by Kirk Kasicki | Apr 11, 2014 | Sharing
Some boys I went to college with took their mother’s cooking advice a little too literally. To check if their spaghetti noodles were cooked thoroughly these boys would throw them up on the wall. If they stuck, the noodles were ready to eat. If the noodles fell then...
by Kirk Kasicki | Apr 7, 2014 | Guest Blog
Guest Blog: Your Actions Influence the Outcome of Your Child’s Future It takes more to being a parent than simply providing food and shelter. You are going to be your child’s most prominent provider of what he or she needs to know about life. While...
by Kirk Kasicki | Apr 4, 2014 | Vision
Even though we are waiting on our approval in licensing The Sparrow’s Nest staff, both paid and volunteered are hardly sitting around twiddling our thumbs. The days are packed with planning events, thanking donors, getting volunteers in place, updating the...
by Kirk Kasicki | Mar 21, 2014 | Vision
It won’t always be like this. That’s a phrase I keep hearing myself say to the our staff. When they look at me with the deer in headlights look or the exhausted look of learning too much too fast. It’s a phrase I need to hear myself say as well. We...
by Kirk Kasicki | Mar 19, 2014 | Sharing
Integrity is one of the five core values embedded in the DNA of The Sparrow’s Nest. Demonstrating integrity means the choices we make serve no personal gain for us. Our actions and decisions are not based on fortune or fame but doing the right thing no matter...