by Jamie Holloway | Jul 17, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Set during the end of the civil war where many blacks were freed from slavery and the reconstruction of the south started happening. This story is between a white man and two black brothers. This is a sad novel, so prepare to cry. I know I did. I thought...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 14, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy memoirs. The Beauty of Breaking by Michelle Harper is a gorgeous and insightful memoir of an emergency room doctor. I love how she views life from her traumatic childhood to the trauma she helps people through at the Veterans hospital she works at. I love she...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 7, 2021 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
I have always been interested in learning about alternative health practices especially when it came to herbal remedies, so when I saw on one of my favorite YouTube Channels unboxing of Apothecary At Home, I knew that I needed to invest in this box and therefore my...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 4, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
As you can tell by my Good Reads reading lists that I love historical fiction, especially those on women, strong women. In Jenni L. Walsh’s novel “A Betting Woman” we go on a journey of a woman who is living in New Orlean’s Louisiana when her entire...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 3, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Recently, I have been diving into reading about the books of the Bible that were left out of the Bible that I grew up with. There are a 27 New Testament books and 46 Old Testaments books that were rejected for the Bible as we know it. In my mind, if we believe that...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 2, 2021 | The Magnificent Journey
The fruit of the Spirit I have chosen to focus on for July is kindness. I believe kindness is a lost art we have lost with all the social media, entitlement, and political nightmares that are happening all over the world. I noticed it big time between the...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 28, 2021 | The Magnificent Journey
It is hard to believe that June 2021 is gone. Time sure flies fast as I get older. It amazes me every year. I remember my parents saying the same thing. When I was young, I did not get it. I get it now. June’s fruit of the spirit was gentleness. I must admit that...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 25, 2021 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Wow! June went by fast. It is that time of month where I tell you all about the things, I used up this month and if I loved the products or not. I am now in possession of a lot of face masks so now I am doing them twice a week now instead of once a month. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 21, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been wanting to read The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner since I saw many of the readers on Good Reads raving about it. I finally had the opportunity to read it. I am part of the Book of the Month Club and it was one of the choices I had to choose...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 17, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I am part of a book club call Literati. I chose to become part of a book club where someone chooses a book for you to read. I wanted to expand my horizons. Klara and the Sun is the first book I was given to enjoy. Klara and the Sun is written by Kazuo Ishiguro...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 16, 2021 | The Magnificent Journey
It is one in the morning. I did get a few hours of sleep. I am awake because of the mass steroid injection I received on Monday. I will explain. First a warning for those who might be sensitive to medical stories and trauma. This is a traumatic story, and it...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 12, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I respect and gain a lot of wisdom from reading Joyce Meyer’s books. Since reading my first one in 2010 until reading her latest Powerful Thinking I have been encouraged. That being said, I recognized that there are those in the Christian community who pass...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 9, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Adventure, that is something I have been looking to have more of in my life. So, when Ginger Stache’s book Chasing Wonder showed up I knew that it was something I did need. There are many types of adventures. For me, my medical history is an adventure....
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 7, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been thinking about my goals and how I want my life to be balance and be a high valued woman. I saw this book on Amazon. I used to have Kindle but reading on my Kindle is hard on my eyes, so I changed to getting Audible. Atomic Habits by James Clear is...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 3, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love reading about strong and authentic woman who have rocked their negative path and came out positive, strong, and powerful at the other end. Nicole Crank’s memoir I Will Thrive is just that type of book. She struggled with a drug addict husband, rejection...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 1, 2021 | The Magnificent Journey
For June, the fruit of the spirit I am choosing to work on is gentleness. Gentleness means showing care and respect to others. It means to be kind. It means to be tender with someone. In my opinion, we have lost the art of being gentle with each other....
by Jamie Holloway | May 30, 2021 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Wow, May has gone by so fast, hasn’t it? It is time for my empties post for May. I have tried some new products this month and there was one that I am not a fan of. I will explain when I get to that product. Let’s get started: Purlisse Blue Lotus Balancing...
by Jamie Holloway | May 26, 2021 | The Magnificent Journey
Another month bites the dust. 2021 seems to be moving fast. For May, the fruit of the spirit I chose was faithfulness. Faithfulness includes trust, loyalty, and love. The start of May was tough for me, at the end of April I struggled with writing and started...
by Jamie Holloway | May 24, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Hope, joy, and contentment are something I strive for daily. These worse are like balm to my soul. On hard days hope and joy and contentment keep me going. In “Satisfied: Finding Hope, Joy, and Contentment Right Where You Are ” by Alyssa Bethke, she takes you...
by Jamie Holloway | May 22, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
This is my third James R. Hannibal novel I have read. I enjoy his writing and stories. The Paris Betrayal is set around a spy that is trying to find out info about a bioweapon and has a snipper after him and being infected that is claiming his body. I...
by Jamie Holloway | May 20, 2021 | The Magnificent Journey
This month is my 47th birthday. EEEK! I will be 47 years old. Wow! Let me get my mind wrapped around this new number. Yep, I am going to be 47 years old, and I am going to rock it. I am currently planning my intentions for my 47th year. I have made the intention of...
by Jamie Holloway | May 14, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I just finished reading a memoir by Hope Carpenter about the healing of her marriage and herself. This memoir is powerful and raw. What I appreciate is how authentic she is about her journey through cheating on her husband and working to heal her relationship with her...
by Jamie Holloway | May 12, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Lately, I have been into strong women characters who fight crime and kick butt doing it. I love Kadance character because she is a sniper, and she is strong and the author has written her as capable in taking care of herself. She has some issues, but who...
by Jamie Holloway | May 4, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Since living well with my chronic conditions is one of my priorities I have learned how valuable communication is and all of the variables that are in good communication. Once thing that I have heard over and over in my support groups that I belong to is not...
by Jamie Holloway | May 1, 2021 | The Magnificent Journey
April is finished and May is starting. Time to focus on a different fruit of the spirit. May is faithfulness. Faithful means being loyal, steadfast, and true. What I think about when I consider faithfulness and how I want to cultivate it in my life. I am more loyal to...
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