More Southern Souls
God kicked me in the teeth one too many times. It was time to listen
This week I am putting up a story about First Christian Church in Mobile. The church was dying but found its salvation...
Getting shot changed my life
"I grew up in Nashville. I lived with my grandmother because my mama had me when she was 17. My granny raised me until...
My mama and I graduated from high school together
“I am going to my first Mardi Gras in thirty years. I was in Korea, Japan, around the country. Every now and then I...
It is surreal to think our son may play in the pros one day
“Jackrabbits really is our mascot. Our son was supposed to play in the Senior Bowl but tore a hamstring earlier this...
We closed on our house today and we are celebrating with icecream
This is the first time to do a follow-up Souls interview, but this one with JD and Jennifer Drinkard deserves it. "We...
At first I thought they should rip this building out and start over
The first day here was scary. The building was in such bad shape that I almost didn't want to work here. I felt like I...
We were led to start a church in Fairhope
We are recovering from the flu and had to get out." "It has been the Fairhope flu epidemic. People were dropping like...
I am a tough old bird
“I still get breakouts from agent orange. It looks like leprosy. I did two years and seven months in combat in...
Being comortable with yourself and your body and making other people happy is not a bad way to earn a living
"Being a burlesque dancer is an excellent way to live your life. When your job is to be comfortable with yourself and...
Most people don’t read the Bible, they read you
"Between my husband and me we have ten kids. Two of them passed. One was murdered in St. Louis, and they never found...
The level of difficulty for singing out here is through the roof
"Mobile is my hometown, but I left in '99 to go to college, and I have lived in Atlanta and New Orleans and have...
We wanted to experience the ‘Bama
We have never been to Alabama so we wanted to experience the 'Bama." "I live in Florida but we go to school together...












