Nov 4, 2020 | Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
We always had an opponent, someone to fight against. There was always an enemy threatening to dominate us. It wasn’t hard to recognize them. We knew who they were by the colors they wore. And if they got close we’d stomp and yell with our fists in the air till our...
Oct 19, 2020 | Life Plan, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
We used to strategize our spiritual formation. We planned out message series, bible studies, and a step by step path for discipleship. That’s what we knew to do at the time. And it was good. But we were missing something big. Being intentional about our spiritual life...
Sep 2, 2020 | Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Personal Development, Relationships
The other day I (David) really offended someone. I said something that appalled them and they let me have it. We all like to think we’re grace-giving people. Then someone crosses an undeveloped part of our ego and, instantly, we’re personally insulted. We get...
Jun 11, 2020 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Relationships
For years I (Caron) tried to get David to understand me. At times, I ached for him to comprehend the trauma and sadness of my childhood and how it affected me as an adult. I told him my stories. And he listened attentively with as much empathy as he was capable of...
Mar 10, 2020 | Failure, Marriage/Family, Relationships
Staying faithful to my wife was a solemn promise I made to her before God. I utterly intended to keep that promise to the end of our days. I lived without a doubt that nothing could ever tempt me to do otherwise. I never went looking for ‘trouble’ and I thought I was...
Feb 26, 2020 | Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships
We’ve had this happen. You probably have, too. You’re in the middle of a disagreement and both you and your spouse have shut down. Everyone’s made their case but no one’s budging. Maybe, someone has even left the room. Now what? Some couples pretend nothing happened....
Sep 10, 2019 | Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships
Recently, we were away at the beach to celebrate our anniversary (yeah!!!) and we got to talking about some of the things we wish we had known a lot sooner when it comes to marriage. You really can’t learn something until you’re ready. But if you’re feeling open,...
May 6, 2019 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Have you struggled this past year with a relationship that needed a boost? One of the primary things that prevent any relationship from getting a boost is the picture you have in your head of how it is supposed to be. We all want relationships that are happy and...
Apr 24, 2019 | Assets, Leadership, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Do you ever wonder if the people who are currently encircling your life are the right ones? Often times, we have surrounded ourselves with the best people we know, but don’t realize who are the best people we need. Listen to the Audio We know how important it is to...
Mar 26, 2019 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss 6 ways you benefit from accepting feedback. “When you hear the same negative comment about you from several sources, it’s probably time to stop saying, “they just don’t get me” and time to investigate why...
Feb 11, 2019 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to resolve almost any argument. Most couples argue. Many are taught what to say during those arguments… & that doesn’t seem to work more than 1 week. This week we’re releasing...
Feb 5, 2019 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships
Years ago, someone gave David and me tickets to a hockey game. And I always think part of the fun of going to any live game is making a visit to the concession stand. So about halfway through all the slap sticking and body checking, I told David I wanted a drink. And...
Nov 14, 2018 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Pain/Suffering, Post Shows & More, Relationships, setbacks
In this podcast Episode 68, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to forgive the one who has hurt you. Listen to the Audio Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a reference or reminder of key things you feel like...
Jun 27, 2018 | Relationships, Spiritual Formation
This summer, we’re all going to have some brand new opportunities- to love… and to love well. Here is some quick help: We know that God is all about relationships. To prove this, every single thing Jesus ever taught, according to him, can be summed up in...
Jun 18, 2018 | Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
We love movies that challenge us… that move and inspire us. We most especially love the ones that show us a new way to see, that break our heart for the world or remind us of who we want to be in it. And we love a good movie recommendation (so send us yours!)...
May 9, 2018 | Imperfection, Marriage/Family, Recovery, Relationships
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to experience the energizers of marriage. This episode focuses on the power of acceptance in a marriage. How often have you found your relationship deteriorating from the life-giving one that you...
Apr 25, 2018 | Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships
In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how the last number of years, they’ve spent much time coaching couples, in multiple places around the world, in various stages of the marital experience. Each one started off believing that simply...
Apr 16, 2018 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Marriage/Family, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress
Last year we threw a big bash for my dad’s 90th birthday. As you can imagine there was a lot of excitement and anticipation. But just before the three-day event started, I tripped over something on our back porch and tore a calf muscle. All I could think was “Noooooo!...
