by Jamie Holloway | Sep 23, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love the Veggie Tales. Who doesn’t love the Cheeseburger song? I received Veggie Tales God’s Word for Me 365 Daily Devos for Boys. This is the cutest devotional book and I love the big print. Easy to read. The book is small enough for tiny hands to hold and...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 22, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
It feels good to get back to reading again. My latest novel I finished is one I have been waiting to read since January. The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes was part of the Once Upon A Book Club experience in January and I was excited to get it, but I had a huge...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 20, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been disheartened by the church since was a teenager when I saw how women, children, or anyone who was different and did not follow whatever invisible line was drawn in the sand that the church elders believed at the moment whether it was in the...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 15, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I am still healing from my third surgery in the last month on my trachea and lungs, so finding joy in my life seems like a far fetched thing. I am happy to say that I enjoyed reading Mattie James book Everyday Magic. The concept in this book is that you do not...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 13, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I just finished reading a novel by Lauraine Snelling called The Florence Legacy. This is such a sweet, heartwarming, and inspirational book. Perfect for me to read while I am recovering from yet another surgery. Snelling writing is simple, but elegant....
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 9, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was in the hospital for 16 days so I am way behind on my to be read pile. Crazy Joy by Mary Katherine Backstrom is one of the books that was on my to be read pile, so I spent labor day weekend diving into her self-help book. One of the things I loved...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 5, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I sometimes have a hard time sleeping, so I sleep in shifts. That is why I enjoy reading novels like Dead Sea Conspiracy by Jerry B. Jenkins. This is a simply written book, with great descriptions and good research on the Bible and the story of Abraham...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 2, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I received this sweet children’s book by Jinger and Jeremy Vuolo on the fruits of the spirit. I love the gorgeous illustrations that were done by Naomi C. Robinson. The message is simple and easy, perfect for any adult and child to read. The reminder to be...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 5, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
This is a book about being deceived, abandoned, and betrayed and then learning to forgive and live well afterwards. This book is centered around FBI Agent Madison Thorn and her messy life and going back to her home town and learning even more dark secrets about...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 27, 2022 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
The latest book that I read “Think Like a Horse” by Grant Golliher is about one of my favorite creatures, horses. I have always loved horses. When I was a little girl we lived on a horse ranch in Eastern Washington for a bit. I would see the wild horses and the...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 19, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Joyce Meyer’s latest book is titled “Confidently You” is full of her blunt, no nonsense sage advice she gives you on God’s word, The Fruits of the Spirit, and how to live well through all the suffering and challenges in life. Confidently You teaches you how to...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 15, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I just finished reading “The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kips” Sara Brunsvold. Mrs Clara Kip is the type of elderly woman that I want to be when I reach the age of 79. This is an amazing story how an older woman and a younger woman create a friendship. Aidyn...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 13, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
If you read my blog and see the kinds of books I read, you’ll notice a read a lot of FBI, CIA, Espionage types of books. The latest ones I just finished is “Critical Alliance” by Elizabeth Goddard. I have read several of her books previously and love them, this...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 8, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Just finished reading a great novel by Canadian/Korean author Pik-Shuen Fung first book Ghost Forest. I received this book in February or March in the LIterati Book Club selection, but because my to be read pile is huge. I was not able to...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 6, 2022 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I am familiar with grieving. I started the grieving process when my birth mom passed away when I was 13 years old. Then a lot of deeply traumatic changes started happening in my life and it has not changed since then. So when I offered a chance to read Rachel...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 4, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The latest novel I read is by Rachel Fordham called “Where the Road Bends”. This is a sad novel, but has a happy ending. It is a novel about forgiveness even when it is someone that you feel betrayed you and caused you to lose something of importance. I enjoyed...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 29, 2022 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Sadly, I did not meet up too many of the goals I set for June. A lot of things are going on in my life medically that have left me feeling overwhelmed and I have chosen to rest. So I will update you on some of the changes medically that are happening. I am still...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 24, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Just finished another novel in June. Another detective mystery called Among the Innocent by Mary Alford. This is about a woman whose family was murdered and she was spared. They thought they caught the guy, but turns out it was not the guy they thought it was....
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 21, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I got read another sweet children’s book by the Veggie Tales called “I Can Be Your Friend”. What a sweet story and a creative way of teaching children how to be a good friend with all different types of people. I love it. Veggie Tales is always so creative and...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 20, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The weather has been crazy here in Washington State, rainy and then sunny. I call it Bi-polar weather because it cannot make up its mind. Friday night, while it rained outside I laid in my bed getting lost in the story world that James R. Hannibal created in...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 15, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The last four weeks I have been choosing to bring books to read instead of a device to scroll while receiving my Rituximab infusion. This week, I chose to bring The Watch Makers by Harry Lenga and Scott Lengo. This is a story told by Harry Lenga who escaped Poland and...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 14, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Susan May Warren’s new book “Sunburst” was a great book to get lost in while being in the hospital getting tests done and waiting hours for the results. I read the first book of the series “Sunrise” and I look forward to the other books in the series when they...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 3, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I read an entire novel while going through my 9 hour infusion. I read We Are Not LIke Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza. This is a powerful and insightful book dealing with race relations between whites and blacks. I am not going to spoil the story. It...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 1, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
While receiving my Rituximab infusion for my GPA (Wegener’s) I read Will by Will Smith. I grew up watching Fresh Prince of Bell Aire and I remember when his song came out too. I was in middle school. I have always respected Smith and Jada. This book gave me a...
by Jamie Holloway | May 27, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
While sitting for my Rituximab infusion I read “All That Fills Us” by Autumn Lytle. This is a great story, it reads like one of those memoirs like “Wild”, but a God center version. What attracted me to this book was that this story was centered around Mount Rainer,...
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