by Jamie Holloway | Aug 1, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I know several people who suffer from migraines. When I saw “The Migraine Miracle” I thought I want to read this and see what it has to offer. I especially was intrigued that they talked about inflammation. I never realized migraines can be caused from...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 1, 2013 | Exhilarating People, Living Ministries, The Magnificent Journey
I wouldn’t know what I would do if I didn’t have my beloved cat Nicholas. He has been my biggest comfort during my many challenges with my health. In fact, the last couple of days he has been even more affectionate than he already is because he knows I am not...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 31, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Russ Whitney’s story of finding the meaning of life after losing some things in his life is a story I am familiar with. I find it interesting that often times it is in disaster and chaos that we find God and love. I know that is the case with me. “The Inner...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 30, 2013 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, Living Ministries, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Time for my weekly progress update and I am in awe with how fast a week can pass. When I was younger time seemed to be standing still and now it seems to run full speed ahead. Still I am thankful for every single moment, even the bad ones. I am back from my mini-trip...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 30, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
“There is no fear in love (dread does not exist), but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment and so he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love (is...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 28, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I truly enjoyed reading “The Essential Good Food Guide”. I learned a lot about “healthy” food. I never realized there were so many different types of grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables. One of the things that impressed me was the information she gave on how to...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 28, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Romans 12:12 “Rejoice and exalt in hope: be steadfast and patient in suffering and tribulation; be constant in prayer.” Thanks to my sister I received a devotional called “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young. The passage today was on hope. When I read one of the...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 27, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I am back from my trip to Longview where I spent time with my two amazing friends who own Exclaim Media and who are a part of Living Ministries like I am. I always enjoy my time with my friends. They do a lot of hard emotional work and I love the fact that they burst...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 25, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Anyone who has read the book or seen the movie “He’s just not that into you” knows the authors of the book “It’s Just A Fu@#ing Date!” Though I am not currently dating because I am focusing on getting healthy, I still thought well, all good information is...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 24, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Can you believe a week has slipped by again? I can’t. First, a big pat on my back, I got the security code so that I can use the treadmill or bicycle in my apartment buildings gym. Saturday I walked for 5 minutes on the treadmill even with my calf hurting. I was...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 23, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
If you are a friend of mine on Facebook then you will be privy to my status about my calf pain. I woke up Friday morning with my calf hurting, not cramping. My calf muscle felt strained and my first thought “oh crap not another symptom, ugh!” Then I had a couple of...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 22, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I wish I had a book like this while I was going through my period of grief. When I was 13 after my mother passed was my first experience then when Rick died and then my father all in one year. This book allows the individual to do what is necessary to heal, but...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 21, 2013 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
I decided I wanted a breakfast sandwich, but not the kind my caregiver frequently gets at McDonalds or other fast food places. I wanted something healthy and not greasy. Ever since I got my gallbladder removed fatty foods seem to flow through my system fast and I have...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 20, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was graciously offered a review copy of Wiseman’s new book “Intuition, Cancer, and Miracles”. I deeply enjoyed reading this book. I gathered helpful insight into my own illness. Like Wiseman my first lesson was facing my own fear, fear of dying, fear of...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 19, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
I found some great vegetables some of them needed to be cooked right away. So I made this yummy sauté of the different vegetables and let me tell you it was yummy. I know eating lots of greens and vegetables helps my body to keep going when I am having a flair up. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 18, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Update time, I was busy yesterday so that I didn’t get a chance to write or even go on the Internet until late at night. I enjoyed my day. I got my cupboards washed and waxed, a toaster over to use, and an opportunity to visit with one of my sisters. I still have not...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 16, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Amazing cookbook, I cannot sing its praises enough. Perhaps it is because once again I am in awe of another Oregon author, even if they are not originally from Oregon, I just live across the river in Vancouver Washington so Portland is close and I to have...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 15, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
In Pillars of Health by John Pierre I was given many great ideas in adding into my health journey with my Vasculitis and Auto-immune disease. In two of the pillars, Movement and Nutrition are the ones I have the most difficulty in. Movement, with my breathing...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 14, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
Happy Sunday, though it is not that happy of a day for me. I am swollen, my arms, my legs, and my feet. I have no idea why, as I have been traveling down the path of auto-immune and Vasculitis I have realized it doesn’t always mean I have done something. My body has a...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 12, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was attracted by the title of this book. At first I wasn’t going to download it from the Netgalley, because well money talk scares me. I live on SSDI because of my Vasculitis Auto-immune disease so I didn’t think I needed to read a book about money. I am glad...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 11, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
This week has been a roller coaster ride of emotions. I have been eating a lot more than I usual do. I have not been doing the myfitnesspal, I know, I haven’t cared what I have been putting in my mouth because I am so frustrated and flustered with all...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 10, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Beautiful book, a woman on the path of self-discovery in France in the 70’s while writing and eating yummy food. I have always loved reading M.F.K. Fisher’s books. I discovered her writing while browsing the Longview Public Library looking for a summer read...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 9, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
Truth sometimes knocks me in the head in the most inconvenient of ways. I am walking minding my own business when whack, I am hit in the head with some new truth, some new knowledge of how things truly are. A couple of weeks ago, one of my sisters hit me with a...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 8, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Sitting outside on my patio looking at my growing tomato plant, seeing all the fruit that is being produced kind of brought me to the realization that I am like my tomato plant. When I bought my tomato plant in May it was small, didn’t look healthy at all, but it...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 7, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
If you are ready to do some deep soul work in order to change the patterns in your life this is the book that will help you. McCourt offers Naked writing and Naked meditations to help one to accomplish great things. Naked means to be real about what is going on...