Feb 14, 2018 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
The other night we were doing some premarital coaching with a couple who have asked David to officiate their wedding. There are a hundred things we want to say to these two, to encourage them and to help them get the best start possible. But if we had to boil our best...
Jan 16, 2018 | Breakthrough, Career/Work, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
-Do you ever get anxious, stressed or depressed? -Do you procrastinate or repeat habits you know aren’t good for you? -Has anyone ever said, “you’re in denial?” -Has an important relationship gotten stuck even after everything you’ve done to fix it? -Has...
Jan 10, 2018 | Career/Work, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how the one skill you must have for success at work and relationships. This skill has been called the meta-skill of the 21st century. Critical qualities for spiritual progress and life success- things like...
Dec 22, 2017 | Christmas, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
That magical, meaning-filled day is almost here and we didn’t want it to pass without telling you how much you mean to us. We are so grateful for the opportunities you’ve given us this year to make, what we hope has been, a number of worthwhile contributions to your...
Nov 14, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless continue their interview with Ian Cron, the co-author of the best-selling book: “The Road Back To You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery.” What you don’t know about yourself can hurt you and your...
Oct 17, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to grow receptive when you feel most resistant, to what is happening to you, to others, or in your circumstances. Someone has said, “What we resist persists.” Resistance is a pretty good sign...
Jul 18, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Holiday stress, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships
“In the madness, you have to stay calm.” Lupita Nyong’o Life has a way of amping our stress and stealing our peace. Here are a few of the ways we reclaim calm and work from our rest. 1) Tame the inner critic A good portion of our stress comes...
May 30, 2017 | Assets, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Some years ago, I found myself working crazy hard, making what felt like near blood sacrifices in all my relationships and responsibilities but getting little appreciation or reward for my effort. After a long season of feeling underappreciated a subtle attitude of...
May 24, 2017 | Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Imperfection, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In our interview today, David Loveless continues his conversation with Paul Young. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Shack, Cross Roads, and Eve, and the Lies we Believe about God. His books have sold more than 24 million copies worldwide. A...
Apr 17, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In today’s Podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless talk about how self-awareness is one of the key attributes of highly successful people. Having self-awareness allows us to grow in the ability to identify what’s working and what isn’t in our...
Mar 9, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
When we refuse to own our weaknesses we will be more focused on the failures of others. Psychologists call this projection. Apparently, we are only able to “read other people’s faults” because we know them so well- at a subconscious level- in...
Feb 14, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
The fullness of life comes through many small deaths. Richard Rohr For much of my life, I had this unspoken belief that the older you get the easier your life will be. I walked around thinking the hard times like grad school, hands-on parenting, keeping the family and...
Feb 9, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Relationships
” People who can’t control themselves control the people around them.” Dr. David Schnarch I used to joke about having “control issues.” I was aware that I was a perfectionist in some areas and I liked things to look a particular way....
Jan 12, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
There is a ‘power dance’ that happens in most relationships: within a marriage, family, church, and at work. In this podcast episode, we talk about how to claim your own sacred sense of worth in every relationship, and on every occasion. The ‘power...
Jan 10, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
Along with being the firstborn in my family came a few perks and many responsibilities, one of which was babysitting my younger sisters. I got pretty good at being in charge. I liked being the boss, telling my siblings what to do. From my perch on the family tree, I...
Nov 8, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
One of the big issues we regularly see with leaders and couples who come to us for coaching is how challenged most of us are at actually feeling and expressing our emotions in a healthy way. I’m not talking about mismanaged emotions like rage but the inability to...
Nov 1, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships
In a few weeks, I get the honor of officiating at the wedding of a couple Caron and I have been counseling. It has me reflecting on countless ceremonies I’ve conducted over almost four decades and on all the love-struck couples everywhere who get impacted by one...
Oct 4, 2016 | Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to respond to the question: “How are you doing?” We believe that a part of spiritual and emotional health begins when we’re able to name which cycle of life we are in… and that the categories of winning...
Sep 28, 2016 | Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships, Stress
By Caron Loveless I’m a can-do person and, in years past, I hated saying “no” to people. If you asked me to lead something, be somewhere or care for someone my automatic response was often, “Sure, I can probably make that happen.” It...
Sep 22, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to overcome the one thing that hijacks our peace and is the single greatest destroyer of relationships. Listen to the Audio Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can...
