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 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 | Feb 12, 2017 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
I struggle with eating well. I struggle with moving my body. There is so much information out there that I just want to bury my head in the ground. Sometimes I want to scream. Sometimes I want to say eating any of these eating plans may work for you, but...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 3, 2017 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Choose Joy by Sarah Frankyl and Mary Carver has been on my to read list on Goodreads for quite some time. I was excited when recently I learned that my library would mail books to those who are home bound, so I went shopping for books on their website. I was delighted...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 11, 2017 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
For 2017 I chose 2 focus words: Identity and Enjoy. God then sent me several books to my door that pertained to identity and enjoyment. I knew that I made the right choice for my year. Lysa Terkeurst’s “Uninvited was one of these books. From my past,...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 3, 2017 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I was born in 1974 a few years after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Therefore, I didn’t know that much about his legacy or his wife’s. When I was in high school I wrote a paper about Martin Luther King J., there were only a few books about him in the...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 27, 2016 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I am listening to Matthew West’s CD “Into the Light: Life Stories and Live Songs and CD “The Story of Your Life”. My sister went to Matthew West’s concert and picked these up and she kindly let me borrow them. Each and every single song on these two CDs speaks...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 28, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
When I was in 4th grade I remember watching the Challenger going up into space and how it exploded. I remember the impact it had on everything. Even my favorite TV show Punky Brewster aired a show on it. So when I saw Spaceman by Mike Massimino offered I...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 18, 2016 | Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
I don’t know about you, but I find charting what I am eating daily a tedious job. It’s a chore I don’t like. It’s like cleaning the toilet or changing my cat box. It’s a terrible job but you have to do it in order to have a clean and healthy home. The same goes...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 4, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People
“More: How to Move From Activity for God to Intimacy with God” by Greg Hawkins opened up my eyes to my relationship with God. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I received this book for review. The title intrigued me. I discovered that I am between group...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 1, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
When I was offered to review Tim Tebow’s book Shaken I had never heard of him. I do not watch sports and haven’t since my father passed away in 2005. When I was younger he would watch baseball and that is the sport that I am most familiar with. After founding...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 17, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
This week while I have been healing from my latest trachea surgery I have been reading “A Call To Mercy” by Mother Teresa. I remember watching Mother Teresa on TV as a young child and being deeply fascinated by this small woman with a huge heart. I am...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 14, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Home by Elyse Fitzpatrick takes you on an adventure exploring what the new Earth will look like, feel like, and be like when Jesus comes back. To be honest, I had a hard time wrapping my mind around this concept. Not because Fitzpatrick is a horrible...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 13, 2016 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I am finally home from the hospital after I suffered another larynxspaspm during surgery. A larynxspaspm is when the airway suddenly closes up and spasms. Thankfully my ENT and my medical team knows that my airway has done this before, so they were...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 7, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I am a big fan of For King and Country. My sister and I saw them play in Portland Oregon on May 10 of this year. They rocked the show. I was excited to learn that they wrote, produced, and made a movie called “Priceless”. I was even more excited when I was...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 13, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I’m not a fan of football, so why did I read Ben Utecht’s book “Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away”. I will tell you why. I love stories of individuals who struggle, trust God, and continue to live life despite the challenges. Ben Utecht sure has...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 30, 2016 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfu-26ftkno This morning I put my Plumb’s Exhale CD into my lap top as I got ready write. The first song that came up is Lord, I’m Ready Now. Tears began to fall down my face. This song is hitting a specific place in my heart....
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 15, 2016 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
The last week in a half I have been off the Internet. The management had someone remove a giant cedar tree from the property and it somehow damaged the internet connection. Currently the internet is back on, but there is a big obstacle course. They are taking the...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 2, 2016 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Time for my next installment of chasing wellness with me. I failed. I didn’t do my standing that much this week. I have been feeling the effects of missing my Rituximab infusion which is a month overdue. I woke up swollen, a headache, and my joints hurting. I just...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 27, 2016 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
I started my journey to getting into physical shape. It was a tough week for me. In that I am fighting boredom already. Simply just standing for two minutes is boring. My sister suggested that I memorize verses while I’m standing. I love the idea, but decided upon...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 18, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I love how God works. Just when I am processing a change in my journey “Finding Your Brave” by Holly Wagner shows up in my mailbox. What I love is that she takes the story of Paul and the shipwreck in Acts 27 and twists it into a new outlook for us to seek our...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 18, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I love Joyce Meyer. Every day at 4 AM here in the Pacific Northwest she comes on. Yes, I get up and watch her program. One of the choices I made during my journey through illness is giving my brain something positive and edifying to think about. I do that by...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 7, 2016 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Wow, May sure went by fast, didn’t it? June is here. May was a busy month. I ended up having another laser surgery on my throat on May 25th, so I am in healing mode right now. I now have my stitches out. I did not accomplish many of my goals for May. For the...
by Jamie Holloway | May 11, 2016 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
The quote above is from a Hillsong United Song. I went to their concert last night. I cried, I sang, I danced in my wheelchair. I needed this night of worship. I needed to be reminded who Jesus is. It is Vasculitis month and Arthritis month. How fitting...
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