will discover why. My dog’s name is Senorita. When I adopted her, her name was PeeWee. I thought that was bad for her self-image. Would you want to be called PeeWee? I changed it to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 10, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I’m one of the founders of The Refuge in Philadelphia, MS. It’s a day program for special-needs adults and youth. My husband and I adopted our daughter about eight years ago. She’ll be 20 this year. When she was 13, we saw there were no care options as she got older....
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 3, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I was always this person; I was just in a bad environment. I grew up in Mobile and thought I was going to be a hairdresser. I was a good student through middle school, but i got pregnant when I was 15. I was going to a new school, and it was a different scene....
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 2, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“My dad was in the Army, in the 11th Airborne Division. They rotated from Fort Campbell, Kentucky over to Augsburg, Germany in 1956, and then back again in ’57. The SS United States transported those soldiers and families back home. That’s how we ended up on the...