Sep 19, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
“An expectation is a resentment under construction.” Anne Lamott People don’t treat us like they should. Circumstances don’t turn out like we plan. Co-workers don’t come through like they promise. Friends aren’t there when we need...
Aug 8, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Written by David & Caron Loveless “A humble self-knowledge is a surer way to God than deep learning.” Thomas A Kempis At first glance, this advice seems all wrong-headed. How can knowing ourselves be a truer way to God than deep, investigative study of...
Aug 2, 2016 | Breakthrough, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
God is all about relationships. And to prove it, every single thing Jesus ever taught, according to him, can be summed up in just two commandments: #1) Love God #2) Love others as you love yourself As you love yourself… Many of us have heard (or given ) what...
May 25, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships, Stress
One of the first things that drew me to my husband was his sense of humor. The guy was a blast to be with. I never laughed so much in my life. But the longer we were married, the more kids we had and the more pressures we experienced leading a large church, the more...
May 17, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships
Almost every day we coach leadership couples who are just like we were. They really want a great marriage, they work hard at making it the best they can but something mysterious and unforeseen keeps tripping them up. They think the mystery lies somewhere in their...
Apr 6, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Over the course of my life, things have happened to me, people have done things to me that have frightened me, angered me and broken my heart. I had legitimate hurt worthy of comfort and understanding. Replaying the tapes of the wrongs that were done became my...
Feb 24, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless interview the counselors, whom they met with for more than a year, and who helped get them through their worst nightmare. What does it look like to engage in the vital soul care that every person yearns for? What...
Feb 22, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Inspiration, Leadership, Life storms, Loss, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships
What I’m about to share with you is deeply personal. This is the first time I’ve shared it publicly. And I’m a little anxious because once it’s out there, it’s out there. But I’m motivated. I believe what could come from it is...
Feb 17, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress
In this podcast Episode, we discuss how to observe both your true and false self in action. In our new book, Nothing To Prove, we unpack a framework of 3 steps, that we use daily in order to see progressive levels of growth and transformation in our lives....
Feb 15, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress, Wisdom
We have always been the kind of people who were zealous to grow and gain mastery in our attitudes, actions and relationships. We kept the latest books on our nightstand, in our brief case and on our Kindle. You could find us perched on the front row at cutting-edge...
Feb 10, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to use a specific tool that can bring personal clarity and see quantum internal shifts that give you the ability to dramatically improve your emotional, spiritual, professional and relational life. ...
Feb 9, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
It’s hard to imagine what life was like before X-rays, MRI’s and brain scans. Thanks to these incredible detection devices we can now know what ails us with pinpoint accuracy. Wouldn’t it be great to have a similar tool for our souls? A tool that can...
Feb 1, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Relationships, Stress
Everyone likes to feel approved, get praised for a job well done or be on the receiving end of a sincere compliment. Where approval goes wrong is when we do or say things, often unconsciously, to gain admiration or applause in order to cover some sense of unworthiness...
Jan 28, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless talks about how to discover the wealth of your life worth statement. Most of us have have conformed to our cultural conditioning in which we’ve been told that our Net Worth Statement, is actually what we’re are worth. But it’s...
Jan 26, 2016 | Assets, Clarity, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you know recently there was a record Powerball lottery prize of $1.5 billion dollars. I won’t ask if you bought a ticket or if your palms were sweaty as they called out the winning numbers. If you bought one, just nod your...
Jan 18, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
My husband, David, has always been a strong, confident guy who didn’t get easily rattled when things went wrong or difficulties popped up. He was good at tackling huge, complicated situations and moving on. But, this was not always the case when certain...
Jan 6, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Parenting, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
How can you best connect with and inquire about the people in your life? In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss the challenge that many of us seem to be bankrupt in, which is our ability to care for and be curious about others, through the...
Jan 4, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Inspiration, Leadership, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
So, how did we do? WordPress.com just sent us their “annual report” for youlivetrue.com and here are some of the cool things they told us about your preferences in 2015: * The Live True blog was viewed about 17,000 times. The Sydney Opera House...
Dec 10, 2015 | Holiday stress, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress
In this podcast Episode 11, David & Caron Loveless discuss how you can curb the Christmas crazy in your life with 10 simple guidelines. Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a reference or reminder of...
Nov 18, 2015 | Emotional Health/Healing, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
Why do so many marriages start with such high aspirations and then often turn toxic over the years? Dr. Judy Johnson introduces us to the 4 Horsemen that can end a marriage. Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a...
