by Jamie Holloway | Nov 28, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
“What You Can When You Can” by Roni Noone and Carla Birnberg gave me a ton to think about on my journey to health and well-being. What I love about reading Noone’s and birnberg’s book is that they suggest that by making small everyday choices one can have a...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 27, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you enjoyed this time with family and friends. This year I have a ton to be thankful for. This will be a sort of a year in review. I cannot believe in a month 2015 will begin. I am already thinking about the word I will focus on for the...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 25, 2014 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I love adventure stories and so when I was presented with the opportunity to read “Gorge” by Kara Richardson Whitely. I took it. Here was a woman who is overweight, had binge issues with food, and even some abuse issues that I could relate to. She conquered her...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 20, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
I love books that inspire and encourage me on my goals of well-being. That is what Tara Stiles book “Making your own Rules Diet” has done. Inspire and encourage me to continue on what healthy feels like for me. As I wrote yesterday in my post “Starting Where I...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 19, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I have been on a roller coaster ride this last year. From the extreme highs with the numerous hopeful news of getting rid of my trach. To the extreme lows of having to keep my trach because of some new challenge. I feel like I have been throat punched far too...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 14, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Dying is not a subject many people like to talk about. It’s uncomfortable, scary, and highly emotional. It is necessary to talk about. “The Conversation” by Angelo Volandes is a good start to the conversation. In “The Conversation” Volandes offers some...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 10, 2014 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Saturday my caregiver, her little girl, and I went for a drive to the Gorge in Oregon to see the colors of fall. Here are some pictures that I want to share. They will speak for themselves.
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 9, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I found a great cookbook for those of us who are undergoing chemo therapy. Though this book is geared towards those who are fighting cancer. I believe the information shared affects those of us who use chemo drugs to fight our auto-immune and Vasculitis...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 5, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I felt compelled to write about my trach. What has brought this up? Well, when I went in to get my CT scan. I had to switch my steal trach to a plastic so that it wouldn’t shine on the CT scan. The nurse was fearful of my trach. And it had me concern. If a medical...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 5, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am faced with another obstacle in my life. Of course, it is still my throat. Below my voice box this time around. It is jammed full of scar tissue. So full in fact that the doctor was amazed that I was still able to speak. There is no air flow coming through the...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 2, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I thought I would share some songs that have been speaking to me this week. 1) Something In The Water by Carrie Underwood: This song makes me cry big time. Watch the video, read the lyrics and tell me if it doesn’t make you love Jesus all the more. 2) I’m...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 1, 2014 | The Magnificent Journey
I started reading Proverbs this week. I have found two passages so far that have spoken to my heart. I wanted to share the scriptures and what I think it says to my own soul. Perhaps it will speak to you. Proverbs 1:2-5 “That people may know skillful and godly wisdom...
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