by Jamie Holloway | Feb 20, 2025 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Living with chronic illness you learn alot about endurance and managing the pain and doing the impossible. I live with chronic illness and I know what endurance is. So, when I first received Iron Hope by James Lawrence I was not that inspired to read it....
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 17, 2025 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Recently, I was given an opportunity to read Ripening Time by Patrice Gopo. I have read Gopo’s children’s book All the Places We Call Home and loved it. Ripening Time is a beautifully crafted children’s book about plantains. I have to be honest, I have...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 1, 2025 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
When I first started reading Megan Goodwin and Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst book Religion is Not Done With You I was confused. I did not understand what their premise was. The title confused me a bit. I was still intrigued. Goodwin and Fuerst’s concept of...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 29, 2025 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been incredibly excited about Ina Garten’s memoir since I heard it was coming out in September of 2024. I find her graceful, elegant, and everything I wished I was, but sadly I am not. I am rough, I am tumble, I am made like a bull ox in a china shop. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 30, 2024 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Products I Love, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
Currently writing this post on Christmas Day! I am alone. Like I always am. I have gotten used to this new way of living. Since being chronically ill I have learned to live alone and do things alone. I am not happy about it. However, I...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 18, 2024 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
2024 has been a rough year in my writing life. I had high hopes of focusing on my writing, but my life had some chaos mixed in that I was not anticipating. That is why a few weeks ago when I received The Artist’s Way Toolkit by Julia Cameron I knew God was...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 30, 2024 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have only heard about “meat pies” from my friend in Africa. He loves them. I was curious as to what they are, I was thinking is it like the chicken pot pies that my mom would make or were sold in the frozen section at the grocery store. Not only chicken pot pie...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 25, 2024 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I am writing this on October 25, 2025. It is 12:05 in the morning. I just got the message from my sister that my mom passed away and went home to be with Jesus and my dad. My emotions are irrational, and all over the place. The younger Jamie is having a fit and...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 6, 2024 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I recently got a bunch of blood work done. I discovered that I am low in iron and my protein levels are extremely low, especially albumin. This indicates I need to eat more protein and iron rich foods and take an iron supplement. Nutrition challenges me when it...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 2, 2024 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Here for It” by Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston, a book about friendship. Authentic, complicated, and beautiful friendships. I was not sure if I was going to like this book, but it had a great Queso recipe. I am glad I read it. I like how the chapters were structured...