by Jamie Holloway | Sep 24, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love historical fiction, especially those that are based on real people. In Jane Kirkpatrick’s latest novel, The Healing of Natalie Curtis this is such a story. This wonderful story takes you on a journey of a woman who loves music and discover the...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 18, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I find this book interesting. Especially the chapter about inviting guests and how to choose who will come. The author brought up excluding people who do not fit your purpose. The reason I find this interesting is because we live in a world where inclusion is a...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 17, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
It is not often that I do not connect with a book, Over It by Kelsey Grimm is one of those rare books that I have a hard time connecting to. That being said, I am positive with her encouraging message that others would connect and find value in...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 8, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy reading Lynette Eason’s novels. I have read several of them. In her latest one Hostile Intent you go on a journey of a young woman and an FBI agent and how her family is involved with the murder of other families. This is a great novel, full of...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 7, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Yep, I got to read another Joyce Meyer book. I had a tough time reading this book, not because it was not good, but because it knocked me in the head more so than usual. I am going to admit to you that I compare myself all the time to others. Since I have...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 28, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Grief is an old friend that I have known since I was 13 years old when my birth mother passed away. When 2009 came around and my chronic illness journey began, I knew grief was going to be part of it. I still grieve from time to time. In my Faith box in August,...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 25, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
When I read the synopsis of Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy it intrigued me. A woman moves to Scotland with her sister to help reassigned wolves. It is a mystery; it is a great description about wolves and the problems of conservatory for them but...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 23, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Community is something that I strive to connect and be part of. I hated competing and competitions when I was younger, and I still do. I rather work together than compete. I think the world would be a much better place if we all had that mindset. Built...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 21, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I just finished Christine Caine’s latest book How Did I Get Here? As usual, it is raw and authentic. She describes her family’s journey through the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only through the pandemic but through many different emotional, mental, and physical...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 18, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love reading historical fiction. Sisters in Arms is about Black Women who were recruited to join the military during World War II. It is a powerful story of friendship, over coming racial abuse by many including inside of the military and overcoming...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 3, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Music, like books has become one of my favorite past times. Music speaks to my soul in the same way books do. I can feel the emotions and spiritual essence through the words expressed. Alicia Keys music I can feel her spiritual essence in her lyrics, and I can feel it...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 27, 2021 | Books/Music
I saw Shefali Tsabary interviewed on Marie Shriver’s YouTube channel. You can check it out here. She had a lot of wisdom that seemed to resonate with my soul, so I found her book on Audible. I recently signed up and I get 1 credit a month. She was the second...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 26, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy historical fiction and I enjoyed “The Personal Librarian” My Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. You go on a journey in the past with J.P. Morgan building his private library and how it got turned into the public library. The focus on this...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 21, 2021 | Books/Music
Confidence, I struggle with having confidence in my life. I second guess myself all the time. In Michelle Charles Gustafson’s book Show Up Confident she takes you on a journey with yourself to find confidence. One section that spoke to me is at the end of this book...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 17, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Set during the end of the civil war where many blacks were freed from slavery and the reconstruction of the south started happening. This story is between a white man and two black brothers. This is a sad novel, so prepare to cry. I know I did. I thought...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 14, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy memoirs. The Beauty of Breaking by Michelle Harper is a gorgeous and insightful memoir of an emergency room doctor. I love how she views life from her traumatic childhood to the trauma she helps people through at the Veterans hospital she works at. I love she...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 4, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
As you can tell by my Good Reads reading lists that I love historical fiction, especially those on women, strong women. In Jenni L. Walsh’s novel “A Betting Woman” we go on a journey of a woman who is living in New Orlean’s Louisiana when her entire...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 3, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Recently, I have been diving into reading about the books of the Bible that were left out of the Bible that I grew up with. There are a 27 New Testament books and 46 Old Testaments books that were rejected for the Bible as we know it. In my mind, if we believe that...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 21, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been wanting to read The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner since I saw many of the readers on Good Reads raving about it. I finally had the opportunity to read it. I am part of the Book of the Month Club and it was one of the choices I had to choose...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 17, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I am part of a book club call Literati. I chose to become part of a book club where someone chooses a book for you to read. I wanted to expand my horizons. Klara and the Sun is the first book I was given to enjoy. Klara and the Sun is written by Kazuo Ishiguro...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 12, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I respect and gain a lot of wisdom from reading Joyce Meyer’s books. Since reading my first one in 2010 until reading her latest Powerful Thinking I have been encouraged. That being said, I recognized that there are those in the Christian community who pass...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 9, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Adventure, that is something I have been looking to have more of in my life. So, when Ginger Stache’s book Chasing Wonder showed up I knew that it was something I did need. There are many types of adventures. For me, my medical history is an adventure....
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 7, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been thinking about my goals and how I want my life to be balance and be a high valued woman. I saw this book on Amazon. I used to have Kindle but reading on my Kindle is hard on my eyes, so I changed to getting Audible. Atomic Habits by James Clear is...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 3, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love reading about strong and authentic woman who have rocked their negative path and came out positive, strong, and powerful at the other end. Nicole Crank’s memoir I Will Thrive is just that type of book. She struggled with a drug addict husband, rejection...
by Jamie Holloway | May 24, 2021 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Hope, joy, and contentment are something I strive for daily. These worse are like balm to my soul. On hard days hope and joy and contentment keep me going. In “Satisfied: Finding Hope, Joy, and Contentment Right Where You Are ” by Alyssa Bethke, she takes you...
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