Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a percentage of each sale when you make a purchase using these links; however, I fully support and recommend each of these products.  You can view my full disclosure policy here. Have you ever read a book whose title made you chuckle?  Whose title made you imagine funny things?  A book whose very cover is light-hearted and almost breezy and easy on the eyes?  You can see from the image on the right that Giddy Up, Eunice has one of those titles and one of those covers.  You just have to read it, because you…

Have you ever picked up a book thinking it was going to be about a certain topic only to find out between the first and last chapters that you'd been deceived?  I just read a book like that; it's called Heart Made Whole by Christa Black Gifford. I'm currently conducting research for my next book, and the reviews were all fantastic, so I figured that Heart Made Whole would make a good addition to my library of research.  I read the first chapter expectantly and really liked the book.  I expected to give it rave reviews, but then it all went downhill…

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a percentage of each sale when you make a purchase using these links; however, I fully support and recommend each of these products.  You can view my full disclosure policy here. Ever since fifth grade, I've struggled with low self-esteem.  I've had difficulty with my weight off and on ever since I can remember, and I have a tendency to equate my weight with how beautiful I am.  Yet, even when I'm thin I still feel ugly.  I guess that's what happens after years of being picked on at school when your skin isn't quite…