More Southern Souls
It’s still hard planning ahead, but I am getting more comfortable being unsure
“I was born and raised in Mobile, except for a brief detour in East Africa. My parents helped an orphanage in Uganda,...
God uses broken lives to love others in their broken places. That’s how we heal.
“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...
The tiniest bit of love gave me hope in the darkness
“I was a good mom until I wasn't. I used cloth diapers, homeschooled, and taught Sunday School. But my drug addiction...
Addiction doesn’t care who you are or where you live
“Most stories like mine are told from hard places. I wanted to tell my story at my mom’s home in Fairhope to show...
I want to help Mississippi eat better
“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...
I didn’t expect to get this close to the water
“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...
I learned to forgive and let that shit go
“I grew up in Brookhaven, MS. I lived on the train tracks, and it felt like the train was coming through our house...
I turned 30 this year and wanted to do something special
"I turned 30 this year. That was a big birthday, and I wanted to do something special. I saw a video of a guy getting...
I want to show others they can run their own race
“I started running a couple of years ago. One day I was tired of being in the house, so I put on my shoes and ran. Now...
Every apron is a gift, but sometimes people aren’t used to getting a free gift of love
“I was five or six years old when my mother ordered a pedal sewing machine from Sears. I watched her sew and had to...
So many things could have stopped Cleveland and me, but we were meant to be
“I met Cleveland on Easter Sunday on April 9, 1950, in Fayette, Alabama. I was 15 and had just started noticing boys....
Clover makes people feel good
"Clover just turned ten. That is seventy in dog years. She broke her front leg and had several surgeries but kept...