by Jamie Holloway | Apr 1, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have watched Dorothy Breininger on A&E’s Hoarders television show and I have always respected the way she has the ability to connect and help those who are in crisis mode and face their stuff. I was excited to get the opportunity to read her book and I am...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 30, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I truly enjoyed reading Mautner’s book “Lemons into Limoncello”. Not only did it have recipes, but it also had some wisdom in how to move on after disaster strikes no matter what type. She was able to weave her own story of painful loss of her husband untimely...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 29, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I truly enjoyed reading “You Are More Than That” by Juneja. I have always liked reading books on psychology and working on my unconscious triggers so that I can be a better person as I moved on my path to wellness. I have now realized that I do have triggers...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 27, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been contemplating changing up my own environment to meet my goals that I want to accomplish. Feng Shui by Cheryl Grace came at the right time into my life, thank you God. What I learned from Grace’s book is that you can change the energy of your home by...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 26, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have a fascination with Italy and so when I saw this book I knew I had to read it. Bravely selling and packing up your things and moving to Italy would be something I don’t think I could ever do, but Crisswell did. She learned to cook, got a job pruning the grapes,...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 21, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I never heard of Dan Savage even though he lives in the same state that I live in Washington State. It could be that I don’t run around with the anti-gays or even the gays and that could be the sole reason why. I have chosen not to partake in the slamming of...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 18, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
My favorite book from my pre-teen years, when I to became an orphan and lived with a couple of different families before I found the permanent one that has become my family now. Though my mom was nothing like Marilla or my dad was nothing like Matthew, but still they...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 17, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I picked this book out to see what the authors had to say about blogging. I started blogging in order to keep my family, friends, and interested parties up to date on my health. I couldn’t talk well at the time due to a trach and numerous throat surgeries and...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 13, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have always been attracted to Yoga. After I am done with my pulmonary rehab I will be on the search for a yoga DVD that I can do at home. I am to exercise 7 days a week and Yoga would be good for me on the days I don’t do swimming or a walk. I have never done it...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 13, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
An amazing adventure of cooking, traveling, learning a new language, and building relationships set in Italy. I feel a strange desire to have my own month long adventure all the while absorbing the culture, the sites, the food, and the people. There are several...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 10, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Many years ago I met Gordon and Linda through our mutual friend Summer. Gordon was in transition which is a journey of knowing who God is and what he is all about. I respect Gordon and I respect Linda. At first I wasn’t sure if they were truly full of God’s...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 8, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
A culinary delight, a memoir full of recipes, memories of vacations and relationships each author experienced from their childhood. Their accounts expanded all of my senses of what food is, what it can be and along with appreciating the relationships they...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 7, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy hero journeys where they are on a contemplative road of finding the love of God inside of them and not from the outside which consist of other people’s views and opinions of God. A relationship with God is a deeply personal and intimate relationship...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 4, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have never heard of ReMax, what attracted me to “My Next Step” was that it was about a journey through illness and recovery. Something I know a lot about, since my first experience with being ill in 2008. I felt compelled to read and be inspired. I enjoy...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 1, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
In The Kingdom Of The Sick: Laurie Edwards A comprehensive and detailed journey throughout the ages of Chronic Illness that opened up my eyes to what it is. Chronic illness entails a lot of diseases: Diabetes, Heart disease, Kidney disease, Autoimmune...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 25, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Health really shouldn’t be defined as the absence of disease.” That was the first sentence I read this amazing book by Dr. Nicolai. “Health is a wholeness and balance that gives us the resilience to go through the world without being knocked down and...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 20, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Take 2: Leeza Gibbons I have never been a big fan of Leeza Gibbons. I also thought she was the big Hollywood diva who looked perfect, had everything perfect, was that the reality? Come to find out it isn’t. I appreciate her candor in sharing her flaws with us. She...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 16, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The Power of a Woman Who Leads: Gail M. Hayes I enjoy reading books that elaborate on a person’s strengths and gives them ideas and tools to help strengthen them. This book does that. I found out, which I half suspected that I am a collaborative leader like Priscilla...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 15, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits” Joyce Meyer I found another great book to read and to inspire me on my journey. I have read several books by Joyce Meyer, yes, she is a feisty woman with a big mouth, but I am the same way and perhaps that is why I like her....
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 13, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
How to be a friend to a friend who is sick Letty Cottin Pogrebin When I saw the title I knew I had to read this book. As anyone who is a regular reader on my blog knows I have an illness. If I had the funds I would buy about 50 of these books and hand them out to a...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 12, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The Resilient Woman: Patricia O’Gorman “Resilience is about having guts-having courage born of learning from life’s hard lessons and understanding how to take the positive actions using this powerful inner resource. Resilience is all about stepping into our...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 10, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Isn’t It Time For A Coffee Break? Amelia Rhodes A book about relationship and love, especially the friendship kind, not that I needed to be told how to be a friend, but to be reminded of what being a friend is and what it isn’t. One key line that I absolutely agree...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 5, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Mind over Medicine” Dr. Lissa Rankin I enjoy reading books from doctors who get it. Who value a relationship with their patients more than filling up the time slots and making money. Lissa Rankin gets the intimacy between patient and doctor. You know she gets it when...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 2, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“A Course In Weight Loss” Marianne Williamson Williamson looks at weight loss and health in a spiritual way. Loving you, before you can shed the pounds she believes and is probably correct you must learn to live in love with the body you have now being a fat ass and...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 1, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Hungry” Dr. Robyn L. Smith What I learned from reading this book is nothing new for me, but a reminder of what I have learned on my own journey with my disease. Her disease is different than mine, but we shared the shame unmasking of what was projected upon us from...
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