Council Road Women

For the Love of Chocolate

For the Love of Chocolate

Since Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday this year, what better way to celebrate than with a yummy brunch treat or a festive breakfast for dinner?! Whether celebrating with your one true love, serving little ones, or feasting with your best gals, we think breaking bread (or in this case biscuits) together is a perfect way to show the love.

For the Love of Family

For the Love of Family

Love is in the air and it’s the greatest thing in the world! February brings the opportunity to celebrate those we love. We buy cards and chocolates, send flowers, plan romantic dinners at our favorite restaurants and enjoy those seasonal conversation heart candies. Children decorate shoe boxes in red, pink and white to receive Valentine’s Day cards in, while also giving notes with sweet messages to classmates and friends.

Marriage Still Matters

Marriage Still Matters

A few years ago, our church created a ministry called Marriage Matters. It’s goal is to encourage and strengthen spouses, helping them grow in their relationship with the Lord and each other. The ministry hosted multiple events throughout the years from Valentine dinners to chill summer hang outs with Roxy’s ice cream. Sadly, 2021’s Valentine dinner has been canceled, but that doesn’t mean taking time to focus on your marriage has to be canceled too.

Race Among Friends: An Interview with Lauren McAfee and Asha McCoy

Race Among Friends: An Interview with Lauren McAfee and Asha McCoy

How should we talk about race, even with friends whose ethnicity is different from our own? To get some much needed insight, we interviewed close friends Lauren McAfee (fair-skinned, fiery redhead) and Asha McCoy (mocha-skinned delight).

New Year, New Normal

New Year, New Normal

I feel like a broken record, but when Covid-19 impacted our world last March, I wasn’t prepared to still be talking about it almost a year later. At least the first several months of 2021 will be touched by safety measures, vaccinations, and other things that have become a “new normal”. What if we looked for hard-won treasures in a hard-lived year that we could adopt as part of our new normal?

How Will You Read the Bible in 2021?

How Will You Read the Bible in 2021?

Sometimes, what sounds like a good idea is actually divine inspiration. I honestly didn’t want to join our church’s “Read Through the Bible in 1 Year” plan. I prefer reading shorter amounts and spending more time focusing on them, but I wanted to support what the church was doing and I believe in the value of reading through Scripture.