by Jamie Holloway | Aug 23, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Community is something that I strive to connect and be part of. I hated competing and competitions when I was younger, and I still do. I rather work together than compete. I think the world would be a much better place if we all had that mindset. Built...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 21, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I just finished Christine Caine’s latest book How Did I Get Here? As usual, it is raw and authentic. She describes her family’s journey through the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only through the pandemic but through many different emotional, mental, and physical...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 18, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love reading historical fiction. Sisters in Arms is about Black Women who were recruited to join the military during World War II. It is a powerful story of friendship, over coming racial abuse by many including inside of the military and overcoming...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 3, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Music, like books has become one of my favorite past times. Music speaks to my soul in the same way books do. I can feel the emotions and spiritual essence through the words expressed. Alicia Keys music I can feel her spiritual essence in her lyrics, and I can feel it...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 27, 2021 | Books/Music
I saw Shefali Tsabary interviewed on Marie Shriver’s YouTube channel. You can check it out here. She had a lot of wisdom that seemed to resonate with my soul, so I found her book on Audible. I recently signed up and I get 1 credit a month. She was the second...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 26, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy historical fiction and I enjoyed “The Personal Librarian” My Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. You go on a journey in the past with J.P. Morgan building his private library and how it got turned into the public library. The focus on this...
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...
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