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 17, 2016 | Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
Here is a video of Christine Cain that I enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIktvDc0lVU If you have been reading my blog for the last few years you know that I have been through some rough storms these last six year. I’m happy to say that with God I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 16, 2016 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Perfect, what does that look like? Who knows? No one has every attained a perfect life. In Shauna Niequist’s book “Present Over Perfect” she takes us on her journey of slowing down and being more present in her life. She shares what she has learned. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 10, 2016 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I wasn’t exactly sure what I was going to be reading about when I was offered Justice Calling by Palmer Chinchen. The title intrigued me. When I received the book in the mail my first impression was a long lecture about what I was doing wrong and that I am a bad...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 8, 2016 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I am not a romance novel reader. My mom and aunt would read Harlequin romance novels. I remember when my mom died we got rid of several bag fulls. I read one once and I was not impressed. First, I don’t believe that men act like that. I guess that is why these...
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 | Jun 5, 2016 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have seen Christine Caine numerous times on TBN and I always stop channel surfing when I see her speak. Unashamed is the first book that I have read by Caine. I was excited for the opportunity to read Unashamed. I devoured and felt edified while...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 3, 2016 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Recovering from surgery is no fun. It consists of sitting around with your feet up, taking pain meds that makes me feel loopy and disconnected. I hate the process of healing. However, I do know the importance of listening to your body and taking the opportunity...
by Jamie Holloway | May 29, 2016 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Six months ago my sister bought two copies of “The Healing Kitchen” by Alaena Haber and Sarah Ballantyne. One was for her and one was for my sister in law and me to share. I just received the cookbook while I was recovering in the hospital. As always...
by Jamie Holloway | May 28, 2016 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Six years ago when this whole tracheal stenosis and Wegener’s began I never thought I would be this strong right now. I wouldn’t be in this spot in my life where my trachea is open and that I am able to breathe well. That I could get up and just walk to the kitchen...
by Jamie Holloway | May 24, 2016 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was excited to receive Plated by Elana Karp and Suzanne Dumaine. When I received the book I spent some time reading through the book, examining the recipes, and drooling over the scrumptious pictures. My stomach, as well as my heart smiled. I couldn’t...
by Jamie Holloway | May 23, 2016 | The Magnificent Journey
Have you ever woken up from a deep sleep with a strong desire to write? I did, last night while in my warm, comfortable bed I was woken up from a deep sleep, I turned on my light. I felt the desire to write about wellness. Wellness conjures up a lot of...
by Jamie Holloway | May 20, 2016 | Books/Music
What would you do if your way of life suddenly stopped? The grocery stores went bare, the electric car wouldn’t work, electricity stopped, cell phones, computers, and any other technology stopped working, how would you survive? The Alliance by Jolina Petersheim...
by Jamie Holloway | May 19, 2016 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
When I was younger I remember my father saying to me to never talk about politics and religion, because that is one way to start a war with someone. In Darrell L. Bock’s book “How Would Jesus Vote?” That is exactly what Bock talks about. I have seen...
by Jamie Holloway | May 18, 2016 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
One of my focus words this year was worship. Worship to me has a lot of negative connotations to it for me. I have seen many who worship God to hurt people and when someone doesn’t worship the way they do, they judge them. The truth is worship is deeply personal. It...
by Jamie Holloway | May 17, 2016 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Once again I am embarking on another journey with my tracheal stenosis. On May 25th I will be undergoing another surgery on my trachea. I kind of lost count after 100 surgeries. I figured after a hundred there is no reason to keep on counting. This what I have...
by Jamie Holloway | May 14, 2016 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I wasn’t sure what I was getting when I chose to read A.R. Bernard’s book “Four Things A Woman Wants From A Man”. What I read showed me what a healthy relationship looks like. It opened my heart and my eyes to the possibility that a true healthy...
by Jamie Holloway | May 12, 2016 | Books/Music
While reading “The Progeny” by Tosca Lee I thought my family has issues. We don’t have issues like the Bathory family. The Progeny takes you on a journey of the decedents of Elizabeth Bathory, the lady who was tried in the 1600’s for murdering a lot of women....
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...
by Jamie Holloway | May 10, 2016 | Books/Music
In Karen Halvorsen Schreck’s book “Broken Ground” we go on a journey with Emily. The journey includes marriage, her husband’s untimely death in the oil field, moving back in with her parents, dealing with a father who seems over bearing with his rules...
by Jamie Holloway | May 9, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
God Gave Me You by Tricia Seaman and Diane Nichols tells the extraordinary story about a nurse and patient relationship that goes beyond the hospital setting. Tells the story of a woman who was dying and wanted to have her son in a safe, loving home before she left...
by Jamie Holloway | May 7, 2016 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The importance of sleep is something that I am familiar with. Due to my Vasculitis and the Prednisone that I had to take while fighting the disease sleep has been elusive to me. When I saw Arianna Huffington’s book “The Sleep Revolution” available to read. I knew that...
by Jamie Holloway | May 7, 2016 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I have been reading the blog “A New Kind of Normal” for about a year now. I found it while I was doing some research on other bloggers with chronic conditions. Now she is starting up a new monthly support for us bloggers with Chronic conditions called “Sharing...
by Jamie Holloway | May 4, 2016 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Every time I go into the rec room I see a young man running on the tread mill. We smile at each other and don’t speak. Today, we spoke. I admire people who go into the gym and do things that I cannot do anymore. I can’t run. Since my tracheal stenosis I haven’t...