by Jamie Holloway | Nov 26, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Skin care is something that I started caring about recently. I hate feeling greasy and oily so I did not think skin care would be something for me. I have learned differently. There are some products that do not live your skin feeling oily and greasy like you...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 25, 2020 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I am not a big fan of books about the end times. The reason why is because we truly do not know when Jesus will be coming back. Jesus said that we will not know the time or place when He will come back and take us to be with Him. I believe this with my whole...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 24, 2020 | Auto-immune, Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Here is a fact about myself that not many realize about me. I cannot smell. The reason I cannot smell is due to my trach tube. The trach tube cuts off my nose from working, so my nose and all that it does is not working. Every so often I can smell and it is...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 23, 2020 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
It’s Sunday night, I’m sitting on my bed with my boy Nicholas listening to nature sounds on IHeart Radio. Right now ocean waves are playing on my stereo system and I love it. I miss the ocean. I can imagine myself sitting on the warm sand with my toes buried...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 22, 2020 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I use reading as part of my pain management routine. It gets my mind off my painful joints and stoma. I love reading novels that have strong women and have a mystery theme. The Price of Valor by Susan May Warren was not a disappointment. I got lost in the story of a...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 20, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
I love reading stories of strong men and women who become disabled and how they have chosen to live well anyway. In Beautifully Broken by Paige and Josh Wetzel we go on a journey of a soldier who lost both of his legs in Afghanastan and is amazing journey to finding...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 19, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
I love reading historical fiction. So when I was offered a chance to read Regina Scott’s book Nothing Short of Wonderous I chose to read this novel. I’m glad that I did. This book is a bit slow. That did not take away from the storyline or the characters. For me,...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 18, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
This morning I am sitting on my bed listening to IHeart Radio For King and Country station as I write and wait for my caregiver to show up. So much has happened since I came home from the hospital. Nicholas still has not left my side. He currently is laying beside me...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 17, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
As you have read in my previous reviews I am including skin care in my self-care regiment and I received another product in a subscription box, a face mask by Upcircle. Upcircle uses powdered discarded olive stones. Olive stones are a bi-product of...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 16, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
One of the hazards of taking chemo medication is getting dry, flaky skin. Plus, I have Vasculitis which has skin issues as well, no matter what type you have. I have tried several brands and many do not moisturize my skin enough. I am still dry and flaky...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 9, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
This year I started considering skin care. I have never been a make-up, skin care, facials, pedicure, manicures kind of girl. I have done them, reluctantly with some of my friends, but I never saw the point. I believe part of that is a strong memory from...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 8, 2020 | Books/Music
I love reading novels with strong women. I even love reading historical novels about strong women. The Love Note is a historical type of romance novel that features a strong woman who wants to be a doctor in 1865. I love that. I’m not going to ruin the story by...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 7, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
I love reading novels especially since part of my chronic illness is having sleepless nights. I love getting lost in a story so I can forget about my pain and not being able to sleep. Recently, I read The Key to Love by Betsy St. Amant. I love novels about strong...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 6, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
Warning: This is going to be a dark post. I am going to share a lot of disturbing and painful things in this post and it may trigger some. If you are easily triggered I won’t be offended if you don’t read this. I am having a hard time sleeping tonight. I have a...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 21, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy reading historical fiction so when I was given a chance to read Bryan Litfin’s novel The Conqueror which is based on Constantine’s army rampage through Germanic lands I wanted to dive in. I don’t know much about Constantine’s goal of turning all...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 18, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
Diving into the word of God and spending time with Him helps me deal with the frustrations of living with a chronic condition. I do this in many forms, from reading devotional books, listening to Podcasts, and the Bible app on my Kindle. There is so much angst in the...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 16, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
If you follow my blog, Instagram, Facebook, or my Twitter page then you are aware that I live with a chronic illness. One of the tools I use to deal with my is distraction, and I use reading a good novel as a distraction from my painful days. I love mysteries. I love...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 12, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
Cancer sucks, but when it is a child who is fighting cancer it triple sucks. In Praying for Emily by the Whitehead family they share their experience with cancer. This book will make you cry, it will make you rejoice...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 9, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
Praying, I have a lot of self-doubt when it comes to praying whether I am by myself or in a crowd. I also have known some people in my life who use prayer for sermon purposes. You know like the Sadducees that Jesus condemned with their standing on street...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 5, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
I’m sitting on my bed listening to some classical music with Nicholas, my big furry cat by my side. Nothing feels more comforting than evenings like this especially with all the emotional and physical violence going on in the world lately. Friday night I watched a...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 26, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
With all the chaos happening in my country, I live in the United States, there is so much pain, anger, fear, and my opinion matters more than your’s. I decided to step back and listen to what people’s opinions are on both sides, conservative and non-conservative...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 24, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
Fear, every single human alive whether male or female, black, white, Native American, Asian, Arabian, or Spanish experience fear. Fear is in our DNA. There is healthy fear and then there is fear that is not healthy and many of us live in the unhealthy...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 17, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
You probably noticed that I have not been writing on my personal blog lately. In fact, I haven’t written anything since April. Yet, I have been writing. Writing for Wellness Works NW the company I write and research for. I have been feeling overwhelmed since the whole...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 20, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
As one who lives with several chronic illnesses for the last eleven years I have been on a long seek and find mission to find wonderful women and men who have lived well despite having an illness with no cure. Chronic Babe creator Jenni Grover is one such women whom I...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 2, 2020 | The Magnificent Journey
Reading fabulous books like “The Shift” by Keion Henderson is how I am spending my time while in quarantine. Henderson’s book is a great self-help type of book with the focus being on God and moving forward through all the challenges we face. What I love is the...
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