by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 26, 2025 | Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
I have read the bible by myself for the joy of it all my life. But when I was younger it was also taught to me to prove myself and others wrong, to find sin, to weaponize Jesus and His word. I don’t know if the people that taught me to do this, did it with intention...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 10, 2025 | About Summer, Cancer, Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
Nana never spoke about her cancer and I never asked her to. I wish I had. Maybe she would tell me what I am feeling is normal. I have done everything the doctors have told me to do, no matter how painful or humiliating and still the cancer lives inside me. I am a very...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 5, 2025 | Cancer, Opinions, Politics, Prayers & Thanksgiving, Queer Community
Someone asked me, today, if I thought all people that supported 47 were a certain kind of people. They used an acronym that I don’t know and that Google doesn’t know so I couldn’t answer their question. They were responding to a post that was actually a rough draft...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 1, 2025 | Opinions, Politics, Prayers & Thanksgiving, Queer Community
I want to confess to you that I am very human. That even though I am a Jesus Follower and I have been all of my life and I have seen Him do amazing things that I am still afraid. I wake up every day and thank Him for my blessings, because I am a blessed woman, and I...
by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 18, 2025 | Poetry, Politics, Prayers & Thanksgiving
It is hard to think with my human mind Sometimes my spirit is on fire And I can’t imagine how to move The direct path is hard to see ~ Those who live in the spirit Cannot be judged They cannot be understood By those who live in the flesh ~ It is only God that knows...
by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 16, 2025 | Opinions, Politics, Prayers & Thanksgiving
My heart hurts so much for the persecution that people have been going through and are going through at the hands of people proclaiming to be christians. White people. I used to be one of them, by proxy, but luckily for me, one day, God spoke to me and said, “It’s...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jan 20, 2025 | About Summer, Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
I want to share my personal account with you about my God; the Father of Jesus. This is not something that I want to force you to read or make you feel anything negative about so if this is not your type of topic, I won’t be offended if you don’t read it, or you don’t...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jan 15, 2025 | Opinions, Politics, Prayers & Thanksgiving
I was scrolling Facebook and saw several posts where people had decided that the fire in California was God’s wrath or it was fine that part of the United States is on fire because the people in that area generally have money. At first I was mortified because I can’t...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jun 18, 2024 | About Summer, Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving, Queer Community, Wellness
I got triggered by Father’s Day. I didn’t realize it was Father’s Day before I went on Facebook and saw all the great posts everyone had for their dads. I write about my journey to celebrate my steps and share what I have learned with others that might benefit from my...
by Summer D Clemenson | May 2, 2024 | Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
College is a time when we are supposed to learn to think. We often learn more about ourselves and figure out where we stand politically. For many of us, it is the first time we see ourselves separately from our families enough to be able to decide where we stand on a...
by Summer D Clemenson | Apr 18, 2024 | Local Interests, Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
Most of you know my sister,Jamie Holloway. I mention her all the time. She is my best friend and my adopted sister. She is a huge inspiration to me and so many other people because of her strength and her drive to live as well as she can with some pretty scary chronic...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 15, 2024 | Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the word, transactional, is an adjective that describes something that is related to buying and selling. For instance, transactional charges are fees that are associated with their purchase. Transactional can also be associated...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 6, 2024 | Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
A couple of weeks ago I was inspired to write my editorial article: I Do Not Believe The United States Should Label Itself a Christian Nation. After sharing it with my wife, who has similar, but different beliefs than I do, I realized that maybe I should go deeper to...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 4, 2024 | Cancer, Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
February was a hard month but it wasn’t without blessings and I feel so blessed! As many of you know since October 2021 I have been dealing with the fact that I Have Cancer. It has been a long road with much self-searching, changes in diet and lifestyle and even in...
by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 23, 2024 | Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
I started a new notebook yesterday. I don’t use anything fancy, just a composition book that I can get for about $.50. I don’t keep them. I don’t re-read them or go through them once I have finished them. But I use them to write down my thoughts with my bible...
by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 19, 2024 | Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
I love God and I am thankful that He chose me and I can call myself a Christian. I am also thankful that I was born in The United States because I have freedoms that I would not have in other countries. I appreciate that I live in a country founded on the belief of...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jan 18, 2024 | About Summer, Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
I have been thinking about a response I got to a post I made on Facebook last week about an interaction I had with someone. I didn’t post the conversation with the person because I wanted to get kudos for myself. I wanted to encourage anyone that needed it to make...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jan 2, 2024 | Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
I am working on this book that asks me a lot of questions. It makes me think a lot. I can’t just say I am reading this book because I have to think so much. It isn’t anything like what I was expecting. I don’t want to talk about it too much because I will do a book...
by Summer D Clemenson | Nov 28, 2023 | About Summer, Cancer, Life, Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving
On November 12th she started really hurting. Karen G Clemenson gets aches and pains just like anyone but not like this. She rarely gets more than a runny nose and a slight headache. She is proud of her strength and health. She likes being strong, it is part of her...
by Summer D Clemenson | Nov 20, 2023 | Book & Product Reviews, Prayers & Thanksgiving
Strength for Each Day: 365 Devotions to Make Every Day a Great Day by Joyce Meyer My rating: 5 of 5 stars The last year or so has had its own challenges, as I am sure every year has but this book, Strength For Each Day 365 Devotions to Make Every Day a Great Day by...