by Jamie Holloway | May 18, 2017 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other
A couple of weeks ago, Karen at Wellness Works NW, gave me another research assignment: Crohn’s Disease. The only thing I know about Crohn’s Disease is the Glenn Frey from the Eagles had it. Since doing my research I know a lot more. My aim in writing this article is...
by Jamie Holloway | May 13, 2017 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
In exchange for a free copy of Whispers of Rest by Bonnie Gray I was given a free copy by Faith Words. The opinions I express are my own and were in no way influenced. I was excited to receive Bonnie Gray’s devotional Whispers of Rest. As I have been reading...
by Jamie Holloway | May 6, 2017 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Growth is a process, an unending process, they teach us: Reflect on the pain. Discern its origin. Find models whose own experience can help to reconstruct its meaning. And, most of all, understand that confession-the unburdening of the past-is never too late. On the...
by Jamie Holloway | May 4, 2017 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition
In exchange for my honest review of Vibrant India by Chitra Agrawal I was given a free copy by Blogging for Books. The opinions I express are my own and were in no way influenced. Recently I started researching vegetarian recipes, because I will be embarking on...
by Jamie Holloway | May 2, 2017 | Supporting Each Other
My goal in writing an article about spices is to show men and women that they can learn to cook and to spice up their food without adding a ton of salt or things that will make their health deteriorate. When I first started learning to cook I had an older sister who...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 30, 2017 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
Recently, I found out I was low in B12. My doctor wants me to start taking 1000 MCG of B12 daily. I decided it was time for me to do some research and write up an article about it. While researching, I discovered that those of us who suffer from an autoimmune...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 29, 2017 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Humility does not necessarily require me to agree and comply with everyone else’s position, but it does demand that I be willing to understand and respect the many sides of every issue. It does demand that I recognize that the positions of authority...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 23, 2017 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
In exchange for my honest review I was given a free copy of Joan Chittister book Radical Spirit: 12 Ways to Live a Free and Authentic Life by Blogging for Books. The opinions I express are my own and were in no way influenced. At the beginning of this year I...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 22, 2017 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
Proverbs 19:21 Many plans are in a man’s mind, but it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand. Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet? Lucy Maud Montgomery I feel like I have been running around with my head...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 15, 2017 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: We are given one life and the decision is our whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live. General Omar N. Bradley Genesis 50:20 As for you, you thought...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 9, 2017 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
In exchange for my honest review I was given a copy of “Tranquility: A Prayer and Reflection Coloring Journal” by Amie Carlson by Tynsdale Publishing. The opinions I express are my own and were in no way influenced. As many of you know that I struggle with my chronic...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 8, 2017 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
In exchange for my honest review I was given a free copy of 52 Amazing Things That Became True of you the Moment you Trusted Christ by Stephen Kuhn by Faith Words. The opinions I express are my own and were in no way influenced. This year I chose the word...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 7, 2017 | Exhilarating People, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
Recently I started having morning tea with a wonderful lady who lives in my apartment complex. What I enjoy about this lady is that she is a belly dancer, she is extremely creative, and she is a warrior. She struggles like we all do with her different health...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 5, 2017 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
In exchange for my honest review of Andrea Lucado’s book English Lessons I was given a free copy by Blogging for Books. The opinions I express are my own and were in no way influenced. I have been reading Max Lucado’s books and watching him on TV for years....
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 5, 2017 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
I have been thinking about writing a post about Fibromyalgia because I have a niece in law and several friends who combat this disease. I have heard them talk about their pain, their anxiety, and the skin issues they suffer and the horrendous affects some of...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 4, 2017 | Books/Music
In exchange for my honest review of “The Chamberlain Key by Timothy Smith I was given a free book by Penguin Random House. The opinions I express are my own and were in no way influenced. When I received The Chamberlain Key by Timothy Smith I wasn’t sure what I...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 31, 2017 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with dust and sweat and blood; who...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 29, 2017 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
In exchange for my honest review of The Blessing of Humility by Jerry Bridges I was given a free copy by Tynsdale. The opinions I express are my own and were in no way influenced. I was supposed to get The Blessing of Humility by Jerry Bridges, but it never...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 20, 2017 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
I have an autoimmune disease, in fact, two of them. I have Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (also known as Wegener’s) and Rheumatoid arthritis. Thankfully with medication and working on my own wellness my inflammation and illnesses are in remission....
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 18, 2017 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Proverbs 17:22 A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Taking care of yourself is the best gift you can give those who love you. T.D. Jakes This morning, as I write this, I am listening to K-Love...
by Special Contributor | Mar 16, 2017 | Products I Love, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
Dear Readers @ Jamie Chases Butterflies, I am writing this blog because Jamie NEVER would. Jamie is my best friend and sister. We have known each other since 1987 in Mr. Smith’s math class, where we would catch catnaps and counsel each other when we...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 16, 2017 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Inspiring Nutrition, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
In exchange for my honest review I was given a free copy of Susan Zogheib’s book Renal Diet Plan and Cookbook through her publishers Callisto and Rock Ridge Press and I won this book on Goodreads. The opinions I express are my own and in no way...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 15, 2017 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
In exchange for my honest review I was given a free copy of Karen Salmansohn’s book Open When… Letters to lift your spirits by Blogging For Books. The opinions I express are my own, I was in no way influenced. I’ve been hit with the inspiration bug from a tiny...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 11, 2017 | The Magnificent Journey
Job 33:4 It is the Spirit of God that made me which has stirred me up, and the breath of the Almighty that gives me life which inspires me Every single one of us has the instinct in our body to move, to be active. Resting after exertion and getting...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 8, 2017 | Supporting Each Other
I have been procrastinating writing about GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) for several months. Karen and Summer from Wellness Works NW gave me this hard topic to research and to write about. There is so much information, from the good things about it, to the...