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...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 6, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I found this graphic someone made about medications. I take steroids, 2 chemo drugs (Azapathrine and Rituximab), several supplements, and Hydrochlorqine. I am one of the lucky few who has not had to take narcotics to deal with my pain. I am thankful. Taking these...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 4, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Relationship happens to be one of the things that I have been working on in my journey to health. I believe having a healthy relationship takes time, commitment, getting to know your own faults, and being willing to share those and change them. Zezza’s book...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 3, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Wednesday is here again, and Independence Day is upon us. I loathe Independence Day, not because I am not patriotic. I love my country, I just don’t like all the explosions that happen and how some individuals don’t use their brains very well during this time...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 2, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Writing to me has become a practice of sharing my soul with others and myself. This book illustrates this so purely with amazing writing exercises for faith, prayer, sin, love, justice, hope, redemption, grace, hospitality, and reverence. I enjoyed doing the...