Gonna Be A Singer By Author and Contributor Cheri Cameron Newell
When my daughter, Charli, started school, she was a bit shy. She was content to watch from the sidelines as her peers performed in school plays and programs.
And then… one afternoon, she arrived home from school, announcing…
“When I grow up, I’m gonna be a singer.”
“Really?” I was more than a little surprised.
"You can be anything you want to be,” I said. “You just have to work hard at your craft.”
“I work hard, Mommy."
“I know you do, Charli. But frankly, I’ve never heard you sing.”
“Well Mama... I sing in my mind. And in my mind, I’m really good!”
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This story and photo of Charli and Jordan Newell are courtesy of Cheri Newell.
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When our kids are born, we encourage them to try anything that interests them in the hopes they will find their niche in life. But we expect to see their passions worked out in the material… not in the mind! To kids, it’s all the same! I have to laugh when I think…
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Cheri Cameron-Newell resides in Palos Verdes Estates, CA, with her husband and dog, Sam. She was born and bred in Winston-Salem, NC. After attending college at East Carolina University, Cheri worked in public relations for RJ Reynolds Co., moved to New York City as a Wilhelmina model and then to Los Angeles. Cheri met her husband, Byron Newell, and worked at Cameron-Newell Advertising as a copywriter until the birth of her girl/boy twins, Charli and Jordan. A love affair began with all children and Cheri created her own line of greeting cards with Recycled Paper Greetings.
The author wrote and illustrated the picture book, AN ANGEL JUST LIKE YOU, which won the Mom’s Choice Award. This book was created to honor her dear friend, Kimberly Ross, who valiantly fought breast cancer for over ten years. All profits go to Breast Cancer Charities.
Cheri created the blog; THE KID DID WHAT?… filled with funny and heart-warming photos and short stories, celebrating the innocence and wonder of childhood.
Palos Verdes Pulse Magazine has turned Cheri’s blog into a column where Cheri will be contributing six times yearly and reaching out to the community by asking for stories and photos to join the fun!
There will be opportunities for more community by joining Cheri for in-person coffees and fun kid talks whether a young mom… old mom… grandma… aunt… or just find kids hilarious. Details will come after each column entry to join Cheri for coffee.
The. Author’s current work in progress is a trilogy, THE ADVENTURES OF SWAMP DOG SAM. Always fascinated with the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia, Cheri decided to write a fiction chapter book series about a dog, Sam, lost in the swamp, with a Fun Facts section to go in each book about the real animals in the swamp. The facts have been vetted by the Refuge Ranger for the Okefenokee Swamp and Cheri has been asked to place her books at the Nature Store when completed.
Visit Cheri’s website www.CheriCameronNewell.com to check out her other current projects and past blog posts.
