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...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 29, 2021 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
The last couple of months I have been doing a lot of product reviews of products that I have been getting in subscription boxes or buying at the store and it felt like I was becoming a promoter of products instead of a promoter of living well with chronic conditions....
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 26, 2021 | The Magnificent Journey
Who knew the word joy would be a complicated and ugly thing in my life? I struggled with finding joy. If you know me personally, you know that I have an older sister name Joy and no I was not trying to find her. I know exactly where she is. Joy means to be...
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 13, 2021 | The Magnificent Journey
I have been struggling with what to write for Joy for April. I feel everything but joy. I feel like I am a punching bag. I am black and blue and tender everywhere. My emotions are on the sleeve of my shoulder and easily triggered. I do not cry often, but I have...
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...
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