Janett’s Short Stories
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"How do you like our church Momma, Sherry asked.
"I like it, did you know your great Grandpa Thomas Charles Cameron, was a Baptist Evangelistic Pastor?"
"No."
"Yes, he preached at revivals and at other churches when the attending pastors were sick or out of town."
"How did great Grandpa preach?" she asked.
"He stood up and preached what he had to say in about twenty or twenty five minutes. Grandpa said he didn't want to be a long winded preacher. He never repeated his sermons. I suppose that is why he wasn't one. He said after preaching for twenty or twenty five minutes, he would lose his congregation. They would quit looking at him."
"Yeah, I might be guilty of that sometimes," Sherry said.
"Grandpa Cameron had a great sense of humor. He said there was a dear elderly gentleman who came to church every Sunday. He always sat on the back row. After about ten minutes he would go to sleep. One Sunday no one woke him. When everyone left Grandpa went and sat beside him to see how long he would sleep."
"How long did he sleep?"
"About twenty minutes later he woke up. After a few minutes of silence, he looked at Grandpa Cameron and said, "Good sermon Pastor, then he got up and left."
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In Janett’s Collection of Short Stories, you can find, people falling in love, playing sports, cheating on their loved ones, a lot of laughter, feeding the hungry, surprises, finding that special job, building things, having faith, churches coming together for special occasions, learning about music, and solving mysteries.
About the Author
Janet Elizabeth Norris Nelson was born in 1937 at Rockingham, North Carolina. Her parents are the late Harvey Cecil Norris and Margaret Elizabeth Cameron.
Nelson started writing in 1971. Her first novel was a children’s book, HARRIET’S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE, published in 1982. Nelson writes fiction, nonfiction, creates original greeting cards with her poetry written inside of each card, and bookmarks all in English and Español. Nelson was a charter member and past president of, Writers of the Purple Sage, a writer’s club in Woodward, Oklahoma that was created in 1979. Also she has freelanced for newspapers in Oklahoma.
Among her actives in her church, is singing in the choir, teaching Sunday school to kindergarten children, and a missionary to pre-school children. In her community she volunteers to operate a used clothing store for those in need.
Nelson has seven sisters, three brothers, and four children. Her children are, Michael, Sherry, Roger, and Harriet. Her grandchildren are, Larry, Elizabeth, Georgia, Tonya, Beth, Klavin, Steven, Wayne, Cody, Timothy, Levi, and Riley. Her great grandchildren are, Mitchel, Madison, Savannah, Kirsten, Alyson, Abigail, Chloe, Tre, and Maelee. Nelson lives in Robbins, North Carolina.