The title of this Blog Post may have caused you to do a double-take, as this is not something you probably were expecting to read.  Actually, this is the title of a song that we came across on YouTube recently and it really captured my (Jerry’s) heart and emotions.  Let me try to explain why I think this was so powerful for me . . . and may possibly be for some of you.  (Song link at the bottom of this post.) Disappointments and Losses Over the course of our lives, we all fac

Throughout all of the years that we have counseled individuals and couples, one of the most common and destructive issues that we encountered was the presence of toxic shame.  NOTE:  Many simply refer to this as “shame,” but we include the word “toxic” as we believe that there can be a “healthy” shame that is related to actions we take that are ungodly or harmful. This type of shame (often referred to as “guilt”) can cause us to have sorrow over those actions and lead us to a