by Jamie Holloway | Jun 15, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The last four weeks I have been choosing to bring books to read instead of a device to scroll while receiving my Rituximab infusion. This week, I chose to bring The Watch Makers by Harry Lenga and Scott Lengo. This is a story told by Harry Lenga who escaped Poland and...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 14, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Susan May Warren’s new book “Sunburst” was a great book to get lost in while being in the hospital getting tests done and waiting hours for the results. I read the first book of the series “Sunrise” and I look forward to the other books in the series when they...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 3, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I read an entire novel while going through my 9 hour infusion. I read We Are Not LIke Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza. This is a powerful and insightful book dealing with race relations between whites and blacks. I am not going to spoil the story. It...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 2, 2022 | The Magnificent Journey
I sat through my third infusion. I sat in a small room with a big TV on the wall, in a recliner chair while Rituximab pumped into my veins. I was there for 9 hours. I made a choice to bring books and notebooks with me instead of my laptop and Kindle. I just had...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 1, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
While receiving my Rituximab infusion for my GPA (Wegener’s) I read Will by Will Smith. I grew up watching Fresh Prince of Bell Aire and I remember when his song came out too. I was in middle school. I have always respected Smith and Jada. This book gave me a...
by Jamie Holloway | May 31, 2022 | Auto-immune, Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Here are all the things I used this month. I tried a couple of new protein products to get more protein into my eating plan. I have been dealing with low and high blood sugar issues because of the Prednisone, so I have been finding creative ways to keep them up....
by Jamie Holloway | May 30, 2022 | The Magnificent Journey
May went by fast, but it was also a complicated month for me. A lot went on in my life this month. First, I was supposed to have lung surgery on the 12th. It did not happen. The doctors could not get their stuff together. I am still waiting for the new date for a lung...
by Jamie Holloway | May 27, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
While sitting for my Rituximab infusion I read “All That Fills Us” by Autumn Lytle. This is a great story, it reads like one of those memoirs like “Wild”, but a God center version. What attracted me to this book was that this story was centered around Mount Rainer,...
by Jamie Holloway | May 26, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy Joyce Meyer’s book so I was excited to get the chance to read one of her children’s books she wrote. This is a great book talking about our identity and who we are in Jesus. I love it. I am going to enjoy giving this to my nephew and his new born son for them...
by Jamie Holloway | May 23, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
This is such a cute book. Beautiful artwork. Lovely story. I love this story of a mother telling the story of a little girl and who she is through other people in her family and where they came from. The art of stories is one of the greatest things that...
by Jamie Holloway | May 20, 2022 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
This is a cute kids book. What drew me to this book was the illustrations of the Raccoons. My family has a special place for Raccoons. Maiden name Coon. Family collects anything with Raccoons on them. So I was happy to see this cute book, because I have a brand...
by Jamie Holloway | May 17, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Just finished “When the Meadow Blooms” by Ann H. Gabfhart. I adore historical fiction. This one is set during the 1918 flu/tuberculosis epidemic. My great grandfather passed away from tuberculosis so this story touched my heart. My grandfather was 2 when his...
by Jamie Holloway | May 14, 2022 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I wrote the following yesterday morning before I went in for my surgery. I woke up with a bad feeling in my gut about my surgery. I never had that before. I have had powerful dreams about my surgeries, but never not one telling me that I should not get it done. It was...
by Jamie Holloway | May 10, 2022 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am writing! The day after receiving my first chemotherapy infusion of Rituximab in a year. I had to stop this medication in order to receive the Coved-19 vaccine so that I would not be affected by it. Did not turn out so well for me. No matter what I chose. I could...
by Jamie Holloway | May 9, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I do not watch the Bachelor or The Bachelorette. It is not my cup of tea. Dating 100 women or men just to find that perfect one to marry seems ridiculous to me. I do understand the power to find your love and commitment. I never heard of Matt James, but I do...
by Jamie Holloway | May 6, 2022 | Books/Music
Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon is a simple read. It was easy to get lost in the story of Christi and Jack and their past and forgiveness. I liked the story. It was simple but elegant. It was centered in the Oregon coast, which is one of my favorite places. I...
by Jamie Holloway | May 5, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I read this during a readathon that I did with my sister from Joystory. I have read the other two stories in this series The Escape and the Chase. Both amazing stories. This was a perfect way to end the series and storyline for me. This was the perfect...
by Jamie Holloway | May 4, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Joyce Meyer has done it again. Great devotional at just the right time for my life. Be Joyful, yes, this I must cultivate in my life again. I have missed joy in my life. With Meyer’s no nonsense attitude you get the same down to earth advice you always get. One...
by Jamie Holloway | May 3, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Ever since I found out my nephew and his wife were having a baby I have been seeing children’s books. And then when I got their baby announce and shower invite saying instead of cards they wanted children’s book for their daughter I knew then my family is a...
by Jamie Holloway | May 2, 2022 | The Magnificent Journey
Can you believe May is here? I am still puzzled at how fast time is zooming by. A lot of life changing things happened to me in April and May is going to be easily impactful for me as well. Here is what will be happening: I will be having a balloon dilation...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 30, 2022 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
So hard to believe April has gone. It has been a crazy month for me. The extreme weather changes and the extreme changes concerning my health. I will explain more in my May Goals post I will be posting on Monday. Let’s just say my life is never boring. Here are...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 29, 2022 | The Magnificent Journey
Can you believe April is over? I cannot fathom how fast it went. I cannot fathom all that has happened this month. I had my lung bronchoscopy surgery on April 6th and discovered that my GPA is attacking my lungs now and is full blown attack mode. I have...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 25, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
This weekend I got lost in a story world of Russian History and Faberge Egg and a father and daughter relationship that needed healing. This is a fabulous story and the author does a great job maneuvering through the time era differences between each...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 22, 2022 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I was first introduced to Tori Amos music from my nephew when he came to stay with me in early 2001. He came up from Florida and needed a place to live for a while, so he came to live with me. I had not seen him in years since we were both children. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 20, 2022 | Books/Music
I have been reading a lot of novels lately, recently, I won a novel on Good Reads. Ellery Adams new novel “The Vanishing Type. This is my first time reading anything by her. I enjoyed it. It was fast paced, simple, and clearly written. I appreciate simplicity....
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