by Kirk Kasicki | Oct 28, 2013 | Sharing
I am a hope filled person trying to create a house of hope but I had to look something in the eye today that shook me to the very core of every fear and nightmare I have. I joined the Alliance for Life conference participants on the sidewalk of Planned Parenthood to...
by Kirk Kasicki | Oct 25, 2013 | Vision
“Only one-third of teenage mothers will get their high school diploma, and less than 1% will ever graduate college. These grim statistics often condemn the children of teen mothers to repeat the pattern dropping out, creating generational cycles of poverty and...
by Kirk Kasicki | Oct 22, 2013 | Guest Blog
I am the child of a single mother. I asked my mom to write about her experiences as a single mom and being pregnant with me. Here is her story: Having a baby as a single mother was one of the scariest times of my life but it turned out to be one of the biggest...
by Kirk Kasicki | Oct 15, 2013 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE SPARROW’S NEST TO HOST FIRST ANNUAL GALA: A WALK DOWN THE RED CARPET ST. PETERS, MO, October 15, 2013 The Sparrow’s Nest of the metro St. Louis area is hosting their first annual Gala on Saturday, November 9th from 6pm-10pm. The vintage...
by Kirk Kasicki | Oct 11, 2013 | Sharing
I’m at The Nest and gratefully can’t find a quiet spot to work. Dust is being churned up outside as truckload after truckload of mulch is being delivered for the prayer garden and front flower beds. Girl Scout Troop #4140 is upstairs giggling as they paint...
by Kirk Kasicki | Sep 26, 2013 | Career Opportunities
Job Posting: Part-Time Case Manager Who we are: The Sparrow’s Nest is a grass roots, start up ministry in O’Fallon, Missouri. Our target date of accepting our first residents is by January 2014. What we are looking for: A fun-loving individual of good character who...
by Kirk Kasicki | Sep 4, 2013 | Appeals
I have a lot of lazy tendencies. Like not wanting to use my phone as a phone. Returning voicemail is one of my least favorite things to do. But you would be glad to know I’ve buckled down for the last hour and tried to return as many as possible. All calls, like...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jul 29, 2013 | Sharing
I waited for what seemed forever for last Thursday and it was over and done with before I could blink an eye. If you didn’t feel the earth shake at 3 p.m. CST on July 25th, board chair Kevin Thompson and I signed the documents to secure 6730 Hickory Tree Lane as...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jul 19, 2013 | Sharing
So, what’s new with The Sparrow’s Nest is one of those questions I’m never exactly sure how to answer. It depends on how much time you have to sit and listen to my brain dump. 🙂 This is my attempt to give you snapshot just from the past week or so to...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jun 14, 2013 | Appeals
Somebody really doesn’t want The Sparrow’s Nest to take flight anytime soon. An adjacent homeowner to the future Sparrow’s Nest property is refusing to give us the easement. This leaves us really no other option than to cut down the trees and add...
