New Every Morning
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
Three Kings Day
Three Kings Day is a celebration of abundance and generosity! It is a recognition of Christ's birth and the gifts the three magi brought to King Jesus. At Purple Crow we celebrate with a Rosca de Reyes. We all laughed at the prospect of getting the baby figure embeded in the cake and in thirty days four lucky cake cutters bring in tamales for the company!
Our friends in Sunnyside at Anthony’s Plot give gifts to the neighborhood children. They throw a party at Trinity Moravian for the families. We were able to support that effort this year with some Crowmunity’s canasta navideña.
Christmas at the Crow!
This Christmas season was busy one at the nest!
The festivities started with a helpful flock filling 400 Canasta Navideñas for all of our employees! A Canasta Navideña is a gift of provision and love, shared in remembrance of Christ’s birth and God’s care for His people. The canastas were handed at out at our first Christmas Pozole Lunch which was beautifully prepared by our own Natividad Hernandez and Chef Tony!
The Annual Christmas Decorating Contest never fails to bring joy and commradery to the office! This year our crows went all out! Congratulations to the IT department for winning 1st place!
The festivities wrapped up with our first annual “Caroling Crows feat. The Treat Train” with hot chocolate (like Abuelita makes) and carols, fa la la cawwwww!
All my Fountains are in you
The psalmist declares “all my fountains are in you” speaking of our heavenly Father the giver of good gifts. We pray that the restoration of the fountain at Whitaker Park will be a source of joy and blessing to the community.
Christmas Art in Waughtown
We have a big heart for the Waugtown neighborhood, and this Christmas, we wanted to give back with public art. The artwork shares our love and hope for our neighbors because of Christ came to earth. The message the angels declared was “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.” Luke 2:14
Come check it out as part of your holiday celebrations. You will find it at the corner of Old Lexington and Waughtown.
Faith in Action
Today, we hosted two non-profit organizations that let their light shine in different ways in the Triad. I am so glad that Jasiel Bernal Munoz, who is a manager at Faith Action working in Education, Advocacy & Bridge Building, reached out. We were able to donate in kind for their Christmas Box Campaign. Their love and long service to the Hispanic community is inspiring.
Pastor Griff Gatewood of The Study Center at WFU came by for a tour, which allowed us to marvel at God’s goodness. We reflected on how our Gracious Heavenly Father’s economy is so much bigger than our limited vision. Reminding students and ourselves of that fact is part of how God calls us to be faithful.
All Saints' Eve
Purple Crow knows how to Party! The imagination and creativity at today’s Halloween Party can hardly be captured in these photos. The spooky snacks were delicious, the costumes amazing, and the haunted-hole-in-one was frightful. What a joy to be with these saints and celebrate God’s goodness.
Warm Meals, Big Smiles!
A flock of crows were spotted serving hot meals to their Winston Neighbors! What a gift it is to work and serve together! Did you know that Senior Services gives volunteers golf balls to make door knocks louder so the elderly residents can hear? And we thought they were just for Friday putt putt ….
Reach out to Philip Summers or Lucy Calhoun if you want to join us on our next route!
Welcome Fish!
Today was Fish’s first day at the Crow, and it was wonderful! We are so excited to partner with CCA to host a chaplain. Please reach out to Chaplain Fish Figueroa; 919-582-7327 ext. 5138; Video intro.
Saying Grace
Today is the first day our kitchen is open, and we are all very excited! Chef Tony led us in a quick prayer time to “Say Grace,” to give thanks, and to ask a blessing on the kitchen. The gratitude expressed in prayer and by those who were able to attend was real. The true heart of Psalm 34, which says “Taste and see that the Lord is good,” was evident. We asked for the grace to never take such blessings (a company that cares about its employees, a chef, a beautiful kitchen, the ability to work) for granted.
Having fun outside!
Beautiful fall weather for the week of the Feast of Tabernacles, such a wonderful week to be outside. We had fun playing in two golf tournaments and raising money for great causes. On Monday, we attended the Energize Ministries tournament, and today we participated in the 26th Annual Valarie Anne Moser Tournament. Purple Crow has supplied food for every edition, and this year Chef Tony’s burgers were again delicious. We loved Happy’s Ice Cream, too!
Serving Seniors with JOY!
It is so good to be neighbors with Senior Services! Being part of Meals on Wheels is so meaningful and mutually beneficial as we work to develop crowmunity.
3 ways to connect
Corporate Chaplains of America provides us with 3 ways to connect to their services.
Remote Chaplain Jayme Himmelwright; 919-582-7327 ext. 5177; Video intro
On-site Chaplain Fish Figueroa; 919-582-7327 ext. 5138; Video intro
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood
A beautiful day for a neighbor
Would you be mine? Could you be mine?Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Song by Fred Rogers
This morning, we met our neighbors at Senior Services. We all came away so impressed by their work and their deep care for our community. We learned that in our very zip code of 27105 there are many seniors in the Meals on Wheels program. Meals on Wheels is feeling like a great way to met even more of our neighbors.
Redeemer
Lucy and I were encouraged today by a visit from the head of Redeemer School. Loryn, we are so glad to have you in our Crowmunity!
Back 2 School Festival
The Back 2 School Festival in Boone is a miracle of community and an outpouring of loving support for educating children. Kendra Sink, thank you so much for allowing us to partner in this great work of getting kids excited to go back to school. I hope to get to pass out socks again next year!
Fully Rely on God (FROG)
Last night, we partnered with FROG and Good Works Engine to give away back-to-school supplies. Our volunteers got to help with shoe fitting. Thank you, Tom Temple, for the beautiful pictures!
Read Aloud!
Freedome School is in the house!
Luke, Lucy, and Phillip went to the Forest Park Elementary’s Freedom School to be Read Aloud Guest readers. The Hamboree was hype, and the kids were glorious. “A reader today, a leader tomorrow” 6/26/25
