by Kirk Kasicki | Mar 31, 2013 | Thankfulness, Uncategorized
Go ahead. Say it. You know you want to. Ha! Again I say Ha! I told you so! It was finished at The Cross but it was just beginning at The Tomb. The Sadducees, Caesar, the hate-filled crowds, the Roman guards had stated “Yes! Jesus’s life is over! We told...
by Kirk Kasicki | Mar 29, 2013 | Sharing
If you haven’t heard our great news we signed a purchasing agreement yesterday with Faith Chapel to purchase an already existing house in O’Fallon to be the first Sparrow’s Nest! God’s timing and faithfulness have been so poignant through this...
by Kirk Kasicki | Mar 26, 2013 | Uncategorized, Vision
Favorite all time reoccuring question: You still working on that Robin, birdhouse…*sputters Sparrow Thing? You betcha! Here’s just a few reminders for you of what our goals and objectives are: 1. Our Mission: The mission of THE SPARROW’S NEST is to provide...
by Kirk Kasicki | Mar 22, 2013 | Guest Blog
I have been blessed with one of those rare events that can occasionally happen in social media. I’ve actually been able to share a real cup of coffee with a real live human being I met through Twitter. This past December I got to meet Moe Vivas at a Starbucks in...
by Kirk Kasicki | Mar 21, 2013 | Sharing
I am sixteen and pregnant, I am working with an adoption counselor but also looking to possibly keep my daughter. Since the sparrow’s nest is not open yet, when would you start accepting or looking at girls to stay there? This is an actual email I received...
by Kirk Kasicki | Mar 5, 2013 | Thankfulness, Vision
They always say looking back at the past is a bad idea because there is nothing we can do to change the past. But every so often we need to pull back from the grind of daily work and look at the full panorama of where we’ve been to make sure we’re on track...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jan 31, 2013 | Vision
Do you remember when you were a kid and you played Opposite Day? Yes meant no. Please meant thank you. Black was White. It was great fun to get people to agree to things based on it being Opposite Day. What if we had Opposite Day for The Sparrow’s Nest? ...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jan 9, 2013 | Guest Blog
We are incredibly grateful to have Darrell Vesterfelt as a guest blogger this week. Darrell Vesterfelt is the CEO of the Prodigal Media Group, a storytelling firm based in Minneapolis where he lives with his wife Ally. Darrell is the original #unblogger. You can...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jan 8, 2013 | Vision
The Board of Directors met this morning and we all had our game faces on. The leadership of The Sparrow’s Nest is ready to put the pedal to the metal, the nose to the grindstone, pulling for the whole nine yards. 2013 is going to a huge year for Sparrow....
by Kirk Kasicki | Dec 22, 2012 | Sharing
I remember when my dear friend Kelley Grant was preparing to leave a career in banking to become a missionary in Santiago, Chile. I asked him what he would be able to share with the people in that country that would make a difference in their lives. I’ll never...