"All my Favorite People are Broken" is a song from Linford and Karen, the amazing husband and wife duo known as Over the Rhine. The song...

Our home church, Fellowship Bible (FBC), this past weekend held its annual missions conference. When I moved to Longview in 2003, one of...

I am so proud of my brother! After years of school, tests, and gathering of the appropriate experience hours; Patrick has been certified...

Hebrews 12: 1-2 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the...

Camping ministries have a special place in my heart.  For many of my formative years I spent multiple weeks a year in and around camps....

This is a slightly different post than our normal, pensive offerings or life events. This is simply too funny for me to not at least try...

My Hannah Girl. She is my mini me. She feels all her emotions deeply. Sometimes to the point that they cannot be contained. Usually, that...

Have you ever played 52 Card Pickup? Just in case you missed this game growing up, there are no rules but typical form includes somehow...

As we bid farewell to 2017 we reflect on the fact that it has been an amazing year filled with trials and joys, hopes fulfilled and some...

From our family to yours, may you enjoy the rich blessings of our Prince of Peace! We visited with family out of town yesterday and today...

Like many offices around the world, TECH Team decks the halls for Christmas. The tree, the lights, and the wreaths are a cheerful festive...

Eric's last post had me thinking about Andrew Peterson's music. There are few musicians that we resonate with so often. One reason is he...

In our family, the Christmas season is one of our favorite times of year. It is something we look forward to, that we anticipate for 11...

This Thanksgiving was my (Katie's) family's big gathering. We had family from out of town; my sister and her family came in from...

We wish you and all of yours a happy and very joyous Thanksgiving! May the holiday be filled with laughter, family, and hope! We are...

Some of you know that we have worked with Liam and his eating. For those who don't know, Liam has a sensitivity to textures and refused...

Liam had school pictures today. There is no telling what we will see when the pictures are developed! I let Liam decide if he wanted to...

A few weeks ago in our September email update I shared about how God uses Missionary TECH Team to advance the Gospel around the world...

Y'all. My kids are back in school. I both miss them terribly and am glad to see them go. I miss the play time, reading together, and...

Just to be clear, wedding bells are not ringing in the Livingston household. This edition is going meta; this entry into the Loop is all...