by Jamie Holloway | Feb 2, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I like to laugh. Laughter is medicine to me. Even now as I write this in the middle of night while suffering from insomnia due to not being able to breathe well because of my tracheal stenosis I still appreciate a good book such as Why I Hate Green Beans by...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 1, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Smart bullets, snipers, the FBI, and the military if you enjoy reading anything about these things then Susan Sleeman’s book Kill Shot is for you. I like getting lost in a story and Sleeman’s book allowed me to to do just that. I was intrigued about the smart...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 31, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
By the title of The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating A Successful Future you would think it was a self-help book, but it isn’t. It has elements of a self-help book but it is tone in a story-telling way. I like it. I was surprised when I started...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 30, 2018 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Racism, what exactly is it? What does it feel like? What does it look like? There are so many ways to discriminate against someone, either because of their sex or their color or whether or not they are obese or not. It is prevalent even now. In Melba Pattillo...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 29, 2018 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
As someone who has a chronic condition I love reading inspirational stories of other people who have a chronic condition and kept on fighting and living. In Colleen Kelly Alexander book Gratitude in Motion you get that type of story. I cried, I laughed, and I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 28, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Worship to me has been a scary word. The reason is because I have been to different types of churches conservative and enthusiastic. I grew up in a conservative church where you stand and sing hymns there was no flying hands, dancing, shouting, or any...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 28, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Fear invades the lives of so many, including mine. That is why I was interested in reading Alli Worthington’s book Fierce Faith. I truly liked how Worthington gives you pointers on finding your identity without fear based thinking about yourself. She gives...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 27, 2018 | The Magnificent Journey
January is almost over and I finally have some news to share after my first post about choosing to go towards weight loss surgery and how hard the decision was. The progress has taken a long time, but believe me I have made progress. Just to let you know here I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 26, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy getting lost in a story, especially when the story involved food and a chef. Reading “The Saturday Night Supper Club” by Carla Laureano allowed me to relax and enter the world of chefs. The romance wasn’t gross or so unbelievable that it made my skin...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 17, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Every so often I read a novel that I simply cannot put down. Cold Water by Samuel Parker is one of those novels. This is not a warm and fuzzy novel. It is thrilling, adventurous, captivating, and spine chilling. The characters are well developed and the descriptions...
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