by Jamie Holloway | May 26, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy Joyce Meyer’s book so I was excited to get the chance to read one of her children’s books she wrote. This is a great book talking about our identity and who we are in Jesus. I love it. I am going to enjoy giving this to my nephew and his new born son for them...
by Jamie Holloway | May 23, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
This is such a cute book. Beautiful artwork. Lovely story. I love this story of a mother telling the story of a little girl and who she is through other people in her family and where they came from. The art of stories is one of the greatest things that...
by Jamie Holloway | May 20, 2022 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
This is a cute kids book. What drew me to this book was the illustrations of the Raccoons. My family has a special place for Raccoons. Maiden name Coon. Family collects anything with Raccoons on them. So I was happy to see this cute book, because I have a brand...
by Jamie Holloway | May 17, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Just finished “When the Meadow Blooms” by Ann H. Gabfhart. I adore historical fiction. This one is set during the 1918 flu/tuberculosis epidemic. My great grandfather passed away from tuberculosis so this story touched my heart. My grandfather was 2 when his...
by Jamie Holloway | May 9, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I do not watch the Bachelor or The Bachelorette. It is not my cup of tea. Dating 100 women or men just to find that perfect one to marry seems ridiculous to me. I do understand the power to find your love and commitment. I never heard of Matt James, but I do...
by Jamie Holloway | May 6, 2022 | Books/Music
Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon is a simple read. It was easy to get lost in the story of Christi and Jack and their past and forgiveness. I liked the story. It was simple but elegant. It was centered in the Oregon coast, which is one of my favorite places. I...
by Jamie Holloway | May 5, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I read this during a readathon that I did with my sister from Joystory. I have read the other two stories in this series The Escape and the Chase. Both amazing stories. This was a perfect way to end the series and storyline for me. This was the perfect...
by Jamie Holloway | May 4, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Joyce Meyer has done it again. Great devotional at just the right time for my life. Be Joyful, yes, this I must cultivate in my life again. I have missed joy in my life. With Meyer’s no nonsense attitude you get the same down to earth advice you always get. One...
by Jamie Holloway | May 3, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Ever since I found out my nephew and his wife were having a baby I have been seeing children’s books. And then when I got their baby announce and shower invite saying instead of cards they wanted children’s book for their daughter I knew then my family is a...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 25, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
This weekend I got lost in a story world of Russian History and Faberge Egg and a father and daughter relationship that needed healing. This is a fabulous story and the author does a great job maneuvering through the time era differences between each...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 22, 2022 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I was first introduced to Tori Amos music from my nephew when he came to stay with me in early 2001. He came up from Florida and needed a place to live for a while, so he came to live with me. I had not seen him in years since we were both children. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 20, 2022 | Books/Music
I have been reading a lot of novels lately, recently, I won a novel on Good Reads. Ellery Adams new novel “The Vanishing Type. This is my first time reading anything by her. I enjoyed it. It was fast paced, simple, and clearly written. I appreciate simplicity....
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 18, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Marriage relationship is a complicated mesh pod of emotions, plans, interconnecting, and reestablishing boundaries and learn behavior and learning to become one in a cohesive and loving way. In Fantasia and Kendall Taylor’s new book No Crowns in the Castle you...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 15, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“God is a Grunt” by Logan M. Issac is not a book for me. However, I see it has value for men and women who have experience with being in the military. This takes you on a journey and using military terms to explain God and praying. There is a bit of...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 28, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I just finished a thought-provoking book by Albert Tate called “How We Love Matters”. This is a book about racial reconciliation. I was drawn to this book because I am a white woman that wants to know how to start the healing process for our community between the...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 22, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The last couple of days have been pain days for me so I have been spending time reading in a lovely novel called “The Spark of Love” by Amanda Cabot. This novel takes you on a journey of a woman name Alexandra Tarkington who leaves New York and goes to Texas to...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 16, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I started listening to audible book in the evenings during the nights when sleep just does not come. This is one of the first 5 that I purchased. I love reading/listening to stories of strong woman who go on their own healing journey. I love this because...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 11, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy reading memoirs by people. Doesn’t matter if they are famous or not, I like hearing peoples stories on their life. In “Who Do You Think I Am?” by Anjelah Johnson-Reyes we learn about her and the Mexican American culture she grew up in. She makes you...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 25, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
One of my favorite Bible stories is from Genesis. The story of Joseph is an epic story on pain, suffering, jealousy, trauma, and most importantly forgiving those who have betrayed you and rebuilding your relationship with those family members. In Jill Eileen...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 23, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I come from a family of farmers. Farmers have been a part of my ancestry. I love how my hands feel in dirt and watching my house plants grown. Last year I purchased these mini pots grow kits and saved them for a time when I had more energy. Yesterday, I...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 22, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
February’s selection for the Literati Book Club was “The Reading List” by Sara Nisha Adams. At first glance I thought this was a non-fiction while reading I discovered it was a fiction story about a friendship between an older man and a young woman who meet in...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 17, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Being thankful or grateful is important. Everyday I write down five things I am grateful for that day. This helps me to focus on the good things in my life and not just on my complaints. That is one of the main points in Joyce Meyer’s new book “The Power of...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 8, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been writing 5 things I am grateful for in my journal for a long time, so when Joyce Meyer came out with a “My Thank You Journal I knew that I needed this in my life. This is a gorgeous hardbound journal with yellow flowers and of course quotes...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 4, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have never read a Lisa Jewell novel, so when Once Upon a Book Club showed up in my mailbox with a signed copy of The Night She Disappeared I was looking forward to diving into this book. I enjoyed the storyline. It is a sad story of a couple who...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 2, 2022 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have read several Joan Chittister books and I have gained a lot of wisdom from them. The Breath of the Soul is no different. There are 42 different small chapters with questions. I used this book as a devotional. This book is on prayer and the breath of God....
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