by Jamie Holloway | Jul 21, 2021 | Books/Music
Confidence, I struggle with having confidence in my life. I second guess myself all the time. In Michelle Charles Gustafson’s book Show Up Confident she takes you on a journey with yourself to find confidence. One section that spoke to me is at the end of this book...
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 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 | 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 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 | 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 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 | Apr 27, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love mysteries and detective stories. In Elizabeth Goddard’s new book Present Danger this is a great mystery and with a bit of romance entangled in the story line. I have a chronic illness that causes me to have issues sleeping and I use reading novels to pass the...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 22, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Encouragement is something we all need. I know I need it especially when I am facing some challenging moments in my medical journey. Victoria Osteen’s newest book Encouragement for an Exceptional Life is a book that gives you encouragement to keep trucking on....
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 9, 2021 | Books/Music
My goal is to be a strong and authentic old woman when I grow up. In Joyce Meyer’s newest book How to Age Without Getting Old she gives you a formula in how to reach that goal. These tips are from eating well, movement for your body and soul, Scriptures...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 7, 2021 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I am not a huge sports fan. However, I love reading memoirs of people men and women who have challenges and work through them and live well anyway. Daniel Ponce De Leon’s story is just like that. He sustained a fractured skull and worked hard to achieve his...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 5, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I just finished the book The Miracle Collectors by Joan Luisa Hill and Katie Mahon. I appreciated their perspective of looking at miracles from all sides and from different religions. I believe in miracles. I have experienced my own miracles. This book is...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 29, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love FBI, CIA, Secret Service type of books. When it is combined with a romance and my Christian beliefs it is even better. Blackburn’s newest book Unknown Threat focuses on 5 Secret Service men, three of them murdered and 2 of them alive. The two that survived a...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 16, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love reading Joyce Meyer’s commentaries on different books of the Bible. This time I read Philippians. I love how she broke up the scriptures and made each chapter like a devotional. I love how she writes, and I especially love her no nonsense approach to...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 10, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Have you ever read a book that tore your heart out and then healed it at the same time? Kait Warman’s book Thank You For Rejecting Me is that book for me. Feelings of rejection and abandonment have been a theme running in my life since I was born. I knew I...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 9, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
This weekend I got lost in a novel. The novel I chose for this weekend’s reading experience is Facing the Dawn by Cynthia Ruchti. Be prepared to have Kleenix nearby because this novel is full of sadness of Mara a woman who lost her husband to an accident in Uganda and...
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