Nov 11, 2015 | Church/Religion, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
What’s the best way to live? By re-defining what “Family” is and what “Mission” is and then learning how to integrate the two… for a powerful new way to live. Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a reference or...
Nov 4, 2015 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Pain/Suffering, Post Shows & More, Relationships
Why is saying we’re sorry; asking forgiveness; admitting we’re wrong, so painfully difficult? Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a reference or reminder of key things you feel like you need to pay attention to...
Oct 28, 2015 | Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
To listen to today’s podcast, simply click on the “play” button on the podcast player above OR if you’ve already subscribed to “The Live True Podcast” then the episode can be accessed through either your Apple or Android device, in your podcast app. Here is a brief...
Oct 26, 2015 | Devotional, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Most people I know want to be better lovers. There are a ton of books out there on how to get the love you want, how attract the love of your life and be ecstatically happy with your soulmate forever. Nothing wrong with getting the love you want or even looking for...
Oct 19, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Several months ago, I was driving to meet a leader who had initiated lunch with me. And, while I was on my way, I started thinking about the possibilities that might come from our getting together. I thought there might be some mutual benefit to a potential...
Sep 30, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships
Subscribe to Podcast in iTunes To listen to today’s podcast, simply click on the “play” button on the podcast player above OR if you’ve already subscribed to “The Live True Podcast” then the episode can be accessed through either your apple or android device, in your...
Sep 16, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Relationships
My husband, David, and I have a ton of things in common. We both like sports. We both enjoy being in nature, hiking or biking or just reading together at the beach or by a lake. We both love challenging conversation around big ideas. We appreciate just about every...
Aug 4, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Awhile back, Caron and I spent some time looking at our life stories. You’d think as long as we’ve known each other we’d have the details down by now. Yeah, the main events had been told and retold for years. But, in telling our stories we had...
Jul 27, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Relationships, Stress
This week we want to repost a blog we’ve gotten a lot of emails and comments on. Stress is a HUGE issue for so many of us and I wish someone had told me years ago about these three hidden stressors. Let us know what you think....
Jul 22, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Inspiration, Leadership, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
True confession: I’m a quote hoarder. I underline, dog-ear, highlight, copy and paste other people’s wisdom several times a day. I keep 3×5 cards in my purse and scribble quotes in the dark at the movies. I say, “Ooooh that’s a good one.” A lot. And I’ve...
Jul 14, 2015 | Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Clarity, Personal Development, Relationships, Unity
Lately, the news has been a barrage of “tribal warfare.” * Gay vs Straight court rulings * Confederates vs the Union * North Korea vs South Korea * Republicans vs Democrats * Jews vs Arabs * Russia vs just about Everybody And, I would probably be remiss,...
Jun 16, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Leadership, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Recovery, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
I’ve spent some time in the desert. One August friends loaned us their home in Palm Desert. Daily temperatures were around 114 degrees. When I went looking for a tennis partner I was told no one played past 11:00am. Just breathing was a chore in that kind of...
Jun 11, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
Our last blog was a sweet little take on 8 Ways to Give Better Feedback. Getting good at giving feedback is a significant life skill we can all use whether we’re an employer, parent or …a heat-seeking HOA president. (more on him below) Giving feedback is...
Jun 8, 2015 | Clarity, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Relationships
I was standing in the lobby of our church one Sunday morning feeling spent but pretty satisfied after teaching my heart out in multiple weekend services. People were walking by, being generous with their comments about my message and I was grateful that it seemed I...
Jun 2, 2015 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Leadership, Life storms, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Here are three questions I’ve asked myself a lot, over the years. See if you relate: Do I have ‘enough’ to successfully live the life I think is possible? Do I have ‘enough’ to successfully love, the most significant people in my life? Do I have ‘enough’...
May 28, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
My husband, David, has always been a strong, confident guy who didn’t get easily rattled when things went wrong or difficulties popped up. He was good at tackling huge circumstances and moving on. But, this was not always the case when certain challenges...
May 22, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Not long ago, David and I were having one of those little “discussions” that couples/friends/co-workers/parents/siblings/ humans have from time to time. And somewhere in the middle of our slightly energized chat we realized both of us were saying pretty...
May 13, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Loss, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Parenting, Recovery, Relationships
In the early days of processing my husband’s betrayal I rejected his vehement declarations that went something like this: “Even though I did this, you need to believe me, I never, ever stopped loving you.” Yeah, right. There was no way I was buying...
May 11, 2015 | Clarity, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
One of the fun things I like to do with my grandkids is to take them out driving. By driving, I mean, I let them think they’re steering the car while I have my feet on the pedals. I’m of the mind that you’re never too young to learn how to drive....
Apr 30, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Stress
I’m coming to see that a great deal of my stress is not caused by circumstances beyond my control – but by my own need to control my circumstances. I could give you a ton of examples of this ( and so could those brave, intrepid souls who have worked and...
Apr 23, 2015 | Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Marriage/Family, Relationships
Staying faithful to my wife was a solemn promise I made to her before God. I utterly intended to keep that promise to the end of our days. I lived without doubt that nothing could ever tempt me to do otherwise. I never went looking for ‘trouble’ and...
Apr 20, 2015 | Breakthrough, Leadership, Relationships
Today is “Mastering Mondays” where each week we tackle some often experienced but not often talked about personal and professional issues affecting leaders… leaders in homes, businesses, and ministries. The corporate work of Judith Glaser, author of...
Apr 13, 2015 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships
Welcome to Mastering Monday —where we hope to tackle some often experienced but not often talked about personal and professional issues affecting leaders. One of our favorite phrases right now is: You don’t know what you don’t know. It sounds...
Mar 12, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
As David and I began to work through snags in our relational story we saw the critical role our emotions have played. Where I could easily (let’s make that too easily) express my emotions, David often kept, particularly his negative feelings tightly reigned in....
Nov 11, 2014 | Relationships
Some years ago, I found myself working crazy hard, making what felt like near blood sacrifices in all my relationships and responsibilities but getting little appreciation or reward for my effort. After a long season of feeling underappreciated a subtle attitude of...
Sep 16, 2014 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships
Written by Caron Loveless In thirty-nine years of marriage, my husband, David, has suggested we go to counseling at least two or three times. (He says it was more like five or six .) However many times it was, whenever he broached the subject, I declined. I made...
Sep 8, 2014 | Breakthrough, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships
The other night, Caron and I had a little birthday celebration with our long time friends; Brian and Lorrie Ann. Lorrie Ann and I share the same birthday and during the appetizers Brian got the idea for each of us to share one word that described each decade of our...
Aug 6, 2014 | Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
Do you, or someone you love, avoid conflict, confrontation and unpleasant feelings at all costs? David and I, come from two completely different backgrounds, a fact, even as 20 and 21 year old newlyweds, we fully anticipated might cause a little friction –now and...
Jul 26, 2014 | Breakthrough, Failure, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships
There are teachers, and then there are master teachers. Richard Rohr has been one of the most profound & enlightening voices in our journey of the last 2-3 years. His influence crosses denominations and we believe the impact of his life and writing will continue...
Jul 2, 2014 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
by Caron Loveless Some years ago, I worked with a person who always rubbed me the wrong way. I felt tense around them, even though I could see them making efforts to be nice. Something about their approach seemed disingenuous and I always felt an unspoken power...
Jun 26, 2014 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves Carl Jung by Caron Loveless True confession: Sometimes I get “activated.” Someone or something pushes my buttons and I really show myself, as my granny used to say. Whenever...
Jun 10, 2014 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
When I was a kid, my mom had a fight with her best friend, our neighbor; two doors down. The feud lasted for months. Secretly, they both felt miserable. But, neither would budge. Before this, they hung out in each other’s homes, smoking cigarettes, drinking coffee...
Jun 4, 2014 | Assets, Breakthrough, Relationships
AT least once a year for as long as I can remember, I’ve taken personal inventories of my abilities, opportunities, and money, so I could be more efficient and effective with contributing to both the lives of people I know & don’t know. Several months ago, I...
May 31, 2014 | Assets, Breakthrough, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships
Not long ago, I met with a client to talk over concerns he had about his lagging success and fruitfulness in his organization. After hearing the details of his situation one of his issues seemed be that he was stuck in “deficit thinking.” We all think like this from...
Apr 19, 2014 | Breakthrough, Failure, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships
Recently, my husband, David, and I saw the movie Noah. And while it appears to many the writer took a few liberties with his biblical interpretation there was a moment when I grabbed my phone to capture this line from Russell Crowe: “ The storm cannot be stopped, but